Roger the issue would go away if the planning department dealt with matters within its own published timeframe. The actual building should have been determined by 29 Nov and the portakabin by 7 December. There are a whole load of pratelling and mostly ignorant and irrelevant objections which will force it to committee.
I have a application that should have been determined by 21st July, one of the planning committee councillors has, I understand, been waiting nearly 2 years for his permission!
I suggested before that as there are no planning reasons why the first application for the building should not be passed, then the portakabin can stay without needing approval because it is a temporary structure for a project with permission.
This whole thing is really rather silly! The planning department do not help themselves or the reputation of the council by continuing to be slow and every slightly not fit for purpose, this is such a non story!
