So asking this on behalf of a friend who doesn't use the forum.
Her neighbour has been building an extension which required a lot of excavation of soil for a new basement room.
Rather than having the soil removed, this neighbour wants to raise the level of their rear garden which naturally slopes away to a nature reserve at the end of the properties. They've put in the following planning application:
http://documents.rochdale.gov.uk/pav/planapp.aspx?MyQueryID=108&OBKey__705_1=21/00670/HOUS
This is separate to the extension build which has already been approved and work is underway with soil already been dumped on the garden.
The upshot is my friend is going to end up with a huge fence that is up to 3.5m high in their garden, because the neighbour still wants a 1.8m fence on top of their new ground level. Proposed elevation F-F below is from her garden.
Obviously my friend isn't very happy. Not only will this create a massive ugly wall, currently the boundary is planted with various hedges/bushes which straddle the boundary, so she's going to lose a lot of greenery from her garden too.
I am conscious that you must object on the planning policies of the council, but what are the key things she could object to here?
- Loss of light/amenity?
- Visual impact?
- Drainage issues?
- Structural integrity - there is no details of foundations, and a retaining wall made of wood holding back up to 1.7m of soil wouldn't last long. Not sure if this would be BC not planning, but sure the plans must have adequate detail to assess the overall nature of the PP?
- Danger of collapse at the end of the garden - elevation E-E seems to indicate a sheer cliff of soil at the end of the neighbour's garden, with nothing to retain the additional soil, just a fence on top.
The PP form is wrong because the work has started, trees/bushes are in the place and a couple of other things.
Any suggestions folks, as this is really upsetting my friend that her garden is potentially going to be ruined because her neighbours don't want to remove the soil from their build?
Thanks
Proposed Site Plan
Proposed Elevations (F-F is my friend's garden).
Existing elevations - although not sure what red lines are as doesn't reflect existing ground level
Her neighbour has been building an extension which required a lot of excavation of soil for a new basement room.
Rather than having the soil removed, this neighbour wants to raise the level of their rear garden which naturally slopes away to a nature reserve at the end of the properties. They've put in the following planning application:
http://documents.rochdale.gov.uk/pav/planapp.aspx?MyQueryID=108&OBKey__705_1=21/00670/HOUS
This is separate to the extension build which has already been approved and work is underway with soil already been dumped on the garden.
The upshot is my friend is going to end up with a huge fence that is up to 3.5m high in their garden, because the neighbour still wants a 1.8m fence on top of their new ground level. Proposed elevation F-F below is from her garden.
Obviously my friend isn't very happy. Not only will this create a massive ugly wall, currently the boundary is planted with various hedges/bushes which straddle the boundary, so she's going to lose a lot of greenery from her garden too.
I am conscious that you must object on the planning policies of the council, but what are the key things she could object to here?
- Loss of light/amenity?
- Visual impact?
- Drainage issues?
- Structural integrity - there is no details of foundations, and a retaining wall made of wood holding back up to 1.7m of soil wouldn't last long. Not sure if this would be BC not planning, but sure the plans must have adequate detail to assess the overall nature of the PP?
- Danger of collapse at the end of the garden - elevation E-E seems to indicate a sheer cliff of soil at the end of the neighbour's garden, with nothing to retain the additional soil, just a fence on top.
The PP form is wrong because the work has started, trees/bushes are in the place and a couple of other things.
Any suggestions folks, as this is really upsetting my friend that her garden is potentially going to be ruined because her neighbours don't want to remove the soil from their build?
Thanks
Proposed Site Plan
Proposed Elevations (F-F is my friend's garden).
Existing elevations - although not sure what red lines are as doesn't reflect existing ground level