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Policies 3: Residential Design
Guide 4: Grounds for
Objection 6: The Objection |
21 days is an impossibly short time to become familiar
with planning law and government guidance. The link to 'The use of
Conditions in Planning Permission' is worth reading first to determine
if any conditions fit the application being objected to. If the
application is considered to have a significant, adverse effect it may
be appropriate to employ the services of a Planning Consultant. A book
listing such consultants is available at Planning Reception of the
Forest of Dean District Council. A Planning Consultant may be able to recommend
a Solicitor who specialises in Planning Law.
The following are Acts of the UK parliament: Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Planning and Compensation act 1991 The following is a small selection from some of the Statutory Instruments related to planning: The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Assessment and Permitted Development) Regulations 1995 The Town and Country Planning (Trees) Regulations 1999 For a full list of all planning related statutory instruments, use the HMSO search engine and enter the search criteria "Statutory Instruments on Town and Country Planning" See also the Human Rights Act 1998. Although it does not directly address Planning Matters, there is debate about whether the planning system is compatible with certain aspects of Human Rights legislation. www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980042.htm The following give some background: www.buildingconservation.com/articles/humanrights/humanrights.htm http://sp5.org/sdc/human-rights.htm Supplementary Planning Policy Guidance is available from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Of particular relevance to new development is: Planning Policy Guidance Note 3. Also available are a number of Good Practice Guidance statements, the most relevant to new development being Planning for Sustainable Development: Towards Better Practice
Also available from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister are a number of Circulars which interpret the legislation and explain it in a much more understandable manner. The following is particularly useful in understanding the conditions that a Planning Authority may be able to apply to a planning consent. |