Comments on: We do not need an other planning quango

By: bill Quango mp

bill Quango mp — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:12:08 +0000

We do not need an other planning quango?

Let me think about that for a bit?
Hmmm.. who likes Quangos? .. Hmmm its a toughie.

By: Adrian Peirson

Adrian Peirson — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:46:30 +0000

This is to turn Planning over to Private Consortiums, we are back to the Global Elites takeover of Britain / Europe / The World a corporate Coup d etad.
http://www.crossroad.to/Quotes/globalism/rockefel…

Our Parliament is a charade, the Real Power is in the Shadows.

By: mikestallard

mikestallard — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:55:27 +0000

Subtle changes round here. People stare at you as you walk past instead of saying "Hello". Cars drive along the road at 50 m.p.h. Potatoes and stones are mysteriously thrown at your windows in the evenings. You don't know anyone by their face or name. Trees get cut down by the Council. Notices appear banning dog messing. Rough bits of grass suddenly sprout houses. Lots and lots of London accents.

This was, even 5 years ago, a rural community with two pubs, a working Church, Church hall and resident Vicar. Everyone knew everyone else by sight.

But, of course, there are the New Eco Towns and, in the vague distance, new power stations to put in place, aren't there. Hence the quango?

Some blue sky thinking: Our problem is that we live in the South. In the North, vast tracts of empty property lie vacant. If only there were decent communications with the North, pretty soon some bright sparks might start to move up there…….

By: Neil Craig

Neil Craig — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:03:56 +0000

The hidden reason people have a knee jerk reaction against any new homes near them is that the increased supply means downward pressure on the price of their houses. I am afraid that that is inescapable. It is the same reason Asda will join with smaller shopkeepers in opposing planning applications by Sainsbury's & vice versa. Where the government is expected to engage in protectionism it is normally a sign the government is already interfering too much.

By: adam

adam — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:55:36 +0000

we shouldnt have quangos, full stop.

Not until politicians are prepared to talk about destroying the nation state and democracy openly and run for election on that platform.

But silly me for thinking that my elected politicians should be anything other than used car salesmen
for Maurice Strong's fantasies.

By: Kit

Kit — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:47:52 +0000

The planning authorities need to be transformed into a mediator service – only if needed. Their role would be to help negotiate between developer and affected households over the level of compensation.
Compulsory purchasing homes should be abolished – if a plot of land is worth Â£1m to a developer that is the price he should pay to the owner not some arbitrary rate set by the planning department.