Kensingtons appeal
06th June 2009
Dear Friends of the Moss,
As you may, or may not, be aware, many of us have been informed that Kensington has lodged an appeal with the Secretary of State following the Council’s non-determination of their application within the time allowed. At the same time we have also been informed that the application will be determined by the Development Control Council on Monday 8th June.
Like you all, I have found this rather confusing. Fortunately, Gary Johnston (the case officer for this application) has written to me to clarify the situation.
Given that Kensington have appealed, the final decision has now been taken out of the council’s hands. However, in order for the council to prepare their case for the inquiry, they need to determine how they would have dealt with it had they still been in control of the application – hence the planning meeting on Monday.
At the meeting on Monday, which is at 5pm in the Town Hall, the planning department are recommending that the application be refused. I will be attending and hope to speak in support of this recommendation. I hope that more of you can also attend. I will also send a copy of this letter to Councillor Heap and ask that he also speaks on our behalf to support the recommendation.
Although this is good news, it is the appeal that matters. This will be decided on the basis of a Public Enquiry - they will notify us of the details in the near future. All the objections that we have registered with the planning department will be sent to the appeal tribunal. To amend those comments or add more, you need to send 3 copies to the Planning Inspectorate, 3/18A Eagle Wing, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN quoting the appeal reference number – APP/J2373/A/09/2103741/NWF. You can also do it online through www.planningportal.gov.uk/pcs. All comments must be in by 25th June 2009. (I’ll see if we can get a copy of this appeal letter on to the web site.)
I will be obtaining a copy of the ‘Guide to taking part in planning appeals’ to find out what we have to do next.
Also, Tim Greenwood will be going to the first joint action group meeting next week, so we’ll report back on both meetings.
And finally, the bad news. I have been informed by the Gazette that Kensington has put in another planning application to build 550, rather than 640, homes on this site. As they have lodged an appeal on the previous application, it cannot be amended, so once this one has been received by the planning department, I believe that it will be treated as a new application and the whole process will start all over again. On the bright side – we’ve got a lot more experience this time!
Angelia Hinds
As you may, or may not, be aware, many of us have been informed that Kensington has lodged an appeal with the Secretary of State following the Council’s non-determination of their application within the time allowed. At the same time we have also been informed that the application will be determined by the Development Control Council on Monday 8th June.
Like you all, I have found this rather confusing. Fortunately, Gary Johnston (the case officer for this application) has written to me to clarify the situation.
Given that Kensington have appealed, the final decision has now been taken out of the council’s hands. However, in order for the council to prepare their case for the inquiry, they need to determine how they would have dealt with it had they still been in control of the application – hence the planning meeting on Monday.
At the meeting on Monday, which is at 5pm in the Town Hall, the planning department are recommending that the application be refused. I will be attending and hope to speak in support of this recommendation. I hope that more of you can also attend. I will also send a copy of this letter to Councillor Heap and ask that he also speaks on our behalf to support the recommendation.
Although this is good news, it is the appeal that matters. This will be decided on the basis of a Public Enquiry - they will notify us of the details in the near future. All the objections that we have registered with the planning department will be sent to the appeal tribunal. To amend those comments or add more, you need to send 3 copies to the Planning Inspectorate, 3/18A Eagle Wing, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN quoting the appeal reference number – APP/J2373/A/09/2103741/NWF. You can also do it online through www.planningportal.gov.uk/pcs. All comments must be in by 25th June 2009. (I’ll see if we can get a copy of this appeal letter on to the web site.)
I will be obtaining a copy of the ‘Guide to taking part in planning appeals’ to find out what we have to do next.
Also, Tim Greenwood will be going to the first joint action group meeting next week, so we’ll report back on both meetings.
And finally, the bad news. I have been informed by the Gazette that Kensington has put in another planning application to build 550, rather than 640, homes on this site. As they have lodged an appeal on the previous application, it cannot be amended, so once this one has been received by the planning department, I believe that it will be treated as a new application and the whole process will start all over again. On the bright side – we’ve got a lot more experience this time!
Angelia Hinds
