tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13346431.post3777686081255538543..comments2023-10-20T06:31:56.952+00:00Comments on The Lone Voice: Precott the bully boy, stamp over planning laws.Fidothedoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13588552210424845667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13346431.post-53032085710916478462009-10-21T08:54:13.524+00:002009-10-21T08:54:13.524+00:00I thought labour had changed the planning procedur...I thought labour had changed the planning procedure such that locals could not objefct to 'strategic infrastrucure'.<br /><br />Makes me laugh when I read about local planners evicting Yurt communes for breaking the rules.bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13346431.post-32688722652509807662009-10-20T16:01:27.817+00:002009-10-20T16:01:27.817+00:00The problem is that the planning system is in fact...The problem is that the planning system is in fact completely useless. It fails to entertain honest objections (these are called, in planning jargon, "irrelevant considerations") and undermines democratic decision-making by elected local councillors. It is only of any advantage to professional technocrats, professional objectors, and professional appellants.<br /><br />Of course, that is largely a certain John Prescott's fault, although the rot set in much earlier with the over-reaction to the North Cornwall case.James Dowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058389162481491681noreply@blogger.com