Went along to the Planning Q&A session tonight on the Pan development planning application - you can't dignify it with the term 'committee' given the total absence of any debate about the merits of the Pan planning application.
I made my short submission for deferment after the Newport Parish Council's similar submission. We then had to endure having practically every point we made entirely ignored, whilst the Planning Officers responded to numerous questions on minor matters and lead the councillors towards what was always an inevitable decision. Much of what was said was inaccurate, misleading or plain wrong - but I was unable to say so in this part of the meeting. I was effectively gagged from the rest of the proceedings.
The proposal to agree the approval was moved by a Newport Tory, who is also a Newport Parish councillor, and was agreed by 11 votes (including 3 of the 4 Newport Tories present) to one (the other Newport Tory present, Roger Dixcey). Very sadly all four non-Tories on the committee, including the two LibDems voted for approval.
And so the development will move to commencement without addressing matters that could easily have been addressed with a little more time.....
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