Here in Edinburgh a developer submitted a set of drawings for modification to a shopfront with statement there would be 'no change to shop frontage' but then proceeded to build something completely different which then required the building of a ramp for the disabled on the public footpath The city officials then went out of their way to find a way of in effect giving possession of public property (the public pavement) to the developer
Question. 'Is this legal'
2007-09-08 04:23:35 · 6 answers · asked by Sparks 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It won't be the same Council that gave planning permission to the developer. I suggest you contact the Planning Inspectorate, which is independent of all Councils.
2007-09-08 10:04:58 · answer #1 · answered by flint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
North Yorkshire County Council erected a massive disabled ramp to get up the grass verge in front of our listed Georgian house. It is oversized, clunky, built in stone in a modern style and is completely out of character with the surrounding brick buildings in the middle of a conservation area.
The District Council said they would not have given permission for it, but the County County don't need planning permission to ruin the streetscape.
The irony is that our daughter is disabled and we were not in favour of the ramp at all and could longer park our car outside so we could get her into it. We used to carry her down the steps to the car - they took away the disabled parking bay to put the ramp in, and put another up the road from the ramp with the only access along the roadway itself! We objected, but they took no notice.
In the end it cost me thousands to buy a way into the back of the house instead so we could get the car into the back garden.
Councils get to do what they want at the end of the day, and it doesn't seem to matter whether the citizens want it or not.
2007-09-08 11:53:08 · answer #2 · answered by Borogrove 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Goverment has "imminent domain." That means they have every right to take what they want, or make whatever rules they want, whenever they want. I'm sure the law that requires there be a handicap-accesible ramp outweigh whatever builder plans had no ramp going in.
2007-09-08 11:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by Keep On Trucking 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The pavement is owned by the "Highways Authority" which will be the same Council, so yes it is legal.
2007-09-08 11:32:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Retrospective planning permission happens every day.
2007-09-08 11:56:22 · answer #5 · answered by eriverpipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it legal, yes. Is it ethical, no.
2007-09-08 11:44:56 · answer #6 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋