Category Archives: South Shields MP

Email to MP, 14-Jan-20

Sent because email of 13th was rejected on two counts:
1) first time enquirer details which asks for personal
detail and they are given below. 2) blacklisting. 
This email to Emma Lewell-Buck MP was blacklisted again
but Mr Palmer's palmerk@parliament.uk on either day were not. 
Mr Buck who not been mailedl, replied for Mr Palmer. He could not 
have replied on behalf of the MP; she had not received any.

Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 07:37:08 +0000
From: mick.dawson@theharbourview.co.uk
To: Emma Lewell-Buck MP

Cc: Keith Palmer <palmerk@parliament.uk>, Nicola Robason, Mike Harding

Attachment: toELB20Oct16.pdf

Dear Emma,

I gave my phone details to you partner to pass to a Mr Keith Parmer, he has them and I spoke to him yesterday on 0191 4271240.

Is it safe to assume he is your Office Manager in South Shields and we should write to him on any issues we have with UK Docks?
I am Michael David James Dawson of ~~ Church Street, Amble, Morpeth NE65 0DY.
The case, and it has been with you for many years although it was passed to Anne Marie Trevelyan MP while I was lodging in Amble.

70 Greens Place was on the market for about 4 years and I did not sell it until 2019. I was resident back there when UK Docks extended their shed in August 2017. I complained to you about the conduct of Councillor Anglin at that time and you suggested that I take it up with the Monitoring Officer, Mike Harding, and although I have not raised that issue with him I have discovered that he does not even acknowledge the receipt of any letters or emails let alone go any way to resolving any of the issues raised. I discovered this when I tried to raise a similar complaint with him at the back end of 2018.

Nicola Robeson does respond and she has confirmed that UK Docks were not given permission for their shed retrospectively which makes one wonder why they told you and Angela that they had.

Yours sincerely
Michael Dawson

Email to MP, 13-Jan-20

Re the last line, Mr Palmer has saved himself the bother 
of filing as he has made sure that no emails arrive as 
"Delivery to the following recipients failed permanently:
 * emma.lewell-buck.mp@parliament.uk" 
from mick.dawson@theharbourview.co.uk by the use of some
blacklisting soft ware.

South Shields Office of MP: 01914271240

Re: Complaint: 248789 – Unplanned Development on River Drive
From: mick.dawson@theharbourview.co.uk
Date: 13/01/2020 (10:05:29 PM GMT)
To: Emma Lewell-Buck MP

Cc: Keith Palmer, Cllr Angela Hamilton, Cllr David Francis, Cllr Anglin

Attachment: 8DDL.pdf (letter from solicitor)

Dear Emma,

I answered a call today from a Mr Keith Palmer on 01914271240 and we spoke about UK Docks. Judging from the email address he gave me, I guess he must be your office manager in South Shields and from our conversation I gathered he did not wish to consider any further correspondence from me and suggested that because I now lived away you/he would not be able to deal with correspondence because of parliamentary rules. You and I both know this to be nonsense as the shed is on your patch.

He hinted at, expensive litigation, vexatious complaints and presenting new evidence to the LGO which shows he has been warned off helping me by an official at the Town Hall which in turn goes back to the attempt by the CLP to deselect you.

What I really needed from you was your support and Mr Palmer has indicated by our exchange over the phone that he is not prepared to give it. At the end of the day the Council are misusing the Ombudsman’s Office to hide malpractice then use their findings to deflect any enquirers after the truth.

I understood from Mr Palmer that this was no longer a matter for Parliament but I think it is. Only Parliament can make it a criminal offence to lie to the Ombudsman. I have attached a copy of the letter from my Solicitor for Mr Palmer’s perusal and he would do well to read the email to Customer Advocacy 02 September 2016 at the foot of the trail below. Incidentally it was passed back to Mrs Johnson and was not dealt with by Customer Advocacy. If it still exists it is lying unattended on a file.

In future, shall I just copy Mr Palmer any correspondence about UK Docks so he can place it in the file for reference?

Kind regards
Michael

Request from MP’s Office Manager

telephone number
From: BUCK, Simon
Date: 08/01/2020 (11:22:22 BST) <simon.buck@parliament.uk>
To: mick.dawson@theharbourview.co.uk

Good morning Mr Dawson,

I wonder if it is possible to have your telephone number, I will then pass this on to my colleague Keith Palmer who will call you later today.

Kind regards.

Simon Buck
Office Manager for the Office of Emma Lewell-Buck MP
Member of Parliament for South Shields

19 Westoe Road
South Shields
NE33 4LS

TEL: 0191 4271240

Last Message from MP, 23-Dec-19:
Good afternoon Mick,
I am aware Angela and David are dealing with this,
please can you let me know if there is anything needed from me.
Best wishes,

The request was granted and six months was lost in establishing that Mr Palmer had been planted by someone set on destroying her Office.
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Acknowledgment and a Thank You

Re: Complaint: 248789 – Unplanned Development on River Drive
From: mick.dawson@theharbourview.co.uk
Date: 24/12/2019 (16:10:30 BST)
To: Emma Lewell-Buck

Dear Emma,

Thank you for responding to my email to Angela and the offer of help.

Apologies for using your home email address but I wanted you to know where I’m at with the Council and Parliament does not sit until 7-Jan-20.

At the end of the day the abuse of the Ombudsman’s Office by Council hiding malpractice can only be addressed by Parliament, and that was why I tried to keep Stephen Hepburn up to date, though how much notice he took, I do not know. If you could get Kate Osborne interested it would be very helpful as it I imagine it would take a lot more to shut the pair of you up rather than just you. I take it the attempt to get you deselected had something to do with this.

I cannot really write to her directly as it would just get referred back to Anne-Marie Trevelyan and I really think she is not that interested, though she should be. I hope to be back in touch when Parliament resits.

Congratulations in retaining your seat. All the best for the New Year.

Kind regards,
Michael.
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Broadcast 23, December 2019

From: mick.dawson@theharbourview.co.uk
Date: 23/12/2019 (11:00:46 BST)
To: Cllr Angela Hamilton
Cc: Emma Lewell-Buck, Nicola Robason, Cllr David Francis, Alison Hoy

Dear Angela and Everybody,

Seasons greetings. Please see the response from the Council’s Monitoring Officer. Please note it is seven months after I asked her predecessor the same question. Better late than never.
It confirms that the Council did not give retrospective planning permission for the slipway shed on River Drive but beggars the question why did UK Docks tell you and Emma they had been given permission for it. The answer is in the third paragraph of my email:-

/We also knew that the shed had been built nearly 3m taller than permitted before the 5th frame went up but the Council said otherwise and misinformed the Ombudsman about it. The reason for this is now known: firstly to hide misconduct and the second to deflect enquiries and they had been doing that for 5 years./

Notice that Nicola has avoided the problem the has beset them since the second frame of the shed went up in September 2013 and that is the shed is 3 meters taller than planned. They even misled the Ombudsman about it.

/The complainant says the shed is also 3 metres higher than it should be The Council says it is not. There is no fault in how the Council decided the shed is the permitted height./

I have added her response to the list of Evasions and Denials and there is now a link to it on the home page of theharbourview.co.uk. It looks like nearly everyone who had dealings with UK Docks becomes averse to the truth and Nicola is the latest to suffer from this contagion and one cannot expect her to break ranks with her peer group.
That is what Building Control expect and they are ultimately responsible for this farce. I’ll continue to put the evidence forward until the matter is dealt with by the Chief Executive.
It is to him, that Mr Harding ought to have referred the matter if he did not wish to respond to the matter in May 2019, not to a new appointee who can be kept in the dark. That she does not even know that the shed is 3m too tall confirms this.
Mr Swales does not respond to any correspondence about the shed and that is why I have copied Alison into the list, at least she can make him aware that he is being talked about. It is a small courtesy.

Happy Christmas and best wishes for the New Year.
Michael Dawson.

—– Forwarded message from Nicola Robason  —–
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 09:56:34 +0000
From: Nicola Robason &lt;Nicola.Robason@southtyneside.gov.uk>
Subject: RE: Complaint: 248789 – Unplanned Development on River Drive
To: mick.dawson@theharbourview.co.uk

Dear Mr Dawson

Thank you for your recent emails and your letter dated 5 December 2019.

I can confirm that I am the Council’s Monitoring Officer. In that
capacity, I have read and considered the information you have provided in relation to UK Docks and River Drive and specifically your request for information.

I can confirm that the Council as Local Planning Authority has not
received a retrospective planning application from UK Docks.  It is
entirely a matter for UK Docks to decide whether or not to submit such an application and the Council has no influence in that matter.

I am also aware of the history of this development that goes back some
years with the original planning application being determined and approved by the Tyne and Wear Development Corporation in their capacity as Planning Authority at that time. The Council has recognised that the development of the shed on the site is unauthorised but concluded some time ago, in accordance with the Constitution, that no enforcement action would be taken as this was not in the public interest as there would be no change in the level of perceived harm suffered. This decision and the reasoning behind it was communicated to residents by the Council.

I understand that all complaints procedures regarding this matter have
been exhausted both internally within the Council and externally.

Many thanks

Nicola

Nicola Robason
Head of Corporate & External Affairs and Monitoring Officer
South Tyneside Council
Town Hall and Civic Offices
Westoe Road
South Shields
NE33 2RL

Telephone: 0191 424 7186

Email: nicola.robason@southtyneside.gov.uk

No Retrospective Planning

From: Nicola Robason
Date: 19/12/2019 (09:56:34 BST)
To: mick.dawson@theharbourview.co.uk

Dear Mr Dawson

Thank you for your recent emails and your letter dated 5 December 2019.

I can confirm that I am the Council’s Monitoring Officer. In that capacity, I have read and considered the information you have provided in relation to UK Docks and River Drive and specifically your request for information.

I can confirm that the Council as Local Planning Authority has not received a retrospective planning application from UK Docks.  It is entirely a matter for UK Docks to decide whether or not to submit such an application and the Council has no influence in that matter.

I am also aware of the history of this development that goes back some years with the original planning application being determined and approved by the Tyne and Wear Development Corporation in their capacity as Planning Authority at that time.  The Council has recognised that the development of the shed on the site is unauthorised but concluded some time ago, in accordance with the Constitution, that no enforcement action would be taken as this was not in the public interest as there would be no change in the level of perceived harm suffered.  This decision and the reasoning behind it was communicated to residents by the Council.

I understand that all complaints procedures regarding this matter have been exhausted both internally within the Council and externally.

Many thanks

Nicola

Nicola Robason
Head of Corporate External Affairs and Monitoring Officer
South Tyneside Council