Property Development Project - Day 66

Again we are going to skip forward somewhat on this property development project because...

...He is not getting any quicker!

The next reply also starts with another apology, and goes on;

"With regards to the proposed dwelling I believe that the decoration at first floor level should be removed as this does not reflect the whole design of the dwelling and adds no extra merit to the proposal.'"

"There are no issues that I can raise at this time that would lead me to discourage you from submitting a planning application at this time, without prejudice to the outcome of the application"

"In addition, I can see no reason, at this time to discourage you from submitting a planning application for the single storey additions to the old house".

This is where I make my first mistake. The site is in a Conservation Area. For property development applications outside Conservation Areas that don't effect a Listed Building the planning officer allocated to your application deals with all aspects of approving or rejecting the design.

However in a Conservation Area the Council's Conservation Officer is consulted and their opinion is the one that counts.

I made the assumption (incorrectly) that since he is commenting on matters of design in a Conservation Area and it has taken another 4 weeks to reply that he would have shown the plans to the Conservation Officer.

So in happy ignorance of this I now obtain the application forms by downloading them from the Council's website.


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