RE: Waaayyyyy OT: Planning permission

["Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>]

Tony,

As others have said, you have to make sure that any objection you raise is
on PLANNING grounds.

- The access will be unchanged, on the basis that there is already a
single-storey building there.

- Effect on your property value is NOT a planning matter.

- The planners _will_ view this as "you've done it, now you want to
object to them doing them same". This is because planning law counts
the houses as they were on a fixed date (1957, from memory) or on date of
construction if since, and view all extensions as relative to that. The
ownership of the houses over this period is NOT a planning matter.

- In terms of your neighbour having "accepted the houses as they
were" - the neighbour will argue that he purchased a house "with
potential to develop in a manner in keeping with the rest of the
street."

I would ask, however, that any first-floor windows that face TOWARDS your
property be frosted (or left as a solid wall, not windows.)

Now for the good news - it is very unlikely that your property value will
be adversely affected. The fact that there is now a 2-storey property
6" away is no worse than a 1-storey. Your house is still an
N-bedroomed semi in X location.

You can ask for things (like the windows to be frosted above.) However,
even if you get them granted as a planning condition, it is NOT possible
for the council to retrospectively impose conditions on your existing
property (assuming, of course, that it was OK at the time of build!)
Therefore, there's ISN'T a way in which the neighbour could turn round and
demand the same be done to your place.

Mark


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