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Topic: Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch
Posted by: Nick Marbrow
Date/Time: 05/08/10 20:02:00

Adam,

As a fully paid-up member of Joe Public, I am part of a very diverse group of people many of whom do understand that there is national legislation underpinning local government policies.  However decisions are often taken, particularly in respect of planning, based on subjective opinion.  The use of “no material harm is being caused” and “enforcement action is not considered expedient” leave the impression that decisions may be taken based on administrative convenience rather than impartial application of planning rules.  It is my experience that Officers generally do not feel it necessary to explain to the public why their subjective opinion is the only one that matters.  This leaves borough residents looking for a reason why the rules have been ignored.  What can we put this down to?

Your interpretation of LBH Watch as "we think Officers are dodgy and we're out to get you" – is over the top.  Perhaps “we think Officers are not good at engaging with the public, and we would like to be treated like the customers that we are” might be more appropriate.

I would not suggest that Officers are “blind, naive or out of touch”, but my experience is that they often lack “helicopter vision”, and are unwilling to look at the issue from the other side of the table.

If transparency is to be the way forward for local government, then I think LBH has a long way to go.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Reisdents launch LBH Watch28/07/10 18:06:00 Phil Andrews
   Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch28/07/10 18:21:00 Richard Jennings
      Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch28/07/10 18:50:00 Phil Andrews
         Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch28/07/10 22:48:00 Richard Jennings
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch28/07/10 23:25:00 Steve Taylor
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 00:23:00 Richard Jennings
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 08:32:00 Vanessa Smith
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 12:33:00 Phil Andrews
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 15:17:00 Vanessa Smith
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 15:57:00 Phil Andrews
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 18:40:00 Vanessa Smith
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 20:15:00 Phil Andrews
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 14:14:00 Phil Andrews
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch29/07/10 16:10:00 John Connelly
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch29/07/10 16:34:00 Phil Andrews
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch29/07/10 17:08:00 Richard Jennings
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch29/07/10 22:26:00 Ian Speed
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch29/07/10 23:42:00 Phil Andrews
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 10:13:00 Adam Beamish
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 10:38:00 Ian Speed
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 11:13:00 Tony Wood
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 11:19:00 Ian Speed
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 11:30:00 Tony Wood
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 12:42:00 Vanessa Smith
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 13:43:00 Phil Andrews
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch02/08/10 13:19:00 Vanessa Smith
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch02/08/10 13:49:00 Phil Andrews
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch02/08/10 16:56:00 Vanessa Smith
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch02/08/10 17:55:00 Phil Andrews
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch02/08/10 22:46:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch02/08/10 23:07:00 Phil Andrews
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch03/08/10 13:44:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch03/08/10 13:49:00 Phil Andrews
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 13:55:00 Adam Beamish
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch31/07/10 00:22:00 Ian Speed
                                       Residents launch LBH Watch04/08/10 12:38:00 Jim Lawes
                                          Re:Residents launch LBH Watch04/08/10 12:59:00 Phil Andrews
                                          Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 13:21:00 Adam Beamish
                                             Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 14:01:00 Phil Andrews
                                                Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 15:19:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 16:48:00 Phil Andrews
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 22:18:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 23:44:00 Phil Andrews
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 00:44:00 Richard Jennings
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 01:39:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 08:42:00 B Abbott
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 10:46:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 13:42:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 13:56:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 22:41:00 Richard Jennings
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 13:33:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 13:49:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                  thanks for the thanks23/08/10 08:08:00 B Abbott
                                                                     Re:thanks for the thanks23/08/10 10:42:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                        Re:Re:thanks for the thanks23/08/10 14:05:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks24/08/10 11:02:00 Adam Beamish
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks24/08/10 12:04:00 Jim Lawes
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks25/08/10 13:52:00 Ian Speed
                                                                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks16/09/10 17:04:00 Lawrence Brown
                                                                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks16/09/10 19:08:00 Steve Taylor
                                                                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks18/09/10 12:13:00 Lawrence Brown
                                                                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks18/09/10 13:21:00 Ian Speed
                                                                                             :Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks19/09/10 12:26:00 Steve Taylor
                                                                                                LBH Watch Meeting 27th September 19/09/10 12:49:00 Ian Speed
                                             Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 20:02:00 Nick Marbrow
                                                Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 21:59:00 Adam Beamish
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch07/08/10 09:32:00 Nick Marbrow
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch08/08/10 11:07:00 Adam Beamish
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch08/08/10 11:25:00 Steve Taylor
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/08/10 07:42:00 Adam Beamish
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/08/10 07:44:00 Ian Speed
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/08/10 14:47:00 Adam Beamish
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/08/10 15:02:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/08/10 23:05:00 Adam Beamish
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch10/08/10 00:02:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch10/08/10 08:54:00 Adam Beamish
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch10/08/10 09:00:00 Phil Andrews
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/08/10 12:44:00 Steve Taylor
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch10/08/10 20:16:00 Nick Marbrow
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch10/08/10 22:43:00 Adam Beamish
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch11/08/10 14:30:00 Nick Marbrow
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/09/10 09:57:00 Nick Marbrow
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/09/10 13:21:00 Adam Beamish
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch11/09/10 08:24:00 Nick Marbrow
   Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 11:24:00 Ian Speed
      Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch10/08/10 03:41:00 Jim Lawes

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