Oh dear - This is looking legally very dark

Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays

I know for a fact that planners can be bought, OP. Perhaps try that?

lush_walrus

AdrianC wrote: »

The majority of planning applications don't go to committee - they're decided by the planning officer alone. Our parish council is involved in an application at the moment which we're actively pushing (with the county councillor) to get put before the committee. It's a fairly contentious retrospective application, and it's still uncertain that it'll go before the committee...

I was talking in context of their application to build a single dwelling, I didn't think it was necessary to cover other eventuality. In my experience that would be an application which would be referred to a committee.

marksoton

To add context.

I have 32 planning conditions on my current £6M scheme for a pipeline.

Not all require committee. But they're not sitting till January now.

When that session happens who's going to take priority?

Major infrastructure or a single individual quite frankly carping. I know where my money is. Whether that's right or wrong.

lush_walrus

marksoton wrote: »

To add context.

I have 32 planning conditions on my current £6M scheme for a pipeline.

Not all require committee. But they're not sitting till January now.

When that session happens who's going to take priority?

Major infrastructure or a single individual quite frankly carping. I know where my money is. Whether that's right or wrong.[/QUOTE

Not sure why the toss is being argued over this but to help. Planners have limited delegated powers, it is only those which are deemed to fit within those delegated powers which do not go before a planning committee. Those which are considered to be minor applications and of which are also without objections.

In your case a 6m scheme I anticipat would be on a site greater than 1 hectare and therefore would be considered and applied for as a major application. A major application unless no objections would be expected to appear infront of a committee. But you appear to be discussing the clearance of conditions placed on a permitted scheme, if that is the case then no planning conditions and the clearance of such is not a committee matter. The local authority take the information you submit and refer to their internal colleagues / Thames Water / environment agency etc depending on the condition to clear it.

In the case of the OP again going by their post and upset at objections I assume it is causing controversy and therefore is a matter tgat will appear infront of the committee.

marksoton

lush_walrus wrote: »

Not sure why the toss is being argued over this but to help. Planners have limited delegated powers, it is only those which are deemed to fit within those delegated powers which do not go before a planning committee. Those which are considered to be minor applications and of which are also without objections.

In your case a 6m scheme I anticipat would be on a site greater than 1 hectare and therefore would be considered and applied for as a major application. A major application unless no objections would be expected to appear infront of a committee. But you appear to be discussing the clearance of conditions placed on a permitted scheme, if that is the case then no planning conditions and the clearance of such is not a committee matter. The local authority take the information you submit and refer to their internal colleagues / Thames Water / environment agency etc depending on the condition to clear it.

In the case of the OP again going by their post and upset at objections I assume it is causing controversy and therefore is a matter tgat will appear infront of the committee.

Because it's relevant here because OP is pushing for committee.

In my case it's not permitted development ( i wish it was! ).

However you are right regarding third party stakeholder consultation. I've never sat in so many meetings.

Fuzzyness

discotroll wrote: »

Sorry - one of the pieces of information supplied to the PC went beyond just a false claim regarding the nature of the land I own (and wish to build on) and actually stated that I am breaking the law in respect to a protected species. This was then forwarded to my planning officer by the PC as a 'fact' together with a request to take action against me for breaking the law...

great crested newts by any chance? i suppose the question is have you actually harmed a protected species? if so, the parish councillor is within their rights to draw it to the planning officer's attention as this could influence how your planning application is dealt with and ultimately if it is approved or not. do you know whether you do or dont have any protected species on your site?

BornAtTheRightTime

In respect of the parish councillor mis-representing you. There will be a Code of Conduct that all parish councillors must follow. If they don't it is a criminal matter. Get hold of a copy and read it - it *should* be on your parish council's website (they do have a website, right? A lawful requirement for small parishes). If you believe he/she has broken the Code of Conduct, contact your local authority's Monitoring Officer. They are responsible for holding councillors to Standard and can/will take action, up to and including suspending the councillor or referring matters to the police.

steampowered

Out of interest, if we take your post at face value, why do you think the local Parish council would want to disseminate false information for use in a planning decision?

Presumably not just for the giggles. Have you had previous run-ins with the Parish council?

k3lvc

An interesting on-going case here showing what happens when the Parish Council get ideas above their station


http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14916658.Standards_bosses_rap_every_parish_councillor_in_York_village_row/#comments-anchor

marksoton

steampowered wrote: »

Out of interest, if we take your post at face value, why do you think the local Parish council would want to disseminate false information for use in a planning decision?

Presumably not just for the giggles. Have you had previous run-ins with the Parish council?

I'll bet my mortgage there's previous....