B O S T O N
BOROUGH COUNCIL
Municipal Buildings, West Street, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 8QR
Application Number: B/06/0683/FULL
Case Officer: Alan Oliver
Direct Line: 01205 314347
11 October 2006
Owner/Occupier
14 Brand End Road
Butterwick
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE22 0ET
Dear Sir/Madam
Construction of a detached house and garage a pair of semi-detached houses with parking
and turning for vehicles on the site of a detached house and garage which are to be
demolished at 18, Brand End Road, Butterwick, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 0JB
The above application for Full Planning Permission has been received. You may feel that this
proposal will affect you. If you wish to see the application together with any associated plans,
they are available for inspection at the Municipal Buildings, West Street, Boston during normal
working hours which are Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 5.15pm and Friday 8.45am – 4.45pm.
On the reverse side of this letter there is some advice that may be helpful to you and explains the
procedure involved in commenting on applications. Should you wish to make any comments on
the application please let me have them in writing by 1 November 2006 or send E-mail to
[email protected]. By submitting your comments, you are giving
consent under the Data Protection Act 1998 for them to be available for public inspection and for
this purpose any anonymous letters will not be accepted. As a result of negotiations the submitted
details may change in a minor way. If the changes are significant, the Council will probably
request the applicant to submit a new planning application.
Due to the significant volume of comments being made about individual proposals, we do
not normally send out acknowledgements to letters or respond to specific questions
contained within them. If you do comment on an application, we will write to you once the
final decision has been made to advise you of the outcome. However, if you require an
acknowledgement of your comments, please provide a stamped self-addressed envelope.
Yours faithfully
Alan Oliver
Planning Case Officer
Director of Development
Phil Drury
MCIAT, ACIOB
Chief Executive
Michael Gallagher
MSc; BA(Hons), MILAM; FRSA
Director of Resources
Andrew Claydon
BA(Hons) , CPFA, DMS
Main Switchboard: 01205 314200 Main Fax: 01205 364604 DX: 26823 – Boston Website: www.boston.gov.uk
HOW CAN I COMMENT ON AN APPLICATION?
Anyone can comment on a planning application. The plans and other information submitted as part of the application can be viewed
at the Council reception in the Municipal Buildings. Your comments should be submitted in writing,:
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By letter - the contact address is at the end of this leaflet.
By fax – please fax to Planning Services 01205 314313
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By email – [email protected]
Online through the Planning section at www.boston.gov.uk
We cannot accept formal comments over the phone as they may be misinterpreted but we can accept comments on an
audiocassette tape.
All correspondence, however sent should: Give your name and postal address (anonymous comments cannot be considered)
 Include the application number
 Be received by the expiry date shown on the site notice, or by the date given in this notification letter.
RELEVANT COMMENTS
When making decisions on planning applications, the Council can only take into account relevant planning matters, they will
disregard any objections or comments containing racial or defamatory comments. Relevant planning matters include:
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Impact on amenity, privacy or character of an area
Impact of traffic and road safety
Car parking and access
Visual impact
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Effect in terms of noise and disturbance
Impact on the countryside
Impact on trees
Whether the proposal complies with local and national
planning policies
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Protection of private view
Land ownership or property disputes
Financial competition unless of wider community effects
Moral objections
We cannot take into account:
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Effect on property value
Character or standing of the applicant
Private neighbour disputes
Matters covered by legislation other than planning
All relevant comments will be taken into account when reaching a decision on a planning application and will be recorded on the
planning file (which is a public document available for anyone to look at). When considering making comments try and acquaint
yourself with the relevant planning policies against which the application will be considered and also try and understand the
proposal from the applicant’s perspective too. To find the planning policies, please go to our website under the following address
www.boston.gov.uk/planning/localplan.asp
Once a final decision has been taken on a planning application we write formally to everybody who has commented advising them
of the outcome. In the case of a refusal of permission we will outline the reasons for refusal. In the case of a grant of permission we
will advise of the planning conditions that will apply and why permission has been granted.
HOW DO I FIND OUT ABOUT THE DECISION?
If you have commented on an application, we will write and let you know the decision within two weeks of the decision date.
WHAT IF I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE DECISION OR SERVICE?
There are no rights of appeal for third parties who are unhappy with a planning decision. However, the reason for a decision will be
explained in the letter informing you of the decision.
If you think your comments have not been handled correctly or you are unhappy about some other aspect of our service. Please
contact the Planning Services Manager at the address shown on our letterhead.