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bobdootson — Sat, 29 May 2010 20:12:35 +0000

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)

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Ombudsman Confirms “Lever Park” Status

David — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:33:41 +0000

This is the letter that the LGO sent to Chorley which contains references to the status of the park, and indicates a need for training or act on personal knowledge. Will somebody tell us how long the Corporate Director (business) has been in the planning department ?

If training is needed, then it’s the longest apprenticeship we’ve ever heard of, so we ask the question, “For what reason was personal knowledge not used?”.

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Ombudsman Confirms “Lever Park” Status

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