jocelyn plummer
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I have accidently on purpose opened an interesting can of worms in our street and have had a very amusing reply from our local council.
There has been a planning application to extend a neighbouring property, early 1900's and in the conservation area.
Placcy windows, front and back of many of the houses in the street , (including ours, back only,) are the norm.
The application is for full planning consent, and the drawings show new plastic windows to the back of the extension. As other aspects of the application are of concern I wrote a letter of objection following the planning portal guidelines, and also commented that some recent owners have managed to introduce wooden replacement windows as befits a conservation area. It was extremely funny to receive a planning progress report from the TC, stating , word for word, my sentences of objection, recommending the application be refused and finishing the note with the words; 'Plastic windows are unacceptable in the conservation area'---- have they been asleep for the last 10 years or so, since there is such a rash of the blessed things in the street-- heaven help us if they wake up to the fact that the last 3 cottages further round, recently sold and refurbished, now have placcy everywhere. Greedy Developers buy cheap, refurb quickly, sell and make a profit stuff.
In this instance I am grateful that Planning applications exist, if only to stop the remaining 2 untouched houses in the street being ruined
There has been a planning application to extend a neighbouring property, early 1900's and in the conservation area.
Placcy windows, front and back of many of the houses in the street , (including ours, back only,) are the norm.
The application is for full planning consent, and the drawings show new plastic windows to the back of the extension. As other aspects of the application are of concern I wrote a letter of objection following the planning portal guidelines, and also commented that some recent owners have managed to introduce wooden replacement windows as befits a conservation area. It was extremely funny to receive a planning progress report from the TC, stating , word for word, my sentences of objection, recommending the application be refused and finishing the note with the words; 'Plastic windows are unacceptable in the conservation area'---- have they been asleep for the last 10 years or so, since there is such a rash of the blessed things in the street-- heaven help us if they wake up to the fact that the last 3 cottages further round, recently sold and refurbished, now have placcy everywhere. Greedy Developers buy cheap, refurb quickly, sell and make a profit stuff.
In this instance I am grateful that Planning applications exist, if only to stop the remaining 2 untouched houses in the street being ruined
