I have tried a prior approval application on a bungalow adding another floor.and was refused on grounds of out of keeping with the area. It seems the planners dislike this further PD right and are refusing everything on grounds out of keeping. Seems that full planning or appeal are the only way. This new right is not a right. Interestingly planners are not so strick on extra story flat or commercial to flat
Without knowing the full ins-and-outs of the case, it is hard to say why planners fail a scheme for being 'out of keeping'. We have seen this before when applications try to do something different to the existing vernacular, such as submit a scheme with a contemporary aesthetic. In general planning departments are anti all forms of permitted development because it takes decisions out of their hands and has also led to some pretty poor (but technically permitted) development taking place across the country. Prior approval was brought in as a way to meet planning departments half way, essentially an opportunity to weed out anything that doesn't meet the key criteria of the legislation. 'Out of keeping' is not in itself a reason to reject an application for prior approval, so I would tend to think that there is a bit more to the case. Take a look at Conditions AA.2 of the Class AA Permitted Development Legislation, I would imagine that the answer lies in here provided that all parts of AA.1 have been addressed in the design. If the authority has refused solely on the grounds of 'out of keeping' but all of the parts of the legislation have been addressed, then it should be a pretty simple appeal case. If you would like a more detailed review, please email Enquiries
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I have tried a prior approval application on a bungalow adding another floor.and was refused on grounds of out of keeping with the area. It seems the planners dislike this further PD right and are refusing everything on grounds out of keeping. Seems that full planning or appeal are the only way. This new right is not a right. Interestingly planners are not so strick on extra story flat or commercial to flat
Without knowing the full ins-and-outs of the case, it is hard to say why planners fail a scheme for being 'out of keeping'. We have seen this before when applications try to do something different to the existing vernacular, such as submit a scheme with a contemporary aesthetic. In general planning departments are anti all forms of permitted development because it takes decisions out of their hands and has also led to some pretty poor (but technically permitted) development taking place across the country. Prior approval was brought in as a way to meet planning departments half way, essentially an opportunity to weed out anything that doesn't meet the key criteria of the legislation. 'Out of keeping' is not in itself a reason to reject an application for prior approval, so I would tend to think that there is a bit more to the case. Take a look at Conditions AA.2 of the Class AA Permitted Development Legislation, I would imagine that the answer lies in here provided that all parts of AA.1 have been addressed in the design. If the authority has refused solely on the grounds of 'out of keeping' but all of the parts of the legislation have been addressed, then it should be a pretty simple appeal case. If you would like a more detailed review, please email Enquiries