so planning was submitted June 1st and we are still waiting on a decision - planning officer did site visit yesterday we are proposing 2 storey side extension and he has voiced concerns on closeness to boundary (approx 600mm away on one corner) would you worry that this implies it will be refused following his meeting with his line manager?! We run alongside a footpath as we are end of the road, semi detached house in an estate that is a complete mis-match of houses built in the 80s - I can't bear to wait a further 6 weeks to resubmit!!
Stressed waiting for planning!
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This is the Golden Hour! Speak to the planners (almost) on a daily basis and make it clear that you wish to understand their stance. Then when you know how they are minded you can consider whether you can cope with their suggested revisions (if applicable) and make amendments as necessary within the time period. They may suggest moving the wall for example and you may consider that the extension is still worth doing (or maybe not) but it's hard to say as you've not given us any more information. Does you proposal meet Local Plan guidance? But if you employed somepone to do your drawings/application/act as your agent then they should be doing all this. Or are they the lazy ass type who just sit back and wait for a decision to pop through the door?
Thank you I have been speaking to the planning officer he seems a very nice gentleman who has been very apologetic for taking so long!
We will be prepared to move in from the boundary if required as we are only touching it on a corner it won't make to much difference to the size of extension but am I right in thinking if it's refused I have to do a whole new submission?
Our agent is an old boy who insists on doing everything by post which has been frustrating but I can't complain I don't mind talking to the planners they have always been very polite and informative just getting bored of waiting!
We will be prepared to move in from the boundary if required as we are only touching it on a corner it won't make to much difference to the size of extension but am I right in thinking if it's refused I have to do a whole new submission?
Our agent is an old boy who insists on doing everything by post which has been frustrating but I can't complain I don't mind talking to the planners they have always been very polite and informative just getting bored of waiting!
Yes if it is refused you will go through the whole process again. But the point is there is no need to do that, if the planners suggest an amendment that you are happy with then get your silly old duffer of an 'agent' to pull his finger out and get revised drawings in asap so that it does get approved this time round. Then once you get an approval you can then resubmit your original application again for free (yes for free) and if it is refused you can take it to appeal if there are grounds to do so. Then if the appeal is rejected you still have the original approval to fall back on. It may be obvious but keep your relationship with the planners amicable at all times.
As a bye the bye comment it can be worth applying for something bigger/taller than you really want so that you leave yourself some room to play with and your planners can have their little power trip and get you to trim it down. Its all a bit of a game.
As a bye the bye comment it can be worth applying for something bigger/taller than you really want so that you leave yourself some room to play with and your planners can have their little power trip and get you to trim it down. Its all a bit of a game.
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On reflection, you may be right.
But when you eat a bad apple it puts you off the rest.
UPDATE: planning as is will be refused 
planning officer has suggested submitting an amendment moving 1m in from boundary and he will look at it and approve (hopefully) in this application process - it is frustrating that he doesn't just say do this to get approval I don't know why the rules are so secret!
Now they couldn't be fairer than that! Although going from 30cm to 1m is a bit of a sacrifice but ho hum
planning officer has suggested submitting an amendment moving 1m in from boundary and he will look at it and approve (hopefully) in this application process - it is frustrating that he doesn't just say do this to get approval I don't know why the rules are so secret!Now they couldn't be fairer than that! Although going from 30cm to 1m is a bit of a sacrifice but ho hum
So, as per my fourth post to the thread .......
Yes thank you so much I was already working out what another 6 weeks to our schedule would have done
Well if you put another submission in after this one, you were confident you had at least some grounds to appeal, that will be 8 weeks to wait for the rejection to plop through the letter box and then it'd be say another 7 weeks for the appeal. But you'd need a robust defence. Does your application as originally submitted meet with Local Plan guidance? Though its often not always black and white.
APPROVED - thank heavens for that thank you freddymercurystwin for your advice I doubt I would have an approval without your input
Hurrah! And how much did you have to lop off in the end? Is it still viable?
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