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Bin Day Bureaucrats
#council
Bin Day Bureaucrats
The local council is like a mysterious secret society, except instead of world domination, they’re mostly concerned with where you park your car and what colour your front door is. They’ll approve a 12-story block of flats next to a Grade II listed cottage, but heaven help you if you want to convert your shed into a yoga studio—planning permission denied. Parking rules change more often than the weather, and the signs are written in a dialect only ancient druids can read. Councillors argue passionately over flower bed layouts while ignoring the sinkhole swallowing half the high street. It’s democracy at its finest: petty, confusing, and somehow always two hours behind schedule.
Council Sued Over Planning Error Now Seeks £5,000 from Frustrated Residents
- Saturday, 26 April 2025
Corby MP Lee Barron criticized North Northamptonshire Council for demanding £5,000 in legal fees from residents who took the council to court over a planning error. The council failed to consult people living close to a proposed warehouse site, and only consulted the wrong street. The residents applied for a judicial review, which was dismissed due to a delay in filing. However, the judge criticized the council's handling of the planning application. Despite this, the council is pursuing legal fees from the residents, who feel it is unfair given the council's own errors.
