Planning objections after approval - what can i do?

El Camino

It's just come to my attention that a new development has been approved in my locality. This new development will now be overlooking my property, which i have recently moved into.

The planning process appears to have completed on this and it has been approved but I was wondering if there is anything that i can do at this point in terms of raising concerns about it.

My main concern is the fact that there are a number of developments in the locality that are currently empty and there is no need to build another. The development that is proposed is for social/affordable housing. Surely they would be better off buying up the vacant properties in other developments before further building development is carried out.

Any ideas as to what i can do, if anything, at this point?

gman2k

If the planning process is completed, then there is nothing anyone can do!
I wouldn't worry about it too much, as even thought there are planning applications in the process at the moment, there won't be anything residential built for a long time.
Developers are simply trying to increase the value of their land stock, it helps with their funding ratios, especially when NAMA comes calling.

md12

You can still go to An Bord Pleanala thats if they hav'nt been involved already. As far as i know you don't need to have objected to the original application. You can still object to the board.

El Camino

THanks for the responses guys. A quick check on the An Bord Planala site suggests that they will only accept appeals within 4 weeks of the original plannaing approval. I've well missed that date at this stage.

In terms of wheterh a developer will actually build in this scenario - This is a social housing project so i think that it will very likely oush ahead as it is not a commercial development.

So what do i do now... If i have no correcdt recourse through local authority is there some form of local political lobbying that i can do woth town councillors in relaiton to this. This development was approved before things went belly-up and there are a number of ghost estates in the area. Surely it would be in everyones interest that these properties were utilised instead of building new ones.

Any opinions?

gman2k

El Camino wrote: »

THanks for the responses guys. A quick check on the An Bord Planala site suggests that they will only accept appeals within 4 weeks of the original plannaing approval. I've well missed that date at this stage.

In terms of wheterh a developer will actually build in this scenario - This is a social housing project so i think that it will very likely oush ahead as it is not a commercial development.

So what do i do now... If i have no correcdt recourse through local authority is there some form of local political lobbying that i can do woth town councillors in relaiton to this. This development was approved before things went belly-up and there are a number of ghost estates in the area. Surely it would be in everyones interest that these properties were utilised instead of building new ones.

Any opinions?

Quite simply, you have no recourse whatsoever.
What can town Councillors do in regards to a granted planning permission? - Nothing. All the local council can do is ensure that if it ever is built, it is built in accordance with the granted planning permission conditions and approved layouts.
Also, re the 4 week appeal timeline to ABP, this is generally only open to parties that made a submission during the initial planning application process.
There is an method for third parties to appeal to ABP without having made submissions during the initial planning application process, but it is in very limited circumstances - someone more knowledgeable with the relevant planning act could advise.
finally, just because it is social housing, does not mean it will definitely go ahead - money has to come for somewhere to build these schemes, banks will not lend for residential in this country for a good few years, and local authorities are 'cash strapped'

atech

gman2k wrote: »

There is an method for third parties to appeal to ABP without having made submissions during the initial planning application process, but it is in very limited circumstances - someone more knowledgeable with the relevant planning act could advise.

That is for adjoining landowners/occupiers who didn't appeal during the inital planning phase which may have been relevant to EL Camino but he/she still would have had to apply for this 'leave to appeal' within 4 weeks of the PA's decision.
Also he/she couldn't actually appeal the original planning application, only any conditions which the council imposed so they could recieve permission.

I'd imagine the only way planning would be overturned at this stage would be down to some unforseen circumstance like an ancient site being discoved upon excavation or something.

Mellor

md12 wrote: »

You can still go to An Bord Pleanala thats if they hav'nt been involved already. As far as i know you don't need to have objected to the original application. You can still object to the board.

Not true,
There is a 4 week window for appeal, to apply you need to have been an objector (or adjoining, which the OP may or may not be)

On the face of it, there is little you can do.