25th January 2007, 04:21 PM
There is a theoretical time frame and an actual time frame - I have, in the past, sent my usual consultation response within the timeframe given by the LPA and found that the planning officer had already determined the case under delegated powers! e-mail does speed thing up - if you can mail the planning technician a list of apps you want to look at it saves a couple of days transit time. If all LPAs put all thier planning apps on line it would speed thing up even more.
Forgetting to put on conditions is relatively commoin. As is puttingthe first condition in the letter on and ignoring the second condition (I once lost a late medieval site afte the planning officer took it on himself to decide that the applicant had 'done enough' by recording the building on the site prior to and during its demolition. If I had realise what an idiot he was I 'd have let the building go (it was only recorded in case there was some early fabric surviving in it by some chance) and done the work on the archaeology. Again, fortunately the developer had funded the evaluation costs into his development and spent the money on WB recording even although he could have totally ignored the whole issue becaseu of no condition!
Forgetting to put on conditions is relatively commoin. As is puttingthe first condition in the letter on and ignoring the second condition (I once lost a late medieval site afte the planning officer took it on himself to decide that the applicant had 'done enough' by recording the building on the site prior to and during its demolition. If I had realise what an idiot he was I 'd have let the building go (it was only recorded in case there was some early fabric surviving in it by some chance) and done the work on the archaeology. Again, fortunately the developer had funded the evaluation costs into his development and spent the money on WB recording even although he could have totally ignored the whole issue becaseu of no condition!