East Lothian Council Planning Objection Success
Description
Unauthorised Garden Development
Location
Outcome
Planning Application Withdrawn
Acting on behalf of a concerned neighbour, we successfully instigated enforcement action by East Lothian Council in response to unauthorised garden developments that included significant structures and raised platforms being erected within the neighbouring garden. These works had been carried out without planning permission and raised significant concerns around residential amenity, privacy, and visual impact.
Following the Council’s enforcement investigation, the applicant submitted a retrospective planning application. We then prepared a robust formal objection, highlighting the material harm caused by the works and setting out clear breaches of planning policy.
The result? The application was withdrawn — a successful outcome that prevented the formal approval of inappropriate, unauthorised development.
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