DUCK

Thanks for your understanding PDDL, common sense prevails after all. I thought I was an alien in here for a while, The reason im clutching at straws is im so unbelievably dissilusioned at the whole planning process at the moment. Honestly i thought these people would at least try and work with you but its like banging my head off a brick wall. I genuinly think half these people are not qualified to do their jobs (but thats a whole other thread).

It really upsets me when a rich developer has no problem at all with planning for huge developments with as much appeal as your average landfill site and someone like me has put through the mill.

F.Y.I. the reason i was refused was not because i wanted some sprawling dallas type mansion but in so many words its because i already own a house and basically im not homeless therefore not in need of planning permission. The house i own is your typical first time buyers house (not enough for a wife and family which is in the pipeline). There was a for sale sign due to go up this week but now thats also on hold while we figure out what to do with the rest of our lives.

I did take the time to ask the local authority what they wanted before we started and i thought we had ticked all the boxes but this just came as bolt from the blue. Honest to god i dont know where to go from here!