.. However, if you object (and persuade
your ward councillor(s) and or parish/town councillors to agree, it
would probably have to go to committee, in which case you might have a
better chance of your objection being upheld.


Be warned. A Local Parish/Town Council objection counts as ONE objection and
has about as much weight and use as a Chocolate Teapot. A few well written
objections from neighbours will carry MUCH much much more weight. I have
come OFF the Local Parish Council and this was one of the reasons. I can
create more stink and possible action as an individual as I could as a
Councillor.

However don't forget, that just because you 'do not like the look of the
thing', it is not grounds for objecting with any hope of it sticking.

Another small point, could you have bought the land and thus stopped the
building? Not as daft as it may seem. A house came up for sale with a wide
side garden, this was the only access to a large piece of land I had. I
bought the house, took off the side garden and then sold the house. Drove a
road through and built houses. Neighbours appealed and took it to London.
Thrown out. 'They could have done the same thing and put a covenant on the
piece of land'

Mike