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    Basement and right to light

    After all is my garden I can put what I want in it. For example I can put a pile of boxes in front of this window or I can use a cable and hang a blanket or sheet in front of this window
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    Basement and right to light

    To erect a fence not higher than 2 meters is permitted development for which a planning permission is not necessary. I have even received an email from a planning officer who visited the site sometime ago where I am advised to construct a fence or wall to shield view from this window as long...
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    Basement and right to light

    What difference the planning department will do between a fence in front of this window erected several years ago and a fence erected just now. The fact will be that little light enters in this basement and the question will be if the planning department will grant planning permission in this...
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    Basement and right to light

    Moreover as you say in your previous post does not the planning department has to take into account how the site is at the time the planning permission is considered and not how it will be in several months times if maybe or maybe not this fence has been removed because an injunction from the court
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    Basement and right to light

    The issue is how an injunction can be obtained from the court to have this fence removed if the window does not have any statutory rights to light because it has been inserted less than 20 years ago. The planning department knows the 20 years rule and also that this window was inserted not a...
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    Basement and right to light

    Does this mean that a neighbour who wants to oppose this planning application has before the planning department takes its decision put anything in front of this window which is not higher than two meters. Then take a photograph of it and send it to the planning department saying that he opposes...
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    Basement and right to light

    I would like to know if planning permission could be granted to build a new flat in a basement if the windows in the ground floor through which the light go into the basement through the stair have no statutory right to light because these window were inserted less than 20 years ago. The risk...
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    Which piece of legislation deals with these issues

    I find these things in documents which are available in the website of planning departments Can you tell me which chapters of this act are relevant to my query?
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    Which piece of legislation deals with these issues

    I have read that if there is a previous planning condition imposed on a development a planning permission application is necessary to undertake this development I have read also that if a development is contrary to a planning condition this could be a reason why a planning permission could be...
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    Abusive changes of use to circumvent planning law

    If planning permission to change again the use of the building is refused or granted with a planning condition which says that the site should be restored to its prior condition the issue is to know on which law this refusal or this planning condition could be based Apparently this owner has...
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    Abusive changes of use to circumvent planning law

    This thread is slightly different that the precedent. We further ourselves trying to reply unanswered and complicated questions
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    Abusive changes of use to circumvent planning law

    Houses contrary to flats have permitted development rights. Hence an owner could amalgamate his block of flats into a single dwelling house to be granted permitted development rights. And once the developments allowed by the permitted development rights will be completed this owner can simply...
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    to go from the living room to the bedroom through the garage

    This thread is linked to the following other threads http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=381289 http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=387911 http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=390254 read them and you will understand better
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    to go from the living room to the bedroom through the garage

    There has been an important development. The owner of this house after having made just two years ago an lawful development certificate application to have his block of flats amalgamated into a single dwelling house to obtain permitted development rights to insert windows with clear glasses...
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    to go from the living room to the bedroom through the garage

    Thank you for supporting me by telling me that I am right. It will be good if you substantiate what you say by putting forward pieces of legislation or previous cases as example.
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    to go from the living room to the bedroom through the garage

    I have seen a solicitor who told me that first I have to go through the planning department’s complaint procedure. It is what I intend to do and to do this I need to gather evidence with your help
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    to go from the living room to the bedroom through the garage

    if this house is not a single dwelling house it does not have permitted development rights and as explained in my previous threads the owner has no right to insert translucent windows without full planning permission
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    to go from the living room to the bedroom through the garage

    What you say seems to be philosophy. I am interested in hard evidence that this house is not a single dwelling house.
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    to go from the living room to the bedroom through the garage

    If the HHSRS is only a guide can you tell me which legal document covers this it should be one because health and safety is very important
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    to go from the living room to the bedroom through the garage

    There is also the issue of Health & Safety which concerns pollutants from the car which are swallowed by the occupiers of this house each time they want to go from one room to another, fire escape due to the garage in the middle of the bedroom and the exit door and psychological problem because...
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