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Once validated, the application will then be assigned to a Case Officer and your 8 weeks (ahem…) timetable for a decision begins. However, failure to provide the necessary information will delay the validation of the application and the submission will not go anywhere until the missing documents, detail, crossed ‘T’ or dotted ‘i’ are provided.

Enjoy reading through it over the Christmas break everyone!

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Designed to reflect the vernacular architecture of the host dwelling, Plot 1 sits behind a dense screen of Tree Preservation Order protected planting and includes steep roofs, gable ends, timber lintels, roughcast render, clay tiles roofs and tall, decorative chimney stacks. An extensive Flood Risk Assessment demonstrated clearly that the site lies outside any flood risks and a comprehensive additional planting scheme will enhance the local biodiversity and further improve the native planting scheme around the site.

Construction work is set to start on site in Summer 2020.

For examples of other traditional style new homes we have designed please click here.

A small back garden site access off a cul-de-sac meant that a timber frame solution allowed for quick construction of the main superstructure and minimised deliveries to site.

It makes for pretty depressing reading and can add a year on to the planning process – even more galling as there is no financial redress against local authorities for the delays caused to your project if the inspector overturns their decision and allows your appeal…

At the moment, planning appeals are taking between 27 and 44 weeks (that’s over six months and up to nearly a year!) for regular applications depending on whether it’s written representations or an inquiry.

Householder applications are a little better (i.e. appeals against refusals for home extensions) and take on average just 15 weeks… FOUR MONTHS!

And don’t forget, that the above times are after you’ve submitted your planning application, waited at least 8 weeks (assuming it is decided on time!), got over the shock of a refusal, pulled together the planning appeal, submitted it the Inspectorate and then waited several weeks for the appeal to be validated. Only then does your appeal start!

And if you want to appeal the refusal of a Lawful Development Certificate under Permitted Development Rights that is taking between 44 weeks and 60 weeks!

While this is certainly not that fault of the Inspectorate, the Government do need to step in and increase resources to allow them to deal with appeals in more timely manner – as it stands, the whole process puts lots of people off even bothering to appeal.

Finally, to add insult to injury, these are AVERAGE timescales, some appeals can take even longer. Sigh…

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Local planning policy limits replacement dwellings to 10% larger than the existing dwelling so a series of step-by-step planning applications to extend (on paper at least!) the original house together with Permitted Development Rights extensions, followed by an application for a traditional scheme on the same site, were used to justify the size of this new house.

The building is to be built for private client using the same timberframe system that so many of our latest projects employ to ensure low energy bills, cost effective and quick construction and a comfortable home environment.

This means that detached dwellings can have single storey rear extensions up to 8m deep and semis / terraces up to 6m deep…!

It’s not quite that straightforward (whatever is?) and you should always take professional advice as there are lots of tricky little ways to trip up with PD Rights and it doesn’t apply everywhere (e.g. Conservation Areas, National Parks, Listed Buildings etc.) and if you’ve already had extensions carried out they may preclude. Likewise, conditions attached to any existing planning permission may have already withdrawn Class A PD Rights…

Using the “larger extensions” PD still requires prior notification to the local planning authority who will then consult your neighbours as well; if there are no objections then the LPA should approve the application by default.

The process is the same that it has been since they brought in the “larger extensions” a few years ago; the change is that you no longer MUST complete the build by May 2019.

Remember, if in doubt, take professional advice!