Material Planning Objections

I am often asked for guidance about responding to planning applications, so thought it would be helpful to post some guidance. I focus here on specific issues; more detailed notes relating to planning policies and the National Plannng Policy Framework can be found on the SODC website.

MATERIAL PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS

• Planning history of a site (including land uses)
• Amenity considerations
- Overlooking
- Over-development
- Character of area
- Scale and bulk resulting in loss of light
- Trees
- Noise
- Smell
• Traffic generation, parking and highway safety
• Design
• Crime and community safety
• Viability
• Ministerial Planning Statements

NON-MATERIAL PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS

Not normally considered in the determination of applications

• Loss of property value
• Land ownership and boundary disputes
• Competition
• A loss of a private view
• Legal rights/consents, deeds, covenants, private rights of way, l
• Provision of services
• Matters controlled under other legislation

and noise/disruption caused by construction

Posted by: David Bartholomew | 05/08/2020 9:23 am