Hi, im hoping someone can shed some light on my new proposed extension. We have planning in at the moment for a 2 storey large extension (front to back) and the planner has phoned my technician to say she wont be approving the scheme because of scale and it being out of character with the uniformity of the street. The architecture in the street is all mock Georgian, stuck on fake shutters and entrance facade and ugly 70's type build in an awful red/brown brick! Our proposal is to render both the extension and the exg house to modernise it with grey windows. Add on some cedar cladding in parts to add make it look modern architectural.
We've now come up with a scaled back upper storey and ground floor and are currently asking the planner if she can approve this instead. My question is about materials and PD rights. She doesnt like the white render/cladding as she says its not in keeping with the street scene..as ugly and non remarkable that is!
If we were to build this extension in block and face brick to match the existing house to satisfy the planners at what point would it be wise to change out the brick and render it using our PD rights? Would we have to wait a certain time frame after completion of the build?
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Should I play the planning game: withdraw my planning application before refusal. Render the existing house now as it currently stands, using my PD rights? change the windows to dark grey to modernise it and then apply for planning to extend to match up to it? i.e should i play the planning game by changing the aesthetics of the house as it currently stands then when i apply for planning to extend i can match up with that?
I would really appreciate some advice on this as its driving me mad that we can render/clad parts of our house, change out windows/doors etc under PD rights but the planners wont allow it if we put it into a planning scheme so we may have to do it in baby steps!
We've now come up with a scaled back upper storey and ground floor and are currently asking the planner if she can approve this instead. My question is about materials and PD rights. She doesnt like the white render/cladding as she says its not in keeping with the street scene..as ugly and non remarkable that is!
If we were to build this extension in block and face brick to match the existing house to satisfy the planners at what point would it be wise to change out the brick and render it using our PD rights? Would we have to wait a certain time frame after completion of the build?
Or
Should I play the planning game: withdraw my planning application before refusal. Render the existing house now as it currently stands, using my PD rights? change the windows to dark grey to modernise it and then apply for planning to extend to match up to it? i.e should i play the planning game by changing the aesthetics of the house as it currently stands then when i apply for planning to extend i can match up with that?
I would really appreciate some advice on this as its driving me mad that we can render/clad parts of our house, change out windows/doors etc under PD rights but the planners wont allow it if we put it into a planning scheme so we may have to do it in baby steps!
