Planning permission… the elephant in the room! Behind the scenes, the whole of last year was all about planning applications, case law, architects and consultants. Class Q prior approval is a national policy but it would seem not all counties are the same…
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As an architect, this is an accurate representation of most planning applications I deal with unfortunately. Over my career I have seen the quality of planning officers and departments decrease dramatically. The appeal process is not really a viable option with time and cost constraints and planning committees are absolute joke. The main issue here is the lack of accountability on the part of the planning dept. Financial consequences for mistakes and poor performance seems to be the only way – this isn’t a free service after all!
As an architect with 35 years of experience of this sort of thing I sympathise with your situation. Having to deal with this stuff is so frustrating and stressful. Educating planners and local authorities seems commonplace and they never get the fact that they are mucking around with peoples lives and often destroying their financial situation. Get onside with your local councillor and start to put pressure on from that direction as well.
When will we see it on grand designs!? Good luck!
Planning on any level in the UK is a joke. Power crazed, ignorant, lazy, obstructive..
Seems like so much time could have been saved on both sides if a planning officer had come to site and met with you for half an hour to fully understand what your plans were. All council planning depts are stretched but this is a time when the long view really would have paid off. Really hope you've managed to find an officer with some common sense by now!
Thanks Tim for your information on this we have a similar plan for ourselves here in Cornwall, hope you can get somewhere with yours in the future, love seeing you and your families progress, cheers Steve .
😂🤣😂🤣 WELL!! … If they weren't Peee'd Off with You before! …. They will be after they watch THIS! 🤣😂🤣
There is an article in farmers weekly about the government reducing red tape for barn conversions.
Always good to remember that local councils are filled with human failures, who have so little going on in their lives that they get their jollies by making lives difficult with others.
Looks like you've got the same planners as Jeremy Clarkson 😳😂
Having seen what you two have gone through may I suggest that you take this case to appeal,
You have more than enough evidence against the council and I am sure that you can crowd fund the expence involved ( I will put in the fund if you do this !!) A recorded delivery informing the chief exec .😮of the impending court case siting incompetance of his staff and that you will be informing the press as well,
Keep up your progress and also tackle the brakes on the tractor yourself. they are all mechanical and have more than likley never had the drums off and suffering with siezed linkages, you will manage it easily and will be good viewing for your channel
Similar story with our planning application in Northampshire. Me and my wife with three kids bought a bungalow in a small hamlet of 25 houses two years ago as a project house. All the houses in the hamlet with 3 exceptions are two to three storey houses and two of our planning applications including an appeal were now rejected. Beyond frustrating…
I’m keeping my fingers x for you guys, you need this and hopefully all will be good
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Can you not apply for permitted development for a new barn (sized to suit future plans) adjacent to the existing, then apply for change of use and finish the build that way. I know ground levels aren’t the best in that field but
Hello, great video showing how useless local councils are! I’m new to your channel but was wondering did you need planning permission for the cabin that you built?? Thanks
Planning officials should be working with owners to help them with the process instead of taking on an adversarial role. Find ways to help and advise instead of looking for reasons to deny
Is the Council in cahoots with DiddlySquats? I loathe these red tape Hitlers.
We do not live in North Korea, so Planning must have justified reasons for their decisions? A case of a lovely couple who live in social media land experiencing a dose of the real world? Class discuss 🤔
A lot to be said for ‘do the deed & ask for forgiveness later. ‘
i have the same type of building now , with planning, my slightly different as used previously as a shop , so class MA, however i am sure you have done your research, but not been able to extend the external footprint creates a massive problem with thermal bridging through the steels and insulation design. i am quite suprised watching this video, as you are using the farm as hobby farm , i always thought you would be keeping the large building and converting the dutch barn to your house, not sure on views to rear , but great views to front and some stunning dutch barn conversions in uk , would this be an alternative option? would definately be cheaper , steel portals are expensive to convert , current guide is £3000 per sq metre , so you have a build cost of approx 1.5 million and would take away the need to sort the electric cables going over the roof of your portal barn