There could be troubles ahead...

[timill]

The adjacent farm have applied to knock down the stable and build two houses on that site and the car park.

This would overlook our currently private garden and the kitchen (which has as its only light a glass wall on that side).

The real irritation is that they didn't mention this to us - we just got a letter from the council.

Objections to be in by Feb 4th, when we will be in Glasgow for CIV.

Comments

that would be a real pain

[eleyan.livejournal.com]

and I seem to recall you saying you'd been told when you bought the place that there was no danger of that happening as it was going to stay a farm.
Hope it doesn't happen.
There must be grounds for objections--your garden being overlooked, change of use of the land, increased noise and traffic...

That's true ...

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

... the potential loophole (aside from that verbal agreement being worth the paper it isn't written on) is that the farmland *behind* the house isn't going to be touched (we believe, though we're going to look at the actual planning office copy of the proposal tomorrow), it's an existing barn plus parking area that they want to convert and it's along the road so it doesn't get blocked by the "no backfill" law, it's "in-fill".

The rest is as you say.

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

B*gg*r.

You've talked to coth about such things, no doubt.

[timill]

Noooo? This only sprang up last night.

[smofbabe.livejournal.com]

How annoying! Can you submit an objection in writing and get someone to represent you at the meeting or do you have to be there in person? Hopefully the council will have other problems with this plan. Best of luck.

Feb 4th

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

is the date by which comments must be returned (in writing) to the planning office. As far as I can see from the letter, it says they are asking for "comments and/or observations" (rather than objections).
As the last planning meeting was on the 5th of January (http://www.eastcambs.gov.uk/docs/agendas/planning/pl050105ag.pdf), I assume the next meeting is probably going to follow rapidly after the 4th of February.