A step by step guide to submitting a planning application comment
Website
Step 1:
Search & Find the planning application, using the reference
Step 2:
Either Log in if you have an existing account or register for a new account.
Please only use real names & addresses, as incomplete or incorrect details will not be considered. The post code is also used to give more weight to the opinion of local residents or businesses.
Step 3: Register, if needed.
Step 4:
On the comments tab, click 'make a comment'
Step 5:
Commenter type, select as appropriate.
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Select if you wish to Object, Support or Neutral.
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Step 6:
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Input your comments and press submit.
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Please see the advice below this.
If you are still unable to use the planning portal, please email info@sheafportertrust.org and we may be able to provide a direct email, which changes between each planning application.
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Some general advice on comments, from ( https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/planning/view_a_planning_application/how_to_comment_on_applications/guide_to_commenting.aspx )
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"The planning issues that are taken into account
We have a statutory duty to consider the provisions of the Local Plan and any other "material considerations". The most common "material considerations" include (the list is not exhaustive):
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local, strategic, regional and national planning policies
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Government circulars, orders and statutory instruments
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previous planning decisions (including appeal decisions)
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design, visual appearance, and materials
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layout and density of buildings
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loss of daylight or sunlight
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overshadowing/loss of outlook (but not loss of view)
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overlooking/loss of privacy
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noise and disturbance from use
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smells
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light pollution
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highway safety issues
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traffic generation
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vehicular access
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adequacy of parking
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loss of important trees
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landscaping
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nature conservation
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intrusion into the open countryside/ Green Belt
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risk of flooding
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effect of Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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archaeology
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hazardous materials and ground contamination
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disabled persons access
We cannot take into account
Many concerns cannot be addressed through the planning process, these include:
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loss of view
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loss of property value
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breach of restrictive covenant
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loss of trade to a competitor
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the level of profit a developer might make
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personal circumstances of the applicant (in most cases)
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moral objections e.g. to uses such as amusement arcades and betting offices
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matters controlled under Building Regulations or other non-planning laws, e.g. structural stability, drainage, fire precautions etc
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private issues between neighbours e.g. land/boundary disputes, damage to property, private rights of way, covenants etc
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problems arising from the construction period of any works, e.g. noise, dust, construction vehicles, hours of work etc.
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the development is already completed "
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