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Great video - The only thing I would disagree with is contacting your local planning department at the beginning. In my view as a former planning officer, this is where a lot of people become unstuck. Any information you get from a planning department, especially informally can easily be found if you know where to look. Changing officers, context changes, or just straight changing of their minds all can create problems for people that rely on the planning department for advice. Do your due diligence, use the planning system for what you need it for and get out.
As a now retired architect I love your videos but you must surely admit that there are an awful lot of problems with the planning/building regs process, not least being that they do not follow the iterative and developmental nature of the design process. Having planners who do not understand design and want everything to copy what is around your site however awful, and Building Control officers who do not know some pretty basic things about construction does not help either. We desperately need a more joined up development process, better informed approvals people and above all else planning policy which is accessible and well defined. It is possible.
The most reasonable response so far. It does comes across that the system is just that, a system that doesn't work with people, but instead, work against people. With the current housing shortages in the country, especially SE, it can be so ridiculous that a simple conversion from commercial shop to residential will be rejected because of bike storage or bin storage, while the entire street is filed with above shop residences. It's simply senseless.
I would love to make a new planing law. It would simply be any building under 2 stories more than 4m from a boundary gets aproved. Shouldn't even have to apply just build it on the understanding its unnecessary. I would make a parking space for every bedroom mandatory though. The housing shortage in this county is crippling it .
This is such a good sum up. I wish I had found you before. We have just sold my place and moving somewhere hoping in the future to build a small orangery
Thank you, I’m glad you found my content useful. Stay tuned, my next video is a deep dive into planning guidance for homeowners published by local authorities
The only quite likely thing is to use "permitted development" rules, in England. But you need to get confirmation that what you are proposing is "permitted development". And one needs to check that there is no "article 4" rule in force for your area - a "no PD" order.
We told our neighbours that we were applying to build our own house and took the drawings to show them. They still objected giving them extra time to come up with a more robust objection, and tried to collaborate together to stop us from being granted permission 🤷♂️
@@RealLifeArchitecture quick update, we got approval! Conservation area in a rural location so very thankful to our architect and consultant for helping us navigate the process!
Try being a Gypsy or Traveller and getting permission😂... we tried doing it the "right" way. Employed a planning consultancy and they done a good job ..11k later we were refused.. we jumped through every hoop and overcame every objection (legally). Our planner told us that sadly our application could have been solid gold ...and it would still have been refused. So we have tried it their way.. and now we are going to do it our way...coming to a town near you ...
You definitely are very well versed in this field and the Planning area in the local authority seem to thrive on ambiguity. Your guidance makes the world of sense s thank you. What I can't find is, if a single story turn key dwelling requires planning permission as I've been advised you do not need permission to erect a single story up to 15 feet. Do you know if that is true in your experience?
So useful to know. My neighbour is planning an extension, which will definitely block the afternoon sunlight in my garden, which already has a very limited sunlight exposure. I don't want to be a stick in the mud as we are on good terms, but I worry a bit that this will affect my mood (working mostly from home) and my tomatoes will struggle to grow ;-)
Are you able to look at my planning refusal and determine if i have a shot at another application? If you think you can get it approved you are hired :)
My application for planning - commercial space (shop) to residential (studio flat) was refused because it lacked storage space for bike and bin. Can you believe that. The other one was noise levels - they said I need to do a noise level test. Not sure if the noise was to the neighbour or from the street.
Hi, I liked ur video and hv subscribed. I hv a quick question. With a terraced house they hv a back addition (outrigger). With permitted development is it possible to build a side infill extension and a 3 metre extension at the back, not a wraparound. My garden is 5m x 75m.
I’m not able to answer that, need more info. My advice is ask your local planning department, bring photos / measured drawings. Most councils have planning officers who answer questions if you go into their office
Also, a question - does a permitted development mean that I don't need to submit any papers, involve a structural engineer, etc? What is the process for a simple straightforward permitted development, vs. a full on application? Perhaps a good idea for a next video to explain? x
That subject is on my to-do list but two things in response to your question; 1. Homeowners should apply for a certificate of Lawfulness to confirm their proposed design has permitted development. 2. Irrespective, any new structure will need building regulations approval so a structural engineer will be required regardless.
Hi. I'm a junior arch draftsman. I'm currently studying at birkbeck and would like a job as a junior draftsman. Are there any vacancies? I don't mind working on contract.
Try this for size. 60 acre farm in Devon. Apllied for a barn to comply with organic rules on housing animals in bad weather. Permitted developement refused. Planning authority want a full planning application. The top soil resighting on the adjacent field will require planning permission because it changes the contour of the field. Then there is now the Bio-Diversity net gains, A thoroughly biased plan against land owners. I have asked how the local new house building on 120 acres of grade one food production land can provide a benefit over and above the benefit of 120 acres of grass, hedgerows and woodland. No answers. As these authorities grab more power our country will dive into a resetion never seen before, then and only then will we be able to take back control and freedom that have been removed. As we only produce 60% of our food you would have thought the government would bend over backwards to help you increase your product, especially organic farmers.
I was under the impression you only had to tell them of your intentions to build a barn under permitted agri development… after 28 days you can then take up to 3 years…. Does your farm fall into aonb or sssi ?
Hi there, thank you for the awesome video! I have liked and subscribed to your channel. Could you help with advice on getting planning to build a house in a conservation area? We are hoping to have an offer accepted on a house which we want to rebuild a large attached barn to the main house into another house with 4 rooms.. 😅 to have communal living with relatives.
Thanks for getting in touch. You can book an online consultation with me via the Real Life Architect website www.reallifearchitect.co.uk/online-consultation please read the terms and conditions before you book. N
One option is to consider using the council's pre-application service. Some councils also have a design review panel although that is more for the benefit of larger applications. The main thing with smaller schemes is that whilst the impacts are usually more limited, so is the 'public benefit'. So with a house extension, you will get a larger house, but some of the things that would accompany a major development (e.g. affordable housing contributions, or public realm improvements) and therefore weigh in favour of development against any negative aspects of that development would not be a relevant factor, and so it is more a question of impact on neighbours and the character of the area. Also, when it comes to objections, it often depends on the type of area. I've seen individual new dwellings in suburban areas with more neighbour objections than large build to rent towers in major town centres.
I worked my ass off to get away from the 12 square meters room , for what ? They don't give me a permit , it just stalls and stalls while others near my land build their homes. They just said there is a little problem... asked what kind of problem the guy who planned and designed the house digitally doesn't say anything. If anyone can explain what are the possible reasons of stalling the whole process I would really appreciate it. Could it be some political stuff like to force me to buy something that's already built , because in my city there is insane amounts of new apartment buildings rising while the population is pretty much the same since 15 years ago.
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Please read the terms and conditions before you book.
Pure professional approach from a serious amount of experience. On spot again my friend 💯
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Great video - The only thing I would disagree with is contacting your local planning department at the beginning. In my view as a former planning officer, this is where a lot of people become unstuck. Any information you get from a planning department, especially informally can easily be found if you know where to look. Changing officers, context changes, or just straight changing of their minds all can create problems for people that rely on the planning department for advice. Do your due diligence, use the planning system for what you need it for and get out.
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I spoke to 3 people in planning. All contradicted each other. They’re council workers……not the brightest
Yes, and local plans and like are going to be available online.
@@PickleThePig Ah, council workers with moderate power, the bane of all our lives.
As a now retired architect I love your videos but you must surely admit that there are an awful lot of problems with the planning/building regs process, not least being that they do not follow the iterative and developmental nature of the design process. Having planners who do not understand design and want everything to copy what is around your site however awful, and Building Control officers who do not know some pretty basic things about construction does not help either. We desperately need a more joined up development process, better informed approvals people and above all else planning policy which is accessible and well defined. It is possible.
The most reasonable response so far. It does comes across that the system is just that, a system that doesn't work with people, but instead, work against people. With the current housing shortages in the country, especially SE, it can be so ridiculous that a simple conversion from commercial shop to residential will be rejected because of bike storage or bin storage, while the entire street is filed with above shop residences. It's simply senseless.
I would love to make a new planing law.
It would simply be any building under 2 stories more than 4m from a boundary gets aproved. Shouldn't even have to apply just build it on the understanding its unnecessary.
I would make a parking space for every bedroom mandatory though.
The housing shortage in this county is crippling it .
This is such a good sum up. I wish I had found you before. We have just sold my place and moving somewhere hoping in the future to build a small orangery
Thank you, I’m glad you found my content useful. Stay tuned, my next video is a deep dive into planning guidance for homeowners published by local authorities
Thank you for your advise. 👍
Really surprised you have only had 14k views.. A very insight.. Thank you..
So pleased I watched this , I was worried about the pitfalls but thankfully I want to build a bungalow on my property and it passes all 4 criteria 👍
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The only quite likely thing is to use "permitted development" rules, in England. But you need to get confirmation that what you are proposing is "permitted development". And one needs to check that there is no "article 4" rule in force for your area - a "no PD" order.
Really useful … thank you
You are welcome
could you please do a video about the chance of getting planning permission on a flood zone area.
We told our neighbours that we were applying to build our own house and took the drawings to show them. They still objected giving them extra time to come up with a more robust objection, and tried to collaborate together to stop us from being granted permission 🤷♂️
Some people just can’t be helped. Did you get approval in the end?
@@RealLifeArchitecture We will find out next week so long as there's not another extension!
@@RealLifeArchitecture quick update, we got approval! Conservation area in a rural location so very thankful to our architect and consultant for helping us navigate the process!
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Try being a Gypsy or Traveller and getting permission😂... we tried doing it the "right" way. Employed a planning consultancy and they done a good job ..11k later we were refused.. we jumped through every hoop and overcame every objection (legally). Our planner told us that sadly our application could have been solid gold ...and it would still have been refused. So we have tried it their way.. and now we are going to do it our way...coming to a town near you ...
😂😂😂
You definitely are very well versed in this field and the Planning area in the local authority seem to thrive on ambiguity. Your guidance makes the world of sense s thank you. What I can't find is, if a single story turn key dwelling requires planning permission as I've been advised you do not need permission to erect a single story up to 15 feet. Do you know if that is true in your experience?
So useful to know. My neighbour is planning an extension, which will definitely block the afternoon sunlight in my garden, which already has a very limited sunlight exposure. I don't want to be a stick in the mud as we are on good terms, but I worry a bit that this will affect my mood (working mostly from home) and my tomatoes will struggle to grow ;-)
Get them to produce a 3D shadow diagram. The planners will have minimum daylighting requirements for rear gardens.
Your tomatoes? Your mood? Wow! How neigbourly
@@oaesan her mood and her continued enjoyment of her property matters
Are you able to look at my planning refusal and determine if i have a shot at another application? If you think you can get it approved you are hired :)
My application for planning - commercial space (shop) to residential (studio flat) was refused because it lacked storage space for bike and bin. Can you believe that. The other one was noise levels - they said I need to do a noise level test. Not sure if the noise was to the neighbour or from the street.
I did a job like this a few years back, it turned into a nightmare but we got there in the end
This guy knows what’s he talking about…
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You forgot to mention those little brown envelopes everywhere.
Hi, I liked ur video and hv subscribed. I hv a quick question. With a terraced house they hv a back addition (outrigger). With permitted development is it possible to build a side infill extension and a 3 metre extension at the back, not a wraparound. My garden is 5m x 75m.
I’m not able to answer that, need more info. My advice is ask your local planning department, bring photos / measured drawings. Most councils have planning officers who answer questions if you go into their office
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Thank you
Also, a question - does a permitted development mean that I don't need to submit any papers, involve a structural engineer, etc? What is the process for a simple straightforward permitted development, vs. a full on application? Perhaps a good idea for a next video to explain? x
That subject is on my to-do list but two things in response to your question;
1. Homeowners should apply for a certificate of Lawfulness to confirm their proposed design has permitted development.
2. Irrespective, any new structure will need building regulations approval so a structural engineer will be required regardless.
@Real Life Architect ahh thank you! And do you need an approval to remove a load bearing internal wall?
@@annaw7437 yes, building regulations approval. If the building is listed you will also need listed building consent
Hi. I'm a junior arch draftsman. I'm currently studying at birkbeck and would like a job as a junior draftsman. Are there any vacancies? I don't mind working on contract.
Thank you for getting in touch but I work alone, usually from home, so I don’t have anything to offer you.
Try this for size.
60 acre farm in Devon.
Apllied for a barn to comply with organic rules on housing animals in bad weather.
Permitted developement refused.
Planning authority want a full planning application.
The top soil resighting on the adjacent field will require planning permission because it changes the contour of the field.
Then there is now the Bio-Diversity net gains, A thoroughly biased plan against land owners.
I have asked how the local new house building on 120 acres of grade one food production land can provide a benefit over and above the benefit of 120 acres of grass, hedgerows and woodland. No answers.
As these authorities grab more power our country will dive into a resetion never seen before, then and only then will we be able to take back control and freedom that have been removed.
As we only produce 60% of our food you would have thought the government would bend over backwards to help you increase your product, especially organic farmers.
I was under the impression you only had to tell them of your intentions to build a barn under permitted agri development… after 28 days you can then take up to 3 years….
Does your farm fall into aonb or sssi ?
Obviously you forgot to put the 'open' cheque in you planning application, and they didn't!
Hi there, thank you for the awesome video! I have liked and subscribed to your channel.
Could you help with advice on getting planning to build a house in a conservation area? We are hoping to have an offer accepted on a house which we want to rebuild a large attached barn to the main house into another house with 4 rooms.. 😅 to have communal living with relatives.
Thanks for getting in touch. You can book an online consultation with me via the Real Life Architect website www.reallifearchitect.co.uk/online-consultation please read the terms and conditions before you book. N
Sounds like a deeply flawed system.
It is unnecessarily complex and uncertain, it could be radically simplified.
It's not politics, it's polatricks!
One option is to consider using the council's pre-application service. Some councils also have a design review panel although that is more for the benefit of larger applications. The main thing with smaller schemes is that whilst the impacts are usually more limited, so is the 'public benefit'. So with a house extension, you will get a larger house, but some of the things that would accompany a major development (e.g. affordable housing contributions, or public realm improvements) and therefore weigh in favour of development against any negative aspects of that development would not be a relevant factor, and so it is more a question of impact on neighbours and the character of the area. Also, when it comes to objections, it often depends on the type of area. I've seen individual new dwellings in suburban areas with more neighbour objections than large build to rent towers in major town centres.
sound advice.thanks for the vid
The neighbours have more rights than you
Mine didn't 😂😊
The councillors have more rights than everyone.
Sir can I get your contact details I need guidance urgently
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Great Video…..clear and straight
Thank you
I worked my ass off to get away from the 12 square meters room , for what ? They don't give me a permit , it just stalls and stalls while others near my land build their homes. They just said there is a little problem... asked what kind of problem the guy who planned and designed the house digitally doesn't say anything. If anyone can explain what are the possible reasons of stalling the whole process I would really appreciate it.
Could it be some political stuff like to force me to buy something that's already built , because in my city there is insane amounts of new apartment buildings rising while the population is pretty much the same since 15 years ago.
Are you in the UK?
@@RealLifeArchitecture unfortunately no , I'm from Macedonia our laws might be different so you probably can't help me much.