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Behind my house will be a Council development

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JuliaMC · 18/06/2024 00:26

Hi,
I bought my house 2 years ago in a small town on a Council estate. The house is a terrace house with a very small back garden. When we decided to buy the house the area was very quiet and very well located, had a field with flowers and trees behind the house and a lovely view over the Snowdonia Mountains.
Now we received a letter from a private developer that just behind my back garden on that field it will be a development of a care home with 40 beds, a 75 beds of extra care, a community hub, a new road and a car park for 50 cars. Me and my neighbors went for an open evening and chat with the developer and raised our concerns. In the plans the car park boundaries are literally behind my back garden that is only 4x4 meters. I am concerned that this will affect my privacy, will de evaluate the property, pollution, noise, loosing the view, will affect my family mental health and wellbeing as I have a child with severe ADHD/ASD.
I have sent emails to everyone involved with photos, what else can I do? Can I request a compensation?

OP posts:
Walkthelakes · 18/06/2024 21:54

They are building houses on the field behind my house. I objected as they had a double story on my boundary and they changed it to a bungalow. You might not be able to stop the care home but you may well be able to Influence thr car park/road siting

JuliaMC1 · 18/06/2024 21:56

dunkdemunder · 18/06/2024 20:30

OP can't you plant some bushes along the boundary? They wouldn't have to be very tall. Just enough to retain your privacy. I'm assuming it is a ground level carpark in which case the bush/fence only needs to be about 5-6 feet tall.

My and my both sides neighbors have walls no more than 4 feet tall, I could ask them if agree to take them down and put a tall fence instead maybe, but will cost them

ForFirmBiscuit · 18/06/2024 22:00

Your autistic child could run out into the car park and get run over you should object to this plan

Blimpton · 18/06/2024 22:05

Unfortunately you aren’t entitled to a view. The things you’ve mentioned aren’t material considerations for planning. The fact your child is disabled, your mental health, noise or pollution, the value of your house - all irrelevant when it comes to planning.

Speak to your local parish council. Ask them to object. They will have planning experts who understand what are material considerations and on what grounds they can legitimately object. Because everything you’ve said will just be ignored.

Rubyupbeat · 18/06/2024 23:10

I would be worried about car fumes as it seems very close to your garden. How disappointing for you, I would sell up tbh, I couldn't be doing with the stress of it all.

whiteboardking · 18/06/2024 23:18

I'd never buy a house with a field and view for these reasons. You loose value as soon as it's sold and developed. I've known several end up with big developments

TizerorFizz · 19/06/2024 00:41

I would check what the local plan says regarding development. Just because someone wants to develop it, it doesn’t mean it’s in the approved plan. Roads have to be approved by the highway authority for safety in terms of exiting cars. Some authorities are very lax, others are not. So most of the development doesn’t appear unreasonable if the site is included for development. It just means the older folks now get the view. I do feel for you over this.

dunkdemunder · 19/06/2024 07:19

ForFirmBiscuit · 18/06/2024 22:00

Your autistic child could run out into the car park and get run over you should object to this plan

Plans aren't rejected because of individual concerns like this.

It would be like saying the road outside your house should be made pedestrian as you child might get run over 😶

I presume there is a fence anyway.

dunkdemunder · 19/06/2024 07:21

@JuliaMC1

My and my both sides neighbors have walls no more than 4 feet tall, I could ask them if agree to take them down and put a tall fence instead maybe, but will cost them
You could ask but whether they agree or not is questionable. They aren't obliged to.
Could you not plant some tall bushes? It would help block noise and fumes.
In terms of cost, they may agree to cover costs as those costs will be negligible to them.

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