Posted from Councillor Louie Hamblett.
The Parish Council’s Planning Committee has for at least three consecutive times not met to look over planning applications due to Oldham Councils seemingly forgetfulness for not sending them out.
This is also following on from the recent announcement that the Head of Planning and Infrastructure, Steven Irvine, has been suspended from the Council (and now resigned).
Councillor Louie Hamblett Liberal Democrat Group Leader on the Parish Council recently sent a query to Oldham Council’s Helen Lockwood Deputy Chief Executive asked “ We know that Planning committee has not met due to having not received the list for three times this upcoming Monday being the 3rd, I cannot speak for our colleagues in Saddleworth however as we are a statuary consultee it’s really important that Parish Councillors on the committee be allowed to have a say and give a view on all plans within the Boundary of the Parish” he also went to say “
I hope that a reasonable answer can be found for this with a plausible explanation and hopefully it not be repeated.”
The Borough Council is legally obligated to send on all planning applications that fall within the boundary of Shaw & Crompton Parish Council even if the application falls in favour or against the judgement of the parish councillors.
This shows the full transparency of how local democracy should work and how two authorities no matter how greater or minor they are in administrative size should be working as a team for those they serve.