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Planning
If a council planning dept didn’t seek your say on an application for a neighbour’s extension which involves new windows looking right into your property, is there anything you can do once the building work is completed?
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If the extension conforms to all of the requirements here then no planning permission was required anyway (unless, say, the property is in a conservation area) as it's a 'permitted development':
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Larger extensions though need to go through the Neighbour Consultation Scheme:
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If the relevant council failed to use that scheme (when, due to the size of the extension, it was legally required to do so), or if planning permission was actually required and the council failed to notify one or more interested parties, then you can seek judicial review of the way that they handled things (for which you'll certainly need the services of a solicitor or barrister and for which you'll probably need a big bank balance).
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Larger extensions though need to go through the Neighbour Consultation Scheme:
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If the relevant council failed to use that scheme (when, due to the size of the extension, it was legally required to do so), or if planning permission was actually required and the council failed to notify one or more interested parties, then you can seek judicial review of the way that they handled things (for which you'll certainly need the services of a solicitor or barrister and for which you'll probably need a big bank balance).
I think the .... window of opportunity has closed on this one
occurs relatively commonly
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the council has powers to revoke planning permission but are then open to a claim for the built up value minus un built property value
and so never do
occurs relatively commonly
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the council has powers to revoke planning permission but are then open to a claim for the built up value minus un built property value
and so never do
There is no obligation on the council to contact you. A notice is put up giving details of the application (description and a reference number) which you can then use to search on the council's website and make comment prior to approval being granted. I'm afraid there's absolutely nothing you can do at this stage.
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