Mark wrote in
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On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 09:05:06 +0100, GBH wrote:

Planning Laws were designed to protect those with influence - not the
public.

Unfortunately you are correct. It's about time that planning laws
were reformed.

For one thing it seems very one-sided to allow the applicant to appeal
but not allow objectors the same rights.

I remember, when applying for planning permission for a house
extension, the planners insisted on several petty modifications to the
design. This ended up with the extension smaller, uglier and more
expensive to build than the original design.

And yet a property developer was allowed to demolish a house nearby
and build several ugly boxes in it's place, despite numerous
objections.


I believe that nearly all senior local authority planners are freemasons,
as are most planning consultants employed by developers. Our towns and
cities are the result.

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