I wrote THIS POST in 2012 on ‘It’s not the design that will scupper your planning permission’.
Things are worse if not better and this post acts as a bit of a revisit.
As I said in 2012 I’m confident I can design well and design something (when allowed) that will be a gorgeous home for you and your family that the planners will also like. The ‘tricky items’ I wrote about in 2012 that can scupper your planning are site suitability regarding the EPA test for the septic tank/effluent treatment system and road safety regarding sight lines.
Let’s now look at the ‘difficulties’ we’re facing on Further Information requests on current planning applications:
• Sight visibility (again)
• Percolation tests (again)
• Flood Risk Assessments
• Archaeological Assessment (applicant had ‘hidden’ castle in his front garden!)
• Landscaping Proposals
Hi Mark. I think it’s about turning these obstacles to your advantage. Seems a lot to deal with on a domestic scale project. U probably have several design team consultants to manage at this stage. Is there a way to incorporate the castle into the design?.
🙂 There is no castle, the castle has long gone.
You’re right tho’ requires management of consultants