In a message dated 02/06/05 12:10:06 GMT Daylight Time,
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> . I would like to ask another question: what
> is the effect of maintaining a system where access to the planning process
> is limited to people who go to the Town Hall?
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Did it not work well for a number of years before the Internet? Did it not
actually work better than it does now? Was there not a more consistent
approach to building? Were not the buildings themselves more aesthetically pleasing?
Have councils seen an increase in applications or objections since planning
went on-line? If not, what is the objective?
It cannot achieve total popular coverage so why is it done? To achieve
targets. Targets that were set by government in an arbitrary fashion. People do
not want e-government, government does. The government has recently issued
directives to councils to force the public to use electronic payments, electronic
applications and e-systems in general, by stoppping the manual (personal
contact) alternative where possible.
I have never suggested the system is closed down, nor that it does not
present an opportunity for those with no domestic problems. What I object to is
that councils are now being told to put the details on the web regardless of the
wishes of the individual. This is wrong. I hope councils ignore the advice
and actually ask people whether they object, then respect those wishes.
Ian B
Ian Buckland
Managing Director
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