just recieved this from planning inspecters office

[swindonseagull]

Anyone else had a reply?? This was sent to my daughter?

The Planning Inspectorate
Room 406 / Kite Wing Direct Line 0117-372 8906
Temple Quay House Switchboard 0117-372 8000
2 The Square Fax No 0117-372 6241
Temple Quay GTN 1371-8906
Bristol BS1 6PN e-mail: jane.huntbach@pins.gsi.gov.uk
http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk


Your Ref:
Our Ref: DP 304
Date: February 2004



Dear Catherine

BRIGHTON AND HOVE LOCAL PLAN – INSPECTOR’S REPORT

Thank you for your recent letter to the Deputy Prime Minister, concerning the Inspector's recommendations relating to the Brighton and Hove Local Plan and the proposed community stadium.

I should explain that, although the Inspector is appointed by the First Secretary of State, the inquiry is held on behalf of Brighton and Hove Council. Because of this, it is not normal practice for the Planning Inspectorate to comment on correspondence once an inquiry has ended and the resulting report has been sent to the local planning authority. Any correspondence relating to the inquiry is a matter for the local planning authority, since under current legislation responsibility for subsequent action rests solely with them. We are also unable to seek comments from the Inspector, as once an inquiry has formally closed the Inspector cannot comment on further correspondence.

In the circumstances, you may wish to bring the points made in your letter to the attention of Brighton and Hove Council, asking that they take them into account in considering the Inspector’s report and recommendations. I am forwarding your letter to the Council accordingly.

Yours sincerely

David Halstead
Development Plans Division

 

[Trotster]

Yeah, i got one yesterday

Grrr

 

[Simster]

Me too

 

[Richy_Seagull]

Yea I got one yesterday as well

 

[Brighton Jock]

Yes i sent around 400 petition letters to Mr Prescott and my phone has been ringing non stop with people receiving that reply............

 

[n1 gull]

me too

 

[REDLAND]

Yeah, i got one yesterday

Grrr

Me too, surely they are not sending them to everyone

 

[swindonseagull]

I just got another 5

 

[albiongirl]

I got that yesterday by email

 

[Exiled in Exeter]

I got mine early this morning.

 

[GUNTER]

Red tape alert!

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Can't help but feel this is bad news as it sounds like they're passing the buck back to the council. The whole point about the letter writing campaign post Hoile was to register our digust with his findings. The reply from Precott's office sounds like they're not even going to be taken into consideration.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

That, of course, should read "disgust."

 

[Dandyman]

Same reply to me, too.

 

[Cheshire]

Yep same letter.

Which I assume means Prescott is not seeing these letters or even knows the sort of numbers being posted. The fact the letter has been sent to Bristol and will end up with Brighton council sounds a bit like we are just going round in circles and not hitting the target, as sneaky George has mentioned.

Sounds to me that Prescott will make his decision but anything he says will be covered in red tape and buck passing?

 

[Granny Goodchild]

I think the worrying thing is that people throughout the country, who wrote to support us, have all received the same response and may now be thinking that they wasted their time.

The following was written on the York City board by a guy called " Frank" who has been very supportive of us:

in reply to my letter to John Prescott, the planning inspectorate wrote:
Dear Mr Ormston

BRIGHTON AND HOVE LOCAL PLAN – INSPECTOR’S REPORT

Thank you for your recent letter to the Deputy Prime Minister, concerning the Inspector's recommendations relating to the Brighton and Hove Local Plan and the proposed community stadium.

I should explain that, although the Inspector is appointed by the First Secretary of State, the inquiry is held on behalf of Brighton and Hove Council. Because of this, it is not normal practice for the Planning Inspectorate to comment on correspondence once an inquiry has ended and the resulting report has been sent to the local planning authority. Any correspondence relating to the inquiry is a matter for the local planning authority, since under current legislation responsibility for subsequent action rests solely with them. We are also unable to seek comments from the Inspector, as once an inquiry has formally closed the Inspector cannot comment on further correspondence.

In the circumstances, you may wish to bring the points made in your letter to the attention of Brighton and Hove Council, asking that they take them into account in considering the Inspector’s report and recommendations. I am forwarding your letter to the Council accordingly.
Yours sincerely

David Halstead
Development Plans Division


If what Mr Halstead says is correct, it may be that Brighton fans need to be campaigning a bit closer to home - memories of our lobby of the city council and Yorkie's Tour de Farce spring to mind

 

[Lord Bracknell]

This is actually somewhat amusing because it means that the ODPM's office is passing letters on to the Planning Inspectorate in Bristol and then the Planning Inspectorate at Bristol is passing them on to Brighton & Hove City Council - so at least three postrooms are going to be completely log jammed!!

No-one should be discouraged however or think that their letter to John Prescott has not had an effect - this shows it certainly has. We need to maintain the pressure and keep the letters going in. The ODPM's office will be advising ministers about the weight of public feeling on this issue and if it keeps going it cannot be ignored.

Just because they have now worked out a route to pass the letters on doesn't mean that they are ineffective.

Keep those letters pounding in - get all your friends, relatives and colleagues to write and keep it going and support the other initiatives being put forward by the FFA team.

It is very encouraging and supportive to see so many people reacting so strongly to this issue and supporting what the Albion are trying to achieve.