http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2009/06/24/planning_decisions_are_never_democratic Politics, tech and media issues from a Muslim perspective Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2009/06/24/planning_decisions_are_never_democratic#comment-23063 John Davison Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:04:51 +0000 http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2009/06/24/planning_decisions_are_never_democratic#comment-23063 The planning ombudsman never makes planning decisions, he or she can only call attention to maladministration in the process preceding the decision or during enforcement activities subsequent to the permission being issued or denied. It would be the Planning Inspectorate that made the Appeal Decision, over-ruling the Council's refusal. It is misleading to suggest that elected councillors never make planning decisions, although residential schemes such as that described, are frequently delegated to officers if no policies seem to transgressed and few objections are lodged prior to the decision being reached. Each planning authority has a scheme of delegation agreed by elected members that you are entitled to see; they do not follow a standard template. The planning ombudsman never makes planning decisions, he or she can only call attention to maladministration in the process preceding the decision or during enforcement activities subsequent to the permission being issued or denied. It would be the Planning Inspectorate that made the Appeal Decision, over-ruling the Council’s refusal. It is misleading to suggest that elected councillors never make planning decisions, although residential schemes such as that described, are frequently delegated to officers if no policies seem to transgressed and few objections are lodged prior to the decision being reached. Each planning authority has a scheme of delegation agreed by elected members that you are entitled to see; they do not follow a standard template.

]]> http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2009/06/24/planning_decisions_are_never_democratic#comment-22935 George Carty Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:14:19 +0000 http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2009/06/24/planning_decisions_are_never_democratic#comment-22935 Just out of interest, what are your favourite i) Islamic and ii) non-Islamic architectural styles? Just out of interest, what are your favourite i) Islamic and ii) non-Islamic architectural styles?

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