How we consider your comments on planning applications

These are matters which can be taken into account:

• the adopted ‘Development Plan’ comprising of Policies of the Local Plan, Core Strategy, Neighbourhood Plan & Waste and Minerals Plans
• emerging Local Plans and Neighbourhood Plans
• supplementary Planning Documents such as Conservation Appraisals
• the National Planning Policy Framework and Planning Practice Guidance
• environmental qualities of the area, visual character and amenity
• loss of light and overshadowing
• overlooking and loss of privacy
• noise, disturbance and odour
• loss of trees
• road safety, access, car parking, traffic generation
• flood risk
• case law and previous planning decisions
• climate Change and Sustainable design and construction
• consideration of what could, otherwise, be undertaken as ‘permitted development’ without the need for a specific permission

These include:

• moral objections
• the loss of a private view
• property values
• ownership
• covenants and personal property rights
• other legislation which imposes controls, for example Building Regulations or Environmental Health (although there is some cross over)
• the developer’s motives, record or reputation
• unfair competition
• speculation over future use
• that public consultation hasn’t been undertaken prior to making a planning application
• the volume of representations that have been made by the community