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Originally Posted by jaysay
I think you'll find that if retro planning permission is applied for, it has to adhere to the planning regs just like any other, to turn it down is not really wise, because if appealed to, I think the home secretary, (I'm not sure on this) it could cost the council a hell of a lot of money, maybe Bernard or Joan my be able to shed light on this as they are at the coal face as it were
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That's right, planning law applies whether it's retrospective or not.A planning authority can't turn down an application because it's retrospective. But a development that's been started without planning permission runs the risk of course of not complying with planning law. And then the developer could be told to knock it down.
Its the Planning Inspectorate that deals with appeals.