Hello
Wondering if there are any planners on here who would know how the new legal provisions in the bill will be rolled out? We want to apply for planning for a loft extension that there's a reasonably high chance would have been rejected previously, but is expressly allowed under the new bill (we want to raise the roof height in a way that is visible from the street- a front to back mansard on a butterfly roof- none of the rest of the houses on the street have it done, but they are not very visually uniform, with some newer infill- all different colours, heights of parapet walls, different bays etc- so it's not a charming georgian terrace where all the houses look the same). Architect seems a bit clueless about how the changes to the law will be applied (or that there was one, but we spoke to 3 architects who all seemed to know nothing about it).
The bill got assent in December but I am wondering how that trickles down to planners in practice- do you have to wait for guidance to come out? We're happy to hold off putting in in for a bit if we need to, but also don't want to wait forever, because if we can't get it through (including on appeal) we'll need to move and will progress with some more basic reno to see us through for a bit and sell.
It's a London borough so there's the wider London plan to consider as well I guess. Any thoughts or experience welcome.