Objecting to planning applications

At the well-attended Shiplake Parish Council planning meeting last night, the question of how to object to planning applications arose. I said I would republish some information on this website.

When SODC decides applications, it can only take into account what is known as ‘material planning considerations’. These include:

• loss of privacy
• loss of light
• car parking
• traffic generation
• noise and disturbance
• character of the area
• Green Belt
• Conservation Area
• design, appearance and layout
• national and local policies (including the Shiplake Neighbourhood Plan)

It cannot take into account:

• loss of value to a property
• loss of view
• personal disagreements
• boundary disputes
• covenants
• commercial competition
• construction disturbance
• Sunday trading
• matters controlled under other legislation such as the Building Regulations

Recent applications can be found by clicking here

Posted by: David Bartholomew | 25/02/2025 6:54 am