Twin wall flue

[Peter 1981]

Hello I am new to the forum, hello to everyone.

I have an issue with planning permission. Basically I have installed a wood burner and twin wall flue. Flueis stainless steel and runs up the gable end of house in my back garden. The flue is visable to 6 neighbours.

Sunderland council received a complaint about it. As they have removed the permitted development rights for the estate I should have applied for permission. I have since put a plan in and they are telling me they are going to refuse it. They are giving me the option to build a brick chimney around it but this will cost a bit.

Any idea my likely chances of winning an appeal.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Have you actually read the wording of the conditions of the original house planning approval to check this aspect was removed?

 

[Peter 1981]

No i haven't. Where do u find that?

 

[Peter 1981]

Hello I have since found out why the permitted development rights have been removed. It's to follow guidelines on a unitary development plan that Sunderland council made in 1998. Even though whe I bought the house from David wilsons where the land registry searches stated that the permitted development wasn't removed.

 

[Nakajo]

And the wording?

 

[Peter 1981]

Please see the wording below.

 

[Nakajo]

To the best of my knowledge, there are no article 4 directions in Sunderland - other than those that apply to Conservation Areas. So why do you think your Permitted Development rights have been removed?

 

[Doggit]

I haven't read through the permitted development article, but did you apply for building control notice for the stove installation, or was it done by a registered Hetas engineer.

 

[Peter 1981]

To the best of my knowledge, there are no article 4 directions in Sunderland - other than those that apply to Conservation Areas. So why do you think your Permitted Development rights have been removed?

They have removed them to keep within them rules I posted above. They didn't use article 4.

 

[Peter 1981]

I haven't read through the permitted development article, but did you apply for building control notice for the stove installation, or was it done by a registered Hetas engineer.

Hetas engineer applied for the building controls. A neighbour complained about the flue as they don't like the way it is spoiling their view of my back garden. Planning department sent me a letter telling me I need planning permission for it but they would be likely to refuse it.

 

[Nakajo]

I still don't understand how they have removed them. A local authority cannot simply contravene statutory rights on a whim. If there is no article 4, then your rights are intact.

 

[Peter 1981]

See note 1 of the original estate planning permission.

 

[Nakajo]

Ah, I see - my mistake - I misread or misconstrued your original post.

 

[Peter 1981]

Anyone have any idea of my appeal chances?
The guy who has complained name has shown up on the application too which is nice to know.

 

[^woody^]

Can you post a picture of the flues?