In addition to planning permission, certain works will also need to meet current Building Regulations.
Listed Buildings and properties within Conservation Areas may be subject to further regulations. Note that works carried out on trees may require planning permission, particularly where a tree (or trees) is subject to a Tree Preservation Order or is situated within a Conservation Area.
The Parish Council is a statutory consultee and is notified of all planning applications in our area. These will be assessed by Parish Councillors and will appear as agenda items at Council meetings where they may be debated. Parish Councillors may make site visits if deemed necessary. Where we choose to submit a response to Buckinghamshire Council, our comments will be available through Buckinghamshire Council's planning portal. We have produced a Planning Policy Statement as a guide for our Councillors when assessing planning applications. If there are time constraints, comments may be drafted via email agreed by all Councillors and then submitted for more "straight forward" applications.
The issues the Parish Council are able to consider include:
- loss of privacy/impact on residential amenity
- overshadowing/overbearing impact
- highway safety, traffic and parking issues
- noise
- visual amenity/street scene
- wildlife and any loss of biodiversity
- historic buildings and conservation
- flooding
- design, and materials
- appearance of the development
Issues the Parish Council is not able to consider include:
- loss of view
- effect on property values
- private rights
- boundary disputes
- construction noise