In this case, our clients had bought a house with a large old building in the garden that they thought would be perfect as accommodation for guests and as an office for working from home.
Mole Valley council had other ideas and refused their application to extend and convert the garage.
We helped them alter the design of the extension and provided more argument and explanation to support a new application.
That, too, was refused, to our great disappointment.
We were delighted when the subsequent planning appeal was successful.
The inspector agree with us that the modest changes to the building were minor and would not cause any harm.
This case appeared in an article in the Telegraph newspaper recently as an example of how the planning system is not serving homeowners well.
