A first post, so please bear with me. It's a long story but I'll keep it short and hope that someone can help or point in the right direction.
Have just had planning refused for a sustainable/carbon neutral, strawbale build on a small plot of land on Anglesey.
The grounds for refusal are:
- not being on the footprint of the derelict cottage (demolished) on the site. The plot was bought with PP for a modern bungalow which wasn't on the old footprint either but this seems to have been conveniently forgotten/ignored.
- being a new dwelling in the open countryside (this is a roadside plot which has been inhabited for at least 100yrs). It is on the edge of a small village not in the middle of rolling green fields.
- being an obtrusive feature in the landscape which is out of character with the existing pattern of development in the immediate vicinity (an earlier permission was granted for exactly the same dwelling closer to the roadside).
Our primary reason for needing to move the dwelling further into the plot was that we discovered fractured ground which would have meant using concrete pile foundations, totally contradicting our aim to build a house with as little impact on the environment as possible.
We've communicated at length in writing as no-one will discuss with us, stating Council policies and Welsh Assembly guidelines and policies re sustainable building ...all falling on deaf ears.
We will be appealing on those grounds but if anyone knows of any appeals where precedents have been set regarding any of the above, that would be incredibly helpful.
Thank you
AnnL
Have just had planning refused for a sustainable/carbon neutral, strawbale build on a small plot of land on Anglesey.
The grounds for refusal are:
- not being on the footprint of the derelict cottage (demolished) on the site. The plot was bought with PP for a modern bungalow which wasn't on the old footprint either but this seems to have been conveniently forgotten/ignored.
- being a new dwelling in the open countryside (this is a roadside plot which has been inhabited for at least 100yrs). It is on the edge of a small village not in the middle of rolling green fields.
- being an obtrusive feature in the landscape which is out of character with the existing pattern of development in the immediate vicinity (an earlier permission was granted for exactly the same dwelling closer to the roadside).
Our primary reason for needing to move the dwelling further into the plot was that we discovered fractured ground which would have meant using concrete pile foundations, totally contradicting our aim to build a house with as little impact on the environment as possible.
We've communicated at length in writing as no-one will discuss with us, stating Council policies and Welsh Assembly guidelines and policies re sustainable building ...all falling on deaf ears.
We will be appealing on those grounds but if anyone knows of any appeals where precedents have been set regarding any of the above, that would be incredibly helpful.
Thank you
AnnL