| Topic: | Letter from Consultant Engineer | |
| Posted by: | Victor Mishiku | |
| Date/Time: | 21/03/13 10:40:00 |
| "....the house wall (No.41's two living-rooms' walls) is wholly on the land of No.41. No.43 cannot build a wall that is joined into No.41's wall. The external wooden stud wall proposed at No.43 must be built as if No.41 did not exist - it should not weigh upon No.41's house wall or use it for shelter/support...." Further to my message to Charles re. No.41's house wall, please see the letter I received from Consultant Engineer, Rusi K Dalal, who lives on the estate in an 1897 house also built by James Wills (Mr Wills built and lived at No.43 in 1885). Hopefully, the link below will provide the letter: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14377445/RKDalal.pdf As Dr Sahota has instructed his agents (who didn't seem to know his right name or home address when making the Application a few days before Xmas) to lodge an Appeal with The Planning Inspectorate in Bristol, the planning merits (or should I say "demerits") will be looked at independently by an Inspector. I am reminded of a case in Norbury, L.B.Croydon when the many objectors to a proposed backgarden development (recommended by the planners without even a site visit to view from neighbouring vantage points, but unanimously REFUSED by the Planning Committee at a well-attended meeting at Croydon Town Hall) had requested assistance from their local GLA Member, Cllr. Steve O'Connell. Cllr. O'Connell was very sympathetic and not only attended the Planning Committee to speak against the proposals (as did the Ward Councillor) but also attended the subsequent Appeal Hearing conducted in the main Chamber of the Town Hall and gave evidence to the Inspector saying how the GLA was against building in back gardens. The Appeal was later dismissed and the developers (Devine Homes Plc) have entirely abandoned the project after legal covenant issues arose. In the Ealing case, our GLA Member is the developer! So, hopefully our Ealing MP will help. |