tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post3790392069692186014..comments2024-03-29T08:08:04.382+00:00Comments on rotherham business news: News: Council introduces new planning chargesTom Austenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847008904924351553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-4141385080093352492016-05-14T11:51:07.150+01:002016-05-14T11:51:07.150+01:00So, not only do we have to pay for a planning appl...So, not only do we have to pay for a planning application, we also have to pay to talk to 'em beforehand and receive their 'opinions'.<br /><br />And then, if we get planning permission, we have to give 'em even more money.<br /><br />You could not contrive a greater deterrence to the building industry - er, that's the same industry that keeps thousands and thousands of people in employment and is now charged with the responsibility of dealing with the nation's housing crisis.<br /><br />Anybody?Rob Fouldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930646464041739332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-2828363001127643972016-05-13T12:33:52.602+01:002016-05-13T12:33:52.602+01:00"The pre-application service offers clear, im..."The pre-application service offers clear, impartial and professional advice to applicants before they submit a planning application. ......" hmmmmmm, really?<br /><br />The background of planning staff mainly consists of them going to school, then to big school (university), then getting a job in a local authority, then climbing the well remunerated career ladder across various local authorities and then ultimately retiring on a very comfortable pension.<br /><br />These people haven't got a clue as to the definition of clarity, impartiality or professionalism - all they know, are the prejudices and entrenched views that their very limited experience has imbued upon them.Trambusternoreply@blogger.com