| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:32-storey tower at Chiswick roundabout | |
| Posted by: | Adam Beamish | |
| Date/Time: | 04/01/16 14:05:00 |
| Funnily enough I generally advise developers to avoid ever submitting major applications just before the Christmas break. Primarily because otherwise some people suggest that it's been timed deliberately to minimise objections, which is nonsense because what always happens is that LPA's extend the time period for representations to take account of the festive period. So infact if a developer wanted to keep the neighbour notification period to the 21 day minimum the worst time to submit would be just before Christmas. Furthermore, lets not pretend that after the end of the notification period any representations received are thrown in the bin, they're not, they are taken into consideration and given the same weight as any representations received within the statutory period. Indeed, essentially any representation made up to the point of decision should still be taken into account. And is there any evidence that Council's can't afford full-time planning staff ?. Yes LPA's usually include a proportion of temps, and some LPA's outsource a % of their applications to external consultancies (including to my own employers) but at every LPA I deal with there remains a majority of full-time planning professionals. Also, and whilst I accept to a point my professional responsibilities mean that I have to keep on top of such things, the whole thing about the GWR extension was first mooted in an emerging Golden Mile Plan that was published for public consultation at least 18 months ago, and hasn't just appeared out of the blue just before Christmas. As I've said previously I'm staying quiet on any discussion on this particular application given my previous professional association with the site. |