I have a lot of sympathy with this view. The main objective of a
transparent planning process is to allow those people affected, ie. the
people actually living there, to have a say in proceedings. By that
definition, all those concerned must be geographically close to the Town
Hall for their borough. The argument that making access available
worldwide via the Web adds any value for the borough's residents is weak
at best, and is probably negated altogether when you take into account
the loss of privacy, and the possible threat to individuals' personal
safety.
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask]
Sent: 02 June 2005 14:19
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [data-protection] Opinions sought - Planning Applications
In a message dated 02/06/05 12:10:06 GMT Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes (snip):
> . 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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