Email 15th January 2014. from the Planning Manager.

With regards to condition 2, this does not require any submission by the developer.

The first two conditions of the grant of planning permission given in 1996 are:
1. The development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of five years beginning with the date of decision.
2. The development to which this permission relates shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved plans and specifications.
These two conditions are so fundamental to any planning decisions they are or should be a given. That is, there should be a time limit on when a start is made and that the developer should build what they say they are going to build or go back apply for permission again. [hence its prominence in the complaint and the commentary]

Enquiry 2: Slipway Development – River Drive.

The development to which this permission relates shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved plans and specifications.
This is condition 2 of the grant of permission. There had been much talk of condition 1 (that work had to start within 5 years) and the other 3 conditions but none about condition 2. It was very clear to the local residents that it was not built to plan from the start.