We have no right to light and we have no right not to be overlooked. Unless there is a really good reason for an objection no development should be stopped.I objected to a neighbours developement once before as they were building a Celtic Tiger monstrosity which was going to completely overshadow our back garden and end any privacy we had. County council agreed with us and refused permission. ABP overruled that without ever speaking to us or our solicitor and never visiting our house. To this day, we have no idea how that decision was made but we ended up selling as a result.
As a result, I have no respect or time for ABP and no respect for any of their decisions. No argument that objections for the sake of an objection or to try and get "compensation" should be stopped but sometimes objections are valid.
??We have no right to light
Unless a proposed development is taking light from inside a building, i.e. obstructing a window, it is not a ground to refuse a development.
That is sadly correct, anyone can build a monstrosity next to your house, kill off all natural light in your back garden etc and you can do little or nothing about it. There is a limited right to it in the UK.We have no right to light and we have no right not to be overlooked. Unless there is a really good reason for an objection no development should be stopped.
Being overlooked is not commensurate with having your quality of life destroyed. If you live in a city or town there's a good chance you'll be overlooked. We just have to suck it up. Whatever about light, people who complain about their view being obstructed are just the pits.That is sadly correct, anyone can build a monstrosity next to your house, kill off all natural light in your back garden etc and you can do little or nothing about it. There is a limited right to it in the UK.
I would argue that destroying the quality of life in the adjoining properties is pretty much a good reason to oppose.
I agree. I've had an apartment block built behind a former home. I didn't object; the people who lived there are just as entitled to a place to live as I am.I'm not against developement in principle, but it needs to be appropriate.
That's a great slogan but what exactly does that mean?We should be building communities, not rabbit hutches for people to live in.
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