Planning Observation : sure ya man called around!! Adive needed

Radhead

Advice needed,

I put in a planning observation on an extension that's happening directly behind my house, (that property has always been rented out).
The two storey extension has a large windown looking right into my house.

So, a representative of the guy who owns it calls to my door, and gives a sob story about the owner needing the money and having a sick child, and asks me to remove the observation.

I told him I'd 'think about it', but on consideration I'd rather have it reviewed by inspectors.

However, this fella has since called back to the door 4 times and last night he was demanding to know why I hadn't withdrawn the observation yet!!

I told him that I only said I'd consider it and not to call to my house again. I'm sure he will though.

Any advice, anyone ever come across a similar situation? This developer doesn't live there, this guy doesn't live there, they want to rent it out etc...

braftery

Options:

1. Don't answer the door !
2. Answer the door and tell him politely not to call again.
3. Answer the door with a video camera in your hand and film the conversation.
4. Answer the door naked and invite him to come in
5. Follow the guy home and start calling to his house and telling him your sob stories.
6. Burn down the house with the extension

Health Warning:
These suggestions may contravene Irish Law and could result in, bodily harm, injury, arrest and possible imprisonment.

Radhead

Ha! er thanks, definitely some options there alright...

Poor Uncle Tom

braftery wrote: »

Options:

1. Don't answer the door !
2. Answer the door and tell him politely not to call again.
3. Answer the door with a video camera in your hand and film the conversation.
4. Answer the door naked and invite him to come in
5. Follow the guy home and start calling to his house and telling him your sob stories.
6. Burn down the house with the extension

Health Warning:
These suggestions may contravene Irish Law and could result in, bodily harm, injury, arrest and possible imprisonment.

/or even infraction......:D

Redhead, if this person calls again I would ask for full name address and contact number as your solicitor will need the details for the harassment complaint. Also inform him that the observation stays as you are fully within your rights, no more need be said.

kboc

braftery wrote: »

Options:

1. Don't answer the door !
2. Answer the door and tell him politely not to call again.
3. Answer the door with a video camera in your hand and film the conversation.
4. Answer the door naked and invite him to come in
5. Follow the guy home and start calling to his house and telling him your sob stories.
6. Burn down the house with the extension

Health Warning:
These suggestions may contravene Irish Law and could result in, bodily harm, injury, arrest and possible imprisonment.

Try it for a laugh, see how you get on!

sydthebeat

this is harrassment, demand his name with identification and tell him you cannot possibly discuss your own private matters with an unknown entity

muffler

Carlsberg dont do planning solutions but if they did..................




Cures most problems

braftery

+1 to Poor Uncle Tom's suggestion

Sorry if my ideas infracted or offended !

You are within your rights to place the observation and his approaches to you could be considered a harrassment ...

how you deal with both of these is upto you

I was just trying to cover the range of options that might be used depending on your mood

archtech

I would be slow to advice you to withdraw your submission at this stage. The amount of unsolicited times the applicant's rep has called is not be acceptable.

In terms of planning, if the proposal does not comply with the relevant planning guidelines, it would not normally be grant planning permission, whether you made a submission or not, however if it does comply with the relevant guidelines (development plan etc), then permission would most properly be granted despite your submission.

Radhead

archtech wrote: »

I would be slow to advice you to withdraw your submission at this stage. The amount of unsolicited times the applicant's rep has called is not be acceptable.

In terms of planning, if the proposal does not comply with the relevant planning guidelines, it would not normally be grant planning permission, whether you made a submission or not, however if it does comply with the relevant guidelines (development plan etc), then permission would most properly be granted despite your submission.

Thanks for all the advice, seems Poor Uncle Tom has the way of it.

Poor Uncle Tom

Radhead wrote: »

...seems Poor Uncle Tom has the way of it.

/shame, when I was just warming to the nude option....:p

picorette

Have had this experience myself, and caught me off guard.

In hindsight, I would ask for the representative's name and address, and ask that they put any request in writing for your consideration.

sinnerboy

Devils advocate here now.

Radhead - do you object in principle to the whole thing or just to the overlooking window?

If it's just the window can you agree ( in writing ) with the applicant that if the window is removed that you alter your observation