Best ways to object to neighbours planning permission???

[minko]

The house 2 doors down has been bought by a bloke who has subsequently turned it into a shared house. There are about 5 or 6 tennants living there in 5 rooms. He has asked for planning permission to turn this into 10 rooms.

The thing is this is, or was a nice suburban street with young families and older couples, now this is really bringing the road down. All his tennants are immigrants, Polish, Iranian etc. and change so regularly we don't know who's living there. The police have been seen chatting to the tennants on a few occassions too. And they also have LOTS or cars. The property has no parking so they are always parked outside other people's houses.

So, what can we do to object??? Anyone ever succeeded in getting plans changed?

The HMO (houses of multiple occupation)are positively encouraged so I don't think you will get far in a country where homelessness is rifeAgree with whoever said get to know them As for bringing the neighbourhood down?Very hyacinth bucket

There are set criteria for objections whcih you can see on the Planning Portal website. Parking provision would proably be the valid one plus if it would be physically out of keeping with the neighbouring properties.

Applications are published in local paper and affected adjacent properties notified by letter. You could probably also find copies foi any plans and details on the council's website (most offer a search by postcode within a radius) perhaps with an online feedback option.

Contact your local council and see if you can look at the planning application first.

If you are confused about what they are applying for or think they have lied on the application see if you can get an appointment to see a planning officer.

Any objections I think have to be made in writing (either by post or online).

Our local council appends any objection letters onto its website with all the application correspondence They are available to view at the Council offices and during the formal Planning Committee discussion so you have to be prepared that the landlord will find out and that it could cause ill feeling.

minko.your letter of objection must be based on planning matters only,eg parking provision.if you make reference to the number of tennants or their nationality they will not take notice. the more people that object,the more likely that the application will go to your local planning committee and then local councillors will get involved,hence your chance of getting this stopped. has work started already to alter the property? if so, you can report it to the building inspector who will view the property and check that they are not breaching building control.contact your local councillor (find out on web who they are under local council) and tell them your concerns.