Old Brewery site - planning permission

Anyone considering put forwards views on this subject needs to be well aware that the planning committee does not necessarily act rationally.

Those with experience of planning law and of the way planning committees come to conclusions will be aware that because of the reliance on councillors to make decisions, this can be a very hazardous procedure. The result can have little connection with the rational arguments being put forward.

One person presenting a rational argument will often fail whilst fifty people being very emotional can succeed.

The councillors making the decisions often take very little time to find out the facts and are reliant on others to sway  them towards making a decision sometimes not based on reason at all.

Taking time with the councillors to present rational arguments before the decision making meeting can be very beneficial. There will be key respected councillors who can sway the others towards their point of view. Others are often totally ignored and others that waste time because of their lack of understanding of the planning issues.