Neighbour planning garage extension, need planning info

Neighbour planning garage extension, need planning info

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Matt..

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3,586 posts

188 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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So i probably should have watched that TV show from a few months ago about planning biggrin

I have a house in a small road of 22 houses, I am in one of the end of terraces, and this is not a through road (there is a lane to the side of my house, but it's for garage access to the large houses). One of these large houses wishes to add a second storey to their garage. Of the 40 or so large terrace houses, only one other has this, and that is their neighbour. This extension is ~100yrs old.

My only real objections are for the real intended use (app states a playroom, but the long term goal could be conversion to residential (it's an expensive and desirable area, which makes this a somewhat valid concern). The other would be loss of light into the front of my property, which as a terrace house, is already somewhat poor. The plans are also very basic hand drawings. Only it's southerly neighbour has a garage in that direction, all others are open (though with garage door) for parking. Most have normal height garages to the north, none are double storey other than the one direct neighbour.


Red arrow is my property, green is the garage with the planning app.

Map is orientated correctly for north.


Any thoughts on this?

Edited by Matt.. on Sunday 14th September 17:28

davepoth

29,395 posts

198 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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You'll lose a bit of light in the evenings, as you suggest. But since next door have already done the same then it's a bit of a tough ask to say that they can't do it too.

Matt..

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3,586 posts

188 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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davepoth said:
You'll lose a bit of light in the evenings, as you suggest. But since next door have already done the same then it's a bit of a tough ask to say that they can't do it too.
100yrs ago!

davepoth

29,395 posts

198 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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Matt.. said:
davepoth said:
You'll lose a bit of light in the evenings, as you suggest. But since next door have already done the same then it's a bit of a tough ask to say that they can't do it too.
100yrs ago!
I'm no planner but I'd think it's actually worse if that's how the house was originally built.

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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Why do people insist on red and green, many of us blokes are 'colourblind' smile

Road2Ruin

5,166 posts

215 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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I would have thought a 'playroom' was already residential! Besides I don't think you have a snowballs chance of getting it blocked. .

Aviz

1,669 posts

168 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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speedyguy said:
Why do people insist on red and green, many of us blokes are 'colourblind' smile
Yup.. I have no idea either smile

SAB888

3,230 posts

206 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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Aviz said:
speedyguy said:
Why do people insist on red and green, many of us blokes are 'colourblind' smile
Yup.. I have no idea either smile
Red is the colour that plans for Planning & Building Control have to be in for the site boundary. Pass on the green.

mikebradford

2,483 posts

144 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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Road2Ruin said:
I would have thought a 'playroom' was already residential! Besides I don't think you have a snowballs chance of getting it blocked. .
Correct

saaby93

32,038 posts

177 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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Is there some special allowance for 'playroom' Just about every local planning application is for a playroom and seems to be shorthand for we'll no longer have a garage so will need to park in front of your house

elanfan

5,516 posts

226 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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I think my concern too would be that they intend to later convert the garage space to residential and then perhaps sell it on as a separate dwelling. This would mean the householder finding alternative parking as well as the new owner of the former garage having no parking space either which then will increase the pressure on parking in your street.

Maybe this is a concern you raise with the planners and perhaps they could put a stipulation that the lower floor can't ever be used other than as a garage. That I would guess would scupper their plans

dingg

3,974 posts

218 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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you have no chance of stopping that IMO