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I realised in my short 25 years in council that rules were used in strange ways, let me give you another example.
I was on the planning committee for just a year(got off as soon as i saw what went on)
A planning application that would see 2 houses that were falling apart and used by hard drug users, was to be pulled down and a great new building put in place,
thousands of pounds spent on that area to make it an admired place.
At planning the officers objected to it strongly (they are only advisors, sadly many cllrs never question them)
I managed to convince enough cllrs to go a site meeting at the place, when we got there, locals and I put forward our case nothing changed from the plsanning committee to the site meeting day, yet the chair said to the officer how can we pass this application.
The officer then went on to give a wonderful view of this application and how it should be passed.
M,y speech had nowt new in it from the planning c/ttee, no new items.
So why the change?
For that area it was great, and looking good now, and the area a lot brighter and drug users gone.
but was it the ay it should happen?
It wouldn't have happened with a weaker councillor, or one that is led by the officers.
