Not respecting planning permission can cost you (a lot) in france

Connexionfrance

Not respecting planning permission can cost you (a lot) in france"


Play all audios:

Loading...

EXTENSIONS THAT GO OVER PERMITTED AMOUNTS CAN BE DEMOLISHED – WITH OWNERS HAVING TO PICK UP THE COSTS – IF NEIGHBOURS ARE AFFECTED A homeowner has been ordered to reduce the size of their


property extension – despite the hefty costs to do so – after they exceeded approved planning permission rules. A neighbour complained that the new extension, which saw the construction of a


building higher than the authorised planning permission, ruined multiple aspects of their property. The owner of the extension, however, argued that a demolition order (to place the


extension back within the original planning permission limits) was disproportionate, but the courts ruled that it had to be followed. The case was taken all the way to the Cour de cassation


– France’s highest judicial court, who ruled on the matter earlier this year. The ruling reaffirms previous cases, in that the nature of ‘damage’ to a person does not limit the rules on


removing the extension that led to the complaint. Read more: Next door’s extension will block sun to my French home. What can I do? PROPERTY NEARLY ONE METRE ABOVE ALLOCATION The extension


work to the property in the overseas department of Réunion saw a new building constructed after planning permission was approved by the local commune.  Although Réunion is an overseas


department, many of the same rules apply – including for planning permissions – as in mainland France. However, the building was at least 70cm higher than allocated for in the approval. The


height of the building meant that for a neighbouring property, three quarters of its sea-view disappeared, and the amount of natural lighting in the living spaces was reduced significantly.


  The owner of the newly-constructed extension argued that reducing the size of the building by 70cm – as was originally ordered by the local courts – would cost a significant amount of


money, and be unreasonably expensive in comparison to the damage caused to their neighbour.  He argued that the height of the building being over what was approved via the planning


permission should fall into a margin of acceptable error. Read more: Couple cannot demolish and rebuild French home even if not protected SEVERAL RULINGS REACH SAME CONCLUSION The Cour de


cassation cited a number of previous rulings on similar cases. These state that any constructions that break planning permission stipulations and measures – subsequently causing damage of


some kind, including to a property’s value – must be demolished or reduced to fit the original planning permission allocations. Cases such as these fall under civil liability rules, meaning


the neighbour’s damages must be overturned, without anyone else incurring a loss (or profit) off the back of this.  Although demolishing the extension will incur a serious cost, the court


does ot count this as the owner making a ‘loss’, because the increased payout is due to breaking planning permission rules.  In alternative scenarios where planning permission regulations


were kept to – but a neighbour still complains – alternative solutions may be found.


Trending News

GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar hits year-low, world stocks rally set to end

The U. S. dollar sank to its lowest in more than a year against key world currencies on Friday as investors assessed com...

Overdose – News, Research and Analysis – The Conversation – page 1

Cliff and Cara Blauvelt, owners of Odie B’s sandwich shops in Denver, have created a recovery-friendly workplace thanks ...

New Sub-$500 TCL 5G Smartphone Has Cutting Edge Display & Is Already Winning Awards

TCL is set to roll out a new sub $500 5G smartphone which is set to also include a new display technology with some US m...

State lokayukta visits dahisar mangrove site to take stock of destruction

dna has been highlighting the issue of destruction of mangroves on a private plot adjacent to Saraswati complex in Anand...

Water retention: symptoms, remedies, causes, and more

Water retention can be a common issue or a sign of a health condition. Some lifestyle changes can help reduce water rete...

Latests News

Not respecting planning permission can cost you (a lot) in france

EXTENSIONS THAT GO OVER PERMITTED AMOUNTS CAN BE DEMOLISHED – WITH OWNERS HAVING TO PICK UP THE COSTS – IF NEIGHBOURS AR...

Reducing cardiac ct radiation through community outreach

Radiation exposure from cardiac CT is currently under a high level of scrutiny, and many patients may be receiving exces...

Adenomatous polyposis coli protein deletion leads to cognitive and autism-like disabilities

ABSTRACT Intellectual disabilities (IDs) and autism spectrum disorders link to human _APC_ inactivating gene mutations. ...

Automated early ovarian cancer detection system based on bioinformatics

ABSTRACT Ovarian cancer is a common gynecological tumor, with a high mortality rate and difficult clinical treatment. Ea...

Nutritional status and growth after bone marrow transplantation (bmt) during childhood: ebmt late-effects working party retrospective data

ABSTRACT The European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Late-Effects Working Party collected data on pat...

Top