Local planning woes
Discussion
In my local area, they recently rejected the person across the road to me's house plans because the house wouldn't fit in with the local design (he wanted to clad the house and no others down this road are cladded).
Then today they've approved 152 new houses on some land owned by the people across the road. The plans show 45% affordable housing with typical new build designs and layouts.
I can't work out how they fit in with the local designs and were approved when the houses down my road were built in the 60's, yet these houses with cladding and rendering etc can be approved?
Is it just a monetary gain thing, can't really work out how they can approve one and reject the other in the same week.
Then today they've approved 152 new houses on some land owned by the people across the road. The plans show 45% affordable housing with typical new build designs and layouts.
I can't work out how they fit in with the local designs and were approved when the houses down my road were built in the 60's, yet these houses with cladding and rendering etc can be approved?
Is it just a monetary gain thing, can't really work out how they can approve one and reject the other in the same week.
It’s simple.
One house that is different will stand out and look out of place compared to the others around it.
A new development of houses each of a similar design will match the others on that development.
Hence you now have two distinct styles of houses rather than one style and an odd house that doesn’t match anything.
One house that is different will stand out and look out of place compared to the others around it.
A new development of houses each of a similar design will match the others on that development.
Hence you now have two distinct styles of houses rather than one style and an odd house that doesn’t match anything.
That's interesting. My house is brick built with a timber frame so realistically cladding the outside is the best option to insulate the building but if I have to apply for planning permission (all other houses are brick built so it would stick out) I won't bother. I thought given the drive to improve EPC ratings such improvements wouldn't require PP but sounds like I'm mistaken?
Sounds familiar.
Local councils are on their backsides, if someone is going to build a few 100 homes that's a lot of £££ going into the councils pot through planning and ultimately yearly council taxes for the residents.
Someone building an extension doesn't give them a penny, other than a few 100 quid in planning application fees.
Local councils are on their backsides, if someone is going to build a few 100 homes that's a lot of £££ going into the councils pot through planning and ultimately yearly council taxes for the residents.
Someone building an extension doesn't give them a penny, other than a few 100 quid in planning application fees.
yell0w said:
In my local area, they recently rejected the person across the road to me's house plans because the house wouldn't fit in with the local design (he wanted to clad the house and no others down this road are cladded).
Then today they've approved 152 new houses on some land owned by the people across the road. The plans show 45% affordable housing with typical new build designs and layouts.
I can't work out how they fit in with the local designs and were approved when the houses down my road were built in the 60's, yet these houses with cladding and rendering etc can be approved?
Is it just a monetary gain thing, can't really work out how they can approve one and reject the other in the same week.
Thank Angela Rayner Then today they've approved 152 new houses on some land owned by the people across the road. The plans show 45% affordable housing with typical new build designs and layouts.
I can't work out how they fit in with the local designs and were approved when the houses down my road were built in the 60's, yet these houses with cladding and rendering etc can be approved?
Is it just a monetary gain thing, can't really work out how they can approve one and reject the other in the same week.
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