Writing to your local MP, worthwhile?

[Haighermeister]

To cut a long story short, I recently had a planning application turned down by a planning committee, 7 votes to 6. It was for a small 2 bedroom bungalow in a rural location (next to my parents house) which is outside of the local boundary.

The reason for it being refused was due to the fact that we would be reliant on our own transport to get to work etc (even though I explained at the meeting that I am a car salesman so have a company vehicle which I have to use and tha my wife car shares with 2 other people to get to her work which is 12 miles away) and that there is no public transport available nearby (a problem that I'm sure affects a lot of people living in Cornwall anyway)

I'm planning to appeal the decision, but I'm wondering if it's worthwhile writing to my local MP to see if he would lend his help to the process?


He's conservative, and I don't really understand politics enough to understand what input/weight he may be able to put into this process?

Thanks knowledgable PH'ers

ETA: Refusal notes if anyone can give guidance?

[b]RESOLVED: That planning permission be refused in respect of Application No. .



The reason given by the Proposer for wishing to refuse the application was that the site lay in an isolated rural location outside any Development Boundary limits and could not be considered well related to any existing village or hamlet. It was therefore remote from adequate facilities, such as education, employment, health, retail, leisure and public transport services. As a consequence, occupiers and visitors of the development were likely to be dependant on private vehicles for most of their daily needs. This form of development was unsustainable and if approved, would create an unwelcome precedent for similar developments in the future. Such fostering of growth in unsustainable forms of development and resultant transport movements were contrary to Government advice given in Planning Policy Guidance 13, Planning Policy Statements 1, 3, 5 and 7 and policies 1, 2, 10, 26, 27 and 28 of the Cornwall Structure Plan 2004, policies ST1, ENV1, ENV4, B.EN4, B.EN14, and H20 of the Draft Kerrier District Local Plan 2004, policy AH5 of the Draft Options Affordable Housing Development Plan Document and The Cornwall Local Transport Plan 2006-2011.



Noted That:- Councillors Cullimore, Dolley, Lyne, Maddern, Pascoe and Tanner requested that their names be recorded as having voted against the above resolution.
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Edited by Haighermeister on Sunday 19th June 11:10

Edited by Haighermeister on Sunday 19th June 11:11

[sharpfocus]

I don't have the answer to your question I'm afraid, but what a joke that you can't build property not on a bus route. I'd hope that doesn't hold water.

General Gassing?

[Haighermeister]

Edited to add the refusal notes.

Also, sorry, GG indeed, didn't really know where else to put this?

[rt106]

Surely the bigger issue is the site being outside the development boundary?

[Haighermeister]

rt106 said:

Surely the bigger issue is the site being outside the development boundary?

That's actually not a huge issue as we have approval from the local Affordable Housing people and with that, you can be allowed to build outside of the boundary IIRC.

[fel71]

Instead of getting MP involved, (can't see him/her being a specialist), seek advice on what areas of these statements are relevant for refusal:
it is probably costs for council getting childen to school, refuse collection, mobile libraries, etc.

(Planning Policy Guidance 13, Planning Policy Statements 1, 3, 5 and 7 and policies 1, 2, 10, 26, 27 and 28 of the Cornwall Structure Plan 2004, policies ST1, ENV1, ENV4, B.EN4, B.EN14, and H20 of the Draft Kerrier District Local Plan 2004, policy AH5 of the Draft Options Affordable Housing Development Plan Document and The Cornwall Local Transport Plan 2006-2011.)

Then get legal advice from planning lawyer to work on relevant answers to concerns, then appeal.