| Topic: | Re:Re:planning notices in the Press and letters to Residents | |
| Posted by: | Adam Beamish | |
| Date/Time: | 15/04/15 11:14:00 |
| Indeed, as Paul says even for 'minor' applications there is a statutory requirement for neighbour notification, and in specific cases (e.g. proposals within Conservation Areas) for a notice to be placed in the local press, although as an alternative to sending letters to neighbours Councils can just put up a site notice. Does leave a Council 'vulnerable' however to potential judicial reviews if it can't demonstrate that it has followed due process in terms of neighbour notification, e.g. if residents claim a site notice wasn't on display for 21 days etc. I can see the logic from a costs savings perspective, but from a 'shop floor' perspective if I worked in the planning department I'd be thinking such a step would leave my colleagues and I facing lots of complaints from neighbours about the notification process, thereby only reducing the resources available to actually do the job of determining applications. But inevitably when it comes to local government resources this is the world we now live in, quality of service isn't the priority anymore. |