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Anyone know about local planning permission in the area.
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BarCar


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22-01-2008 09:59 PM

Snazy wrote:
Quite ironic actually that the planning permission was applied for AFTER I called the council concerned at the amount of earth coming out.

I don't know if Lewisham is the same as Lambeth in terms of planning but people in the area we just moved from went through something similar.

It appears that a builder can basically do what they like inside a property (e.g. carve it into 10 flats) and they don't need to apply for planning permission (until they are done) so long as they don't cross certain lines (e.g. extensions, changes to external appearance).

It is only when the conversion is complete that a "substantive change of use" has occurred which is a breech of planning (if they don't have permission in place). It seems to be routine for developers to do a lot of the conversion work before they even begin the planning application process so that neighbours are stuck with a predetermined fate due to lack of planning enforcement resources/will to fight developers/will to evict new tenants in an illegal development.

Digging out foundations is probably a building control issue which is another matter.

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RE: Anyone know about local planning permission in the area. - BarCar - 22-01-2008 09:59 PM

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