Permitted Development for Conservatory Question

[Candyman21]

would your neighbour have his plans? my house is a semi and we built a 2 walled extension to close off where the garage is shorter than the rest of the house, creating a utility room.
later, I lent the plans to a neighbour who used the same design as the houses were identical.

I doubt it, she is a little old lady and her conservatory has been up at least the 12 years i have lived here.

 

[Candyman21]

So can anyone advise me if they have ever submitted anything under the neighbour consultant scheme? If a pay for a block plan as suggested is it as easy as just drawing a box on the plan with the dimensions of the prospered conservatory?

 

[Nakajo]

I've not followed the thread, but in general, you don't need to pay for anything. You need to submit one copy of 'a plan' indicating the site and showing the proposed development. The plan does not need to be drawn to a scale, and nor does it need to be an OS plan, but it should clear enough to be identify both location of both the property and the proposed extension. State the dimensions of the proposed extension in writing.

 

[Candyman21]

I've not followed the thread, but in general, you don't need to pay for anything. You need to submit one copy of 'a plan' indicating the site and showing the proposed development. The plan does not need to be drawn to a scale, and nor does it need to be an OS plan, but it should clear enough to be identify both location of both the property and the proposed extension. State the dimensions of the proposed extension in writing.

Thanks for this, I have just spoken to my LPA and they had never heard of the neighbourhood consultation scheme! After about 20 minutes she found out what I was talking about, but she said I need plans drawn to scale, and I need to write all my neighbours down, I am a corner plot with a massive back garden, so my back garden alone shares a boundary with 7-8 different people.

So as I see it, for the sake of an extra 80cm to match the neighbours conservatory I might as well not bother and just go out the maximum of 3m from the house.

Or, do I just build it to match the neighbours and risk no ne finding out???

What are your thoughts?

 

[Nakajo]

You do not need plans drawn to scale. The requirements are set out in law and LPA's are not allowed to make it up as they go along. Where I live, 80 cm is a lot, and well worth going for if you can. Around here, I wouldn't chance it, and remember so Neighbourhood Consultation Scheme relates to 'prior' approval, so it cannot be used in any sense 'retrospectively'

 

[Candyman21]

You do not need plans drawn to scale. The requirements are set out in law and LPA's are not allowed to make it up as they go along. Where I live, 80 cm is a lot, and well worth going for if you can. Around here, I wouldn't chance it, and remember so Neighbourhood Consultation Scheme relates to 'prior' approval, so it cannot be used in any sense 'retrospectively'

Is this too basic?

 

[Candyman21]

Can anyone please advise on the above? I would like to get the application sent this weekend as i go on holiday for 2 weeks on monday.

Thanks

John

 

[Nakajo]

Sorry - missed the note. yep, that seems fine to me.

 

[Candyman21]

Sorry - missed the note. yep, that seems fine to me.

Thank you i will get the paperwork filed out this weekend

 

[Candyman21]

So,

I put the plans above in to my local council, the status has been updated today to No Permission Required, i take it that means i am good to go?

Thnaks

John

 

[Nakajo]

When's the housewarming party?