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POINTERS... #5
How Many Objections are needed to stop a planning application |
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Quality - Not necessarily Quantity...
While it is possible for a large number of objections to be submitted - it is important that they contain valid reasons in the first place... otherwise they simply may not be counted. Likewise petitions may be null and void if they are badly constructed.
However, generally speaking 5 - 10 good objections are often enough to get an application 'called in' to a committee meeting for councillors to decide (although this does differ between local authorities). Otherwise a case officer (with management supervision) may make a decision under 'delegated powers'.
Where multiple valid objections are received by a planning authority, this can be enough to convince a planning officer to refuse an application - however you must bear in mind that those objections may have insufficient weight to give him / her the ability to refuse an application outright. This is why it is so important to focus on planning policy and objection quality - rather than quantity per se...
However, generally speaking 5 - 10 good objections are often enough to get an application 'called in' to a committee meeting for councillors to decide (although this does differ between local authorities). Otherwise a case officer (with management supervision) may make a decision under 'delegated powers'.
Where multiple valid objections are received by a planning authority, this can be enough to convince a planning officer to refuse an application - however you must bear in mind that those objections may have insufficient weight to give him / her the ability to refuse an application outright. This is why it is so important to focus on planning policy and objection quality - rather than quantity per se...
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