It has just been announced through GoSW that the Secretary of State will not be holding a public inquiry into the Newbridge or Bathampton planning applications.
This is obviously disappointing but not unexpected. Today's report in the Chronicle on line quotes Dave Jones, GoSW planning manager, from letters sent to Bath Council as saying:
“The Secretary of State has considered carefully .... relevant planning issues raised by this proposal. He acknowledges that this application has raised issues of controversy both from the representations received by B&NES Council and those persons who have taken the trouble to write directly to him.
However, he is satisfied that the planning issues raised do not relate to matters of more than local importance or amount to regional or national controversy, which would be more appropriately decided by him rather than the local planning authority.He has therefore concluded that the application should be decided by B&NES Council.”
No controversy? We think not!
It does pose the question - which government body is willing to act impartially of behalf of the people?
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