| Topic: | Rotten Borough Mk2? | |
| Posted by: | John Todd | |
| Date/Time: | 29/06/12 08:44:00 |
| Jim Please keep going protesting about this outrageous perverse decision by local Labour Cllrs. The Housing Lead Member Cllr Steve Curran (who voted in favour) can and should stop this matter proceeding. LBH Planning Officers provide pages of reasons for refusing which were cynically and blatantly ignored as were the eloquent views of numerous objectors. Given Cllr Curran's prior knowledge and participation in early negotiations and apparent tactit approval, should he have voted on this matter? Did he inform the Planning Committee of his participation/expressed views? He may wish to clarify. I raise this as the planning application mentions in the Neighbour and Comunity Consultation box 'A meeting with Hounslow Homes and L B Hounslow in attendance which 8 residents came to' Councillor Dhillon voted too but remarkably was not heard to openly declare an interest as a current Director of Hounslow Homes. LBH are now 'testing the market' not Hounslow Homes- again evidence of LBH's control and ownership of this project and benefit. The following is the link to the Planning report http://democraticservices.hounslow.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=71349 I do ask forum readers to please read this document and note the substantial evidence against and the credible groups who registered as objectors. LBH Officers were 100% against! This matter was dead, strangled and binned earlier this year until dear old Matt Harmer rescued it and asked for it to be placed before the Planning Committee because 'a local residents association requested' it for reasons we are yet to establish. The speaker at the planning hearing is Vice Chair of HFTRA a LBH funded entity representing tenants/leaseholder groups and Hounslow Homes (HH) who own/manage the Tower. Cllr. Mel Collins was not present at the planning meeting. He is I understand in favour, smelling some spare cash that can be spread around Brentford on trivial projects despite the GLA Town Centre funding already received. Cllr Theo Dennison Chair of the Planning Committee voted against. He recently spoke at Council about the importance of local groups in the planning process. Mention is made in justification of the intrusive advertising sites adjacent to the raised section of the M4. LBH has vigorously opposed these eyesores and I support their action. Inspectors have on occasions over ruled LBH. They are as Jim mentions too bright a distraction and a continued risk to motorists. The applicants long term intentions are quite clear -namely to have every Brentford Tower smothered with unsightly advertisements. The planning application has pics of all the Towers shown have ads. A former Labour Cllr told me this proposal came up some years ago and was quickly slapped down. Keep banging on Jim and Co. Your voice should count! John |