Dear Council Representative
Thank you for the prompt response.
As it was the only one I have received can I assume there has at least been some discussions with the other Councillors and officers to whom I directed my original questions?
I would be interested to hear responses from the other members of the Planning Committee and Council Officers.
Whilst I acknowledge receipt of what appears to be a standard response to any enquiries regarding the aforesaid development I must point out that my questions related mainly to its current use.
With the greatest of respect council officers have had over 6 months to understand the history of this site and analyse all the facts.
You personally felt confident enough on 14th October 2013 to approve discharge of clause 3 (external cladding) and clause 4 (fixing details of end panels).
Why then are you not acting as swiftly on behalf of local residents?
Can you explain why legitimate concerns and questions by a number of residents are deflected by what appear to be standard responses whilst in the back ground you appear to be approving applications for amendments from the developer?
The current development has increased significantly in size without consultation nor amended permissions – again I suspect that any domestic development would have been stopped well before now.
To allay possible allegations of favouritism in the future I would therefore have hoped for a bit more than what appears to be a “stock” answer and which could be interpreted as a delaying tactic – all of which which works to the advantage of the developer.
In the meantime we are living with the consequences of these actions (or inaction).
I therefore request that you perform your statutory mandatory obligation to enforce planning conditions and identify a timetable for resolution rather than continue to issue open ended meaningless statements which inspire little confidence that anything will actually be done.
Yours Faithfully
Michelle Martin Robinson
Sorry to repeat this response but it is all we have been getting for the last 4 Weeks:
Dear Ms Martin-Robinson
Thank you for your email. As I said to Mr Dawson last week, before the Council makes any decisions on the planning aspects of this case, we need to have a full understanding of the history of the site, and analyse all the facts. This is a complex matter and will take some time.
Regards