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Extremely unusual plot- garage in front garden permission?
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Lot of people don't bother with planning permission for several reasons.
One of reasons is that permission would never be granted and they just want to take the chance.
Planners will ignore certain breaches as it's too expensive and time consuming to pursue, but will enforce on others where there are wider public issues or where the unauthorised work will lead others to do the same.
It's a risk, but often a risk worth taking as the gains are worth it. The planners will have four years to take action, after that you are OK.
One of reasons is that permission would never be granted and they just want to take the chance.
Planners will ignore certain breaches as it's too expensive and time consuming to pursue, but will enforce on others where there are wider public issues or where the unauthorised work will lead others to do the same.
It's a risk, but often a risk worth taking as the gains are worth it. The planners will have four years to take action, after that you are OK.
"Wider public issues" is often in reality very well informed neighbours raising strong objections and giving the planners a hard time by email and calls.
What you are describing is perhaps a semi-rural area of ribbon development. Unfortunately just because there are 12 garages similar you can't assume neighbours won't find some reason to contact the planners. Often these types tend to be on the parish or local council too! The trouble is when they see the sand and the bricks arrive they tend to fear the worst and go direct to the council. The fact they are all living in houses developed by similar means in years gone back never seems to enter their heads.
What you are describing is perhaps a semi-rural area of ribbon development. Unfortunately just because there are 12 garages similar you can't assume neighbours won't find some reason to contact the planners. Often these types tend to be on the parish or local council too! The trouble is when they see the sand and the bricks arrive they tend to fear the worst and go direct to the council. The fact they are all living in houses developed by similar means in years gone back never seems to enter their heads.
There is no such thing as precedent in Planning law.
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Perhaps not formally, but there is an area of Birmingham - Bordesley Green, occupied by predominantly Asian communities, where front extensions (and some side extensions facing roads) have been built over the years contrary to planning policy and which the council has previously said that it will not do anything about the ones already built or similar development in the future because now that is the style of the various frontages and area generally. Basically a precedent.
Now you might wonder why I mentioned the ethnicity of the community. Well one "excuse" put forward by a local councillor (who would normally be expected to uphold the law and his council's policies, but that's another matter) was that certain races have large families and so need bigger houses - and can't afford to go through the normal procedures.
Hmmm..........
makes one wonder..........
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