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> councils should ensure all meetings between councillors, developers and their agents in major planning decisions are attended by at least one council official

> councils should ensure all meetings between councillors, developers and their agents in major planning decisions are attended by at least one council official Unfortunately many councils (including my own) are now run by an executive consisting of officials. People have known for decades that the planning committee is crooked; but I guess that's what you get in a university town where the uni owns most of the best land in the town, is the largest employer, and even used to have it's own parliamentary seat.

blitzar 3y ago
> councils should ensure all meetings between councillors, developers and their agents in major planning decisions are attended by at least one council official Of course council officials want to be in the room ... They want a piece of the action. The planning officers were kicking back only a small portion of the bribes to the councilors and pocketing the bulk for themselves.