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Croydon Council to stop sending Planning letters from April 2012
Croydon Council have indicated that as part of cost cutting measures to save £45 million over the next three years, that letters advising adjoining owners, about planning applications will no longer be sent out. The Council hope to save £85,000 a year by adopting this stance.
The cost saving measure will mean that neighbours will no longer be told about planning applications close by. It is expected the Council will no longer send these letters from April 2012.
It has been reported in the Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser on 9 December, “that Council leader Mike Fisher has claimed the changes could create a more effective procedure.”
He is also reported to have said: "At the moment we write to everyone within a certain distance of a planning application and one of the biggest complaints we get is, 'I live next door and I didn't get a letter”.
"You can live next door and be more than so-many metres away and not get a letter, and you can be four or five doors away in the other direction and you do get one.
"We intend to put out site notices around the area, as they do in Sutton."
It is reported that one change cited within the proposal is to give Residents' Associations the power to get applications sent to planning committee – meaning they would have to be debated by councillors before being passed.
"The combination of giving them a greater role and having signs around the site, we think will actually improve the amount of notice and reduce the costs significantly," said Councillor Fisher.”
The Advertiser also reported that “Planning alert e-mail lists were also being considered, said Councillor Tim Pollard.”
The RRA consider that this is does raise some serious concerns for residents as to their right to be advised of any potential development being undertaken close to their home. It is hoped that if notices are displayed in the locality then they are inspected regularly by Council staff within the 21 day consultation period, to ensure that they are in place and not be defaced or vandalised or more importantly missing.
This proposed new planning consultation does also place greater emphasis on the RRA’s weekly update of all planning applications within our area which is available on this website. We also hope that the Council will also again change the planning process to allow Residents’ Associations objections being referred to the Planning Committee, because at the moment, Residents Associations’ are only classed as “one objector.” On any planning application it currently requires a total of 12 objection letters or a petition signed by 20 people, to get an application referred to the Planning Committee. The Council did change this ruling a few years ago. The RRA do automatically refer any objections direct to Ward Councillors in either the Purley or Sanderstead Wards to ask that they refer it to the Planning Committee.
The RRA will continue it’s policy of not normally intervening in disputes between neighbours or to raise objections to the Council, regarding each and every residential application, unless the RRA Committee consider it will have a detrimental effect on the neighbourhood.
Croydon Council have indicated that as part of cost cutting measures to save £45 million over the next three years, that letters advising adjoining owners, about planning applications will no longer be sent out. The Council hope to save £85,000 a year by adopting this stance.
The cost saving measure will mean that neighbours will no longer be told about planning applications close by. It is expected the Council will no longer send these letters from April 2012.
It has been reported in the Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser on 9 December, “that Council leader Mike Fisher has claimed the changes could create a more effective procedure.”
He is also reported to have said: "At the moment we write to everyone within a certain distance of a planning application and one of the biggest complaints we get is, 'I live next door and I didn't get a letter”.
"You can live next door and be more than so-
"We intend to put out site notices around the area, as they do in Sutton."
It is reported that one change cited within the proposal is to give Residents' Associations the power to get applications sent to planning committee – meaning they would have to be debated by councillors before being passed.
"The combination of giving them a greater role and having signs around the site, we think will actually improve the amount of notice and reduce the costs significantly," said Councillor Fisher.”
The Advertiser also reported that “Planning alert e-
The RRA consider that this is does raise some serious concerns for residents as to their right to be advised of any potential development being undertaken close to their home. It is hoped that if notices are displayed in the locality then they are inspected regularly by Council staff within the 21 day consultation period, to ensure that they are in place and not be defaced or vandalised or more importantly missing.
This proposed new planning consultation does also place greater emphasis on the RRA’s weekly update of all planning applications within our area which is available on this website. We also hope that the Council will also again change the planning process to allow Residents’ Associations objections being referred to the Planning Committee, because at the moment, Residents Associations’ are only classed as “one objector.” On any planning application it currently requires a total of 12 objection letters or a petition signed by 20 people, to get an application referred to the Planning Committee. The Council did change this ruling a few years ago. The RRA do automatically refer any objections direct to Ward Councillors in either the Purley or Sanderstead Wards to ask that they refer it to the Planning Committee.
The RRA will continue it’s policy of not normally intervening in disputes between neighbours or to raise objections to the Council, regarding each and every residential application, unless the RRA Committee consider it will have a detrimental effect on the neighbourhood.