They’ve submitted the following planning application 10/00426/Ful on which they state:

The Ombudsman was ignored, but will they ignore this !

ROYAL ASSENT

Go-Ape have submitted a planning application for Lever Park, it appears they are trying to say it’s a completion of the original course.  since when was it a completion 2 years after the original application, if they get away with this what’s to stop them trying the same tactic 2 years plus down the line.

We will be reminding the Council and Go-Ape that we will not stand by and allow the rstrictions set out within the 1902 Act to be violated.

History shows that going to the LGO is a waste of time, so this time we will be prepared to go to Judicial Review.

We will not allow the 3 months to pass by before submitting our case, last time the planning department stated the the Act wasn’t a planning issue.

Ignorance won’t be allowed to go unchallenged next time, and all council officers will be made aware of the dodgy waters they will be stepping into.

The council must this time be prepared to go to the courts to take on the restrictions set out in the 1902 Liverpool Corporation Act.

The Ombudsman stated:

Article 74 of the final decision:

“I have also found that the Council acted with maladministration by not complying with its own constitution that excludes officers from using delegated powers to determine planning applications on sites that are over one hectare and the decision would be contrary to a written comment received from a consultee”.

The Council have stated:

In order to clarify, Chorley BC do not accept the findings of the Local Government Ombudsman in the decision note where they relate to alleged breaches of the Council’s Constitution. It is not accepted the use of delegated powers amounted to a breach of the Constitution.

That is the position of the Council.

Lets see what the Ombudsman makes of this, or are they as usefull has a chocolate fireguard?

The Constitution is there for a reason, and cannot be interpreted in any other way” Responsibility for Functions” appendix 2 of the Constitution 6.6 C (ii)

Tags: chorley, constitution, LGO

Obituary printed in the London Times - Interesting and sadly rather true.

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:

- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn’t always fair;
- and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, I Want It Now, Someone Else Is To Blame, and I’m A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing

A new protest website has been created to help the fight against inappropriate Go Ape developments.

http://www.go-ape.org

I especially like the posters section. Here’s the one for Lever Park:

Tags: go-ape.org, posters

It appears that Rivington is famous on the internet, and certainly on Dutch TV.

Re: Council cuts down 6,000 trees to act as deterrent at ‘doggin

by ABH » Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:03 pm

You may think that all is quiet.

You couldn’t be further from the truth, but due to impending activities it wouldn’t be a wise move to go public.

Keep the faith, then when all is revealed you will say “Bloody Hell” we didn’t see that coming!

On the 22nd Feb/10 we submitted a complaint to Chorley Council, only to receive a reply dated the 26th Feb stating that there will be no further correspondence on this issue.

Do they honestly believe that we will stand by and allow this ignorance of rules and procedures to go uncontested.

We have since submitted the complaint again (this time more detailed), we will not allow this attitude to go unchallenged and have made it clear that if the complaint isn’t dealt with to our satisfaction, we will follow procedure and place it before the Local Government Ombudsman.

They might find some parts of the complaint hard to accept, but the law is the law and the sooner they acknowledge this, the sooner lawful decisions will be made.

No longer will we accept statements of ignorance from anyone, we have learnt the hard way and if the rules or the law has been broken, then expect to be held accountable.