This campaign was a more personal one to my neighbours
and myself. The area is a compact estate built by in the mid
1960's. Even a small house extension such as a conservatory
can change the outlook of a property.
So it was to our dismay when a doorway and staircase were
constructed, without apparent notification for our neighbours
or ourselves from the district council, directly opposite
our homes. It is detrimental to the surrounding local environment
not blending with the rest of the estate.It is an access point
to an upper floor, therefore in full view from an extensive
angle of vision, it is an eyesore, an obelisk, an intrusion
to privacy and a potential threat to home security to many
adjacent households due to its imposing outlook.
The aim:
The main aim of the correspondence was quite reasonable, to get the doorway covered up or removed by the owner of the property.In order to do this we needed to prove that the doorway and staircase were being used illegally in accordance with the planning regulations - which was achieved.
The secondary aim was to prove that the Mid Bedfordshire District Council planning department surveyors had not been thorough enough in their survey when allowing this planning decision to go ahead, thereby forcing them to rectify their errors - this is still ongoing. The Correspondence:
Here are the letters and email references sent to various
bodies involved, plus the local council members over a period
of 3 to 4 years. It became a written battle with the local
council, with full reference to abuse of planning regulations
with overwhelming evidence produced by my neighbours and myself.
The problem should have been rectified years ago, but for council
inertia. The campaign goes on..........
If anybody has had similar incidents happen
to them and found ways to solve these types of problems please
let me know.
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