Only in South Shields

can a structure as big a UK Dock’s shelter be built without planning permission.
There seem to be two camps:

The “It is ‘Legal’ Camp” The “Built without Planning Permission Camp”
Case Officer 2012-2014 You and I etc.
Chairman and Treasurer TGA  Petitioners
 Head of Development Services: gives Politician’s answers. Planning Manager: it took four weeks to sway him.
LG Ombudsman: it appears that the investigator was not told all the facts about the shelter by ‘A Senior Planning Officer’.  Customer Advocacy: it took 2 months to sway them.
MP for South Shields won’t say.
The CEO of South Tyneside Council has hidden behind the
Local Government Ombudsman.
If he comes down on this side he has to overrule his legal section.
If he comes down on our side, does the shelter get pulled down?
New Case Officer (Now hiding behind Customer Advocacy and the LGO) You and I etc.

Work Continues on Shed built without Planning Permission

The road end is 15.5m high. All indications from documents held by South Tyneside Council the planned height of that end is 12.5m. Despite objectors telling the Council that the shelter was not built to plan, it is now completed and in use (day 708).
Day 3 the height was being questioned- not answered-PC
Day 81 the height and width said to be compliant-PC
Day 106 the height and width said to be compliant-PC
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