Formal Letter Writer
Official letters made easy, for a council, bank, landlord, school, or employer. Describe what you need.
What it produces
Real output from this tool, not a mock-up.
What went in
- What you need the letter to do
- Write to the council objecting to a planning application next door. They want a two storey side extension right up to our boundary that would block our kitchen window, the only source of natural light in that room.
- Details to include
- Application reference 26/01882/HH at 14 Marlow Road. Our property is 16 Marlow Road. Two storeys, 6.2 metres deep, on the boundary line. Our kitchen window is on that elevation, 1.5 metres from the boundary, the only window in the room. The Council's own guidance says two storey side extensions should be set in at least 1 metre from the boundary at first floor level. Consultation closes 2 September. Not objecting in principle, only to the depth and the boundary at first floor.
- Tone
- Formal
What came back
[Your name] [Your address] [Date] Planning Department [Council name] [Council address] Re: Objection to planning application 26/01882/HH, 14 Marlow Road Your ref: 26/01882/HH Dear Sir or Madam, I am objecting to planning application 26/01882/HH for a two storey side extension at 14 Marlow Road, which backs onto my property at 16 Marlow Road. The proposed extension is 6.2 metres deep and built right up to the boundary line at both ground and first floor level. My kitchen window sits on that boundary elevation, about 1.5 metres from the line, and it is the only window in the room. An extension of this depth on the boundary would block most of the light the room currently gets. The Council's own supplementary planning guidance on residential extensions states that two storey side extensions should be set in at least 1 metre from the boundary at first floor level. This proposal does not meet that standard, and I would ask that it be assessed against it. I am not objecting to a side extension in principle, only to its depth and its position on the boundary at first floor level. A revised design that set the first floor back from the boundary in line with the guidance would address my concern. I understand the consultation period closes on 2 September and would ask that this objection be recorded and taken into account before a decision is made. Yours faithfully, [Your name]
When to use it
Use this for the letters that need to sound official and be taken seriously: a council, a bank, a landlord, a school, an employer. Describe what you need it to achieve and what to include, and you get a properly structured letter rather than an email with a formal greeting on it.