Oooo, this is encouraging.
There’s another report this week of a property built beyond planning permission having to be (part) demolished (there were two more reported in the CP last week). Could it be that the tide is finally starting to turn with the enforcement of planning decisions on the Isle of Wight?
A new language?
On the same day, we also hear that an application in Ventnor for a roof terrace has just been refused by the LPA for the following reasons ….
The proposal by reason of its position, size, design and external appearance, would be an intrusive, unneighbourly development, out of scale and character with the existing building and the prevailing pattern of development in the locality as well as having a serious and adverse effect on the amenities enjoyed by occupants of neighbouring properties being overbearing and causing loss of light and privacy.
The proposal is also within a designated Conservation Area failing to enhance or preserve the current amenity value. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policies G4, D1 and H7 of the Isle of Wight Unitary Development Plan, the council’s adopted Supplementary Planning Guidance (Extending Your Home) and guidance in Planning Policy Statement 1 (Delivering Sustainable Development) and Planning Policy Guidance 15 (Planning and the Historic Environment).
We’ve never seen language like this used in planning refusals before – of particular note is the phrase “unneighbourly.” It’s really encouraging to see.
Form a queue here
For a long time, many people on the Island have felt that the planning system has favoured those applying for planning permission.
If this is a change of heart, there’s a long queue of people over the whole Island who would support a shift toward the citizen, us included.
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