tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255817542926482109.post8555718719994178208..comments2023-07-19T02:10:29.722-07:00Comments on Councillor Gary Malcolm: 101 (nearly) reasons why Ealing Council needs to totally revamp its planning serviceGary Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14864260190245622347noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255817542926482109.post-46569728450344565102015-12-05T08:53:30.724-08:002015-12-05T08:53:30.724-08:00All comments made on a planning application, even ...All comments made on a planning application, even those hand written, should be on the Council's web site for everyone to see and Councillors to consider. That happens in LB Richmond. Case officers should give a response to each objection, unless identical, in their reports to committee. Councillors should call-in schemes where there are several published objections to prevent delegated decisions of the wrong type. Applications should be easier to find on the web site and a clear name should be given to each document for an application. Site visits should be made by Councillors on the Planning Committee. Enforcement requests should result in an immediate 'Stop Order' and prompt enforcement. To reduce the number of appeals against enforcement, case officers should propose conditions that would ensure an approved development is implemented exactly as required. e.g. no 'outhouse' should become habitable. Community representatives should be engaged in pre-application meetings of developers and planning officers. S.106 contributions should not be lost by inexperience or errors in assessing viability claims.Peter Eversdennoreply@blogger.com