I believe that some of those "Workers who are enriching our society" have a good way of getting planning consent when it has previously been rejected when white indigenous people have applied, given up and sold the house - is to claim a need for a Prayer Room. All of a sudden there are no objections!
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "John" saying something like:
That's a bit of a Khant.
I've no idea whether that's true or not, but would be interested to see your 'evidence'!
"Need" is not a planning consideration.
JGH
It is is the councillors are driven by some inane need to be seen to be minority sensitive - or are worried about getting backpack-bombed.
It was probably in The Bile Duct.
Ok, I'll rephrase that. Planning law specifies that "need" is not a planning consideration.
JGH
Not IME. In the part of the city I deal with, which has a very high Muslim population (*), I've not come across this. Certainly from a B/Regs POV (and IME dealing with Planning Enforcement), an extension to a dwelling is an extension to a dwelling, irrespective of its use. OTOH, a 'Prayer Room' may constitute a change of use to a public building, requiring a whole load more work.
What there may be more of is unauthorised works. Person A may apply for an extension which is rejected; person B may build a similar extension without PP, but it may not be noticed within the time limits, or if it is, a prosecution may not be brought.
(*) Many of the Muslim population have been there a while, some born here. The 'white indigenous people' are, for the most part, the most feckless, work-shy and objectionable people in that particular area.
I think some councils will be more tolerant of some small extensions where they're required to provide a downstairs bathroom for a disabled person.
Owain
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