Anyone any experience of changes to plans once planning permission granted ?

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Neighbour is selling a plot of land which has pp for 2 houses .

It seems that non material changes to the plans can be made but the definition of "material" is dependent on the site and ,presumably ,the planners view . And that there need not be any consultation .

Has anyone any experience/knowledge in this field ?

What are you concerned about changing? The rules on what is material are quite tight- so things like adding new windows etc wouldn't normally be acceptable, however it depends on how Regis the planners are locally. They wouldn't be able to double the number of houses on there, for example.

Rigid! Sorry, silly autocorrect!

I'm just a worrier I think so lots of stuff...position of houses , the type and location of the gate to the land ,lighting along the access road ,boundary treatment ,refuse collection arrangements ,whether a footpath will be blocked off ( as specified ) or brought back into use - that kind of stuff ...

We made a change from our side extension of a kitchen and garage to be a kitchen and downstairs bedroom part way through build. It was considered minor amendment as it didn't change the footprint but we had to amend building regs as it involved additional insulation. It also included a garage door changing to a window. Didn't seem to be a problem at the time.

We are currently asking for a non material change to leave a shed, convert it to a garage and move the new built that would have been there over by 2.3metres. Sent plans to Council 2 weeks ago expect reply in another two weeks. Building warrant will need amending as well. I am desperately trying to get a two bed bungalow down to £250K for the build.

In housing developments it is amazing what goes through as non material changes and no-one knows until it is too late.

Mmm thanks .

it is amazing what goes through as non material changes and no-one knows until it is too late

I can believe that. It's what worries me .

In housing developments it is amazing what goes through as non material changes and no-one knows until it is too late

Yes,this is what worries me ,especially as no definition ( or even guidelines ,it seems ) as to what " non material " is . And with planners being so busy .

The site is very close to us - the house will be 6 feet from our boundary and the impact of the development ,especially to access where the new road will be mm from our boundary ,will be great . And easy to ignore our point of view .

I agree it must vary from Council to Council.

We had planning permission for a rear and side extension to our 1930s semi. Realised we couldn't afford it so on the advice of our architect, we applied for a non - material amendment - still wanted to extend at the rear (same plan) but no longer wanted to extend at the side.

Council refused it, said it was a 'material' change and we have just had to make a whole new application for planning permission.

Seems ridiculous when other councils are letting much more substantial changes through as 'non-material'.

Yes that seems odd ,especially as the amendment must have produced a smaller footprint .

but I bet you had to cough up another fee for the second application .

Yep, another £172