CalvinHobbes Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Our planning permission has past the Neighbour Consultation Expiry date and Standard Consultation Expiry Date with no comments that can be seen on the website. Is that a good sign? Architect put in plans, just hoping one thing happens easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Always good when neighbors don’t bitch - but …. Planning can be a dog with their own BS ; just wait …. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinHobbes Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 It is not a bad sign. Neighbours objections tend to be spurious, or raising what the planner would anyway. So it is one little hurdle, and at least means the neighbours dont hate you. The planner won't have looked at it yet but should speak to your architect if any issues...silence is usually promising. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinHobbes Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 Went round with plans a while back and made sure neighbours were happy enough, we have to live beside them so figured as you say it would be best if they didn't hate us. Yikes - so the planner wouldn't even have looked at it yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albion2021 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 In my case, none of the comments received were uploaded to the website until the day before the determination deadline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinHobbes Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 Good grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Ahhh @CalvinHobbes, best thing now is to go and do a freefall course. Then when you've done that, train to be a lion tamer. Scare the sheet out of yourself. Distraction is what's needed now. Keep yourself too busy to care. Hard work. Then in a few months, check the Decision Notice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Actually I find neighbours objections are not relavant (I don’t like it!), if your architect is any good he will have a feel for what is acceptable for your area so it’s positive so far but I bet the planners have not even looked at it yet and may even ask to extend the period but fingers crossed eh. Even if the planners find fault it’s not the end, I fought 4 planning applications and won hands down at appeal ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Or you get caught by a comment from the conservation officer on the 30th August (last day when consultation closed) demanding a bat survey (min 6 weeks apparently) which can only happen between May and September. There's a full year delay for you sir, enjoy... not speaking from bitter experience at all... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patp Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 An objection should be based on planning regulations. If a neighbour just does not "like" it that is not a valid objection. Even within a planning department you can get awkward or helpful planning officers. Our architect got on very well with the officer who approved our plans. They talked over all the possibilities and came up with the best plans that we were all happy with. When we went back to change some things it was a different officer and, in the end, our architect went to the Chief Planning Officer to complain about her. She blocked everything he suggested but would not explain why. Once she had answered a query she then refused to take his calls or answer his emails. Chief Planning Officer took over the case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinHobbes Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 Oh dear patp, did you get it sorted in the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patp Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Yes, we did but it was a compromise. We wanted to use and existing farm track as our drive. Planning officer kept putting obstacles in the way and not answering when alternatives were offered. We ended up putting a driveway we will never use on the other side of the site just to satisfy her ego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinHobbes Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 Frustrating and wasteful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 On 29/09/2021 at 18:18, patp said: Yes, we did but it was a compromise. We wanted to use and existing farm track as our drive. Planning officer kept putting obstacles in the way and not answering when alternatives were offered. We ended up putting a driveway we will never use on the other side of the site just to satisfy her ego. I had a planner like that, went to appeal and won hands down, appeal officer even told her she was not abiding by their own policies ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patp Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Local builders and developers in "the know" seem to have a habit of putting in for planning and then, upon finding out which officer has been allocated to their project, withdrawing the plans. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Just now, patp said: Local builders and developers in "the know" seem to have a habit of putting in for planning and then, upon finding out which officer has been allocated to their project, withdrawing the plans. Or bung a wedge ….. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 On 23/09/2021 at 21:40, pocster said: Always good when neighbors don’t bitch - but …. Planning can be a dog with their own BS ; just wait …. I'd phone up the planner and find out how it is going and what his intentions are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 19 minutes ago, pocster said: Or bung a wedge ….. ?? I was told my planning was refused because I didn’t offer a bung!! (By a neighbour ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 21 minutes ago, patp said: Local builders and developers in "the know" seem to have a habit of putting in for planning and then, upon finding out which officer has been allocated to their project, withdrawing the plans. This is so wrong on many levels, I don’t doubt it but there should be local policies dictating what is acceptable. I think every time a planning appeal goes against the planner they get a black mark, too many black marks and they are sacked ?♂️. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 5 hours ago, joe90 said: I was told my planning was refused because I didn’t offer a bung!! (By a neighbour ). Neighbour in the know? (Discussing this with senior local politics type friends online low level corruption is fairly common, which may be things more like developers giving free labour and materials to Councillor's or Officer's homes to eg do a block paved drive. You don't have things like Poulson or the current Liverpool situation very often.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassanclan Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 12 hours ago, joe90 said: This is so wrong on many levels, I don’t doubt it but there should be local policies dictating what is acceptable. I think every time a planning appeal goes against the planner they get a black mark, too many black marks and they are sacked ?♂️. Has anyone ever been sacked from local government? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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