simplepimple Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) 30 working days into the little build now. I've had some incognito battles with the neighbours many of whom had complained/objected to the initial planning applications. (there were two not undertaken by me) I understand other people having alternative viewpoints even though its more hassle for the council & me of course but such is life. I'm still so excited to eventually be moving into my own little place that it would take some doing to really annoy me. One of the outcomes from the complaints is that I have a first floor opaque window in my bathroom - which faces to the road & despite me mentioning this needed to be added to the plan when we submitted for reserved matters my original notso-good architect didn't add it. I guess it might be that he felt too many changes might risk it not going through altogether - or that because it was somewhat different to the outline plan the council might have said we needed a whole new application. Planning have said I can submit a variation planning application - with the associated fee of course. Best just to get on with that - or worth a small battle with my architect? What would you do? Secondly in all the hustle & bustle I forgot to take note of one of the conditions attached to reserved matters in connection with the driveways (mine & the host house who's garden I am in) namely: The submission of details of drainage as required by condition 4 needs to be submitted as a formal application/submission (to discharge the condition) with form and fee and you will need to confirm the precise details of the work. I guess they are allowed to continue to charge where they can - perhaps another case of getting my credit card out & cracking on with it. Maybe I just needed to come on here and moan a little. On a positive note though - windows are in and I have an actual real working door key. <sits back & smiles serenely in a manic fashion> Edited February 22, 2020 by simplepimple missed a letter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Hey ho - there will be bumps in the road but stick to it and the rewards will follow. Small wins help and once we get into the sunlit uplands of spring and you really crack on .... our experiance with the neighbours has been good but they were, and still are, a bit worried about our rather 'out there' design. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Have a good moan it does help People tend to want things to be as they have always been The more you do for these complainers the more they will want some of the conditions our seller tried to impose where ridiculous One I can remember is that only immediate family live in the completed property Not sure what that was about Each day the neighbour was waiting to winge about something It does start to grate after a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 43 minutes ago, simplepimple said: One of the outcomes from the complaints is that I have a first floor opaque window in my bathroom - which faces to the road & despite me mentioning this needed to be added to the plan when we submitted for reserved matters my original notso-good architect didn't add it. I ok so... are you saying you have a clear window installed, or no window on the plans and you’ve installed an opaque window ..?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplepimple Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 The 40 minutes ago, PeterW said: ok so... are you saying you have a clear window installed, or no window on the plans and you’ve installed an opaque window ..?? The architect omitted to add the window on the plans - although there is a small narrow box shape where the window is - I guess he forgot to enlarge it. So no window on the plans but a window on the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 That could be challenge ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Pp 3 hours ago, simplepimple said: Planning have said I can submit a variation planning application - with the associated fee of course. Best just to get on with that - or worth a small battle with my architect? What would you do? How much is the fee? Sometimes there are more important things in life to worry about. 3 hours ago, simplepimple said: Secondly in all the hustle & bustle I forgot to take note of one of the conditions attached to reserved matters in connection with the driveways (mine & the host house who's garden I am in) namely: I have a planning condition that we never got discharged. Now >10 years later they can't enforce it. Probably a god job as not sure we comply with it. Not sure what a future buyer might think about that but hey ho. If you are sure they will accept the application to discharge the condition is probably just pay it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplepimple Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 They haven't indicated it won't get accepted - but to be sure is another thing altogether - however it doesn't look over anyone's garden - it's not the nice people next door who I bought the land from - it's the others opposite - & it did get refused on the first application. Nothing worse than thinking you've won .... but then you didn't. I feel better after my moan though. (and I've just been round and through my front door for the first time) It's in the region of £234 for the amendment - I usually find the quicker you pay it the faster the irritation goes. A bit like an itch. £234 would have bought quite a bit of nice laminate flooring though..... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 22 minutes ago, Temp said: I have a planning condition that we never got discharged. Now >10 years later they can't enforce it. Do you know when the 10 years period starts from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, simplepimple said: They haven't indicated it won't get accepted - but to be sure is another thing altogether - however it doesn't look over anyone's garden - it's not the nice people next door who I bought the land from - it's the others opposite - & it did get refused on the first application. Nothing worse than thinking you've won .... but then you didn't. I sympathise to a degree with frosted bathroom windows - unless you made it above shoulder height. Hairy Rs first thing in the morning in the window across the road are not my thing, either :-). Though you may get away with a relatively mild frosted pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplepimple Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Anything remotely hairy will be undertaken in the downstairs bathroom - with the approved window at the back - no one can see that one. I'm also planning on having a venetian blind to ensure everyone is safe from any inadvertent views. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 4 hours ago, PeterStarck said: Do you know when the 10 years period starts from? Good question. I believe its from first breech. So if the planning conditions says "before work starts" or "before occupation you must do xyz" then the date you start work or occupy the house would be the date of first breech. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplepimple Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 A quick update. Retrospective planning for the upper window & not having larch cladding has been approved. Yay! Reading the neighbourly complaints on the planning portal was pretty brutal though. Apparently I'm a stupid superficial developer in cahoots with my architect. Nice. My plan is to claim the cost of the retro planning from my architect (I've spoken to RIBA for guidance on this) but will wait until the driveway condition has been discharged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, simplepimple said: A quick update. Retrospective planning for the upper window & not having larch cladding has been approved. Yay! Reading the neighbourly complaints on the planning portal was pretty brutal though. Apparently I'm a stupid superficial developer in cahoots with my architect. Nice. My plan is to claim the cost of the retro planning from my architect (I've spoken to RIBA for guidance on this) but will wait until the driveway condition has been discharged. Give them a couple of years and the neighbours usually calm down, as long as the thing is resolved to a stable status quo. Once something cannot be changed, people are usually accepting even if they don't really think it their taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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