Bollards Rutland County Council Planning and Willow Stores

Willow Stores

• MARTIN 3 COUNCILORS & 5 OTHER PEOPLE 
  HAVE SAID YOU DIDNT LIKE THE BOLLARDS 
  OUT SIDE WILLOW STORES THESE WERE
  PUT IN PLACE AFTER A CAR DROVE INTO 
  THE WASTE BIN OUTSIDE THE SHOP & 
  NEARLY KILLED A DOG PLUS DAMAGE TO 
  OUT SHOP QUESTION WAS IT REALLY YOU & 
  IF SO WHY DID YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS 
  SAFTY ISSUE TO THE PLANINIG OFFICE 
  FORCING ME TO REMOVE THE SAFTY 
  BOLLARDS PROTECTING MY CUSTOMERS
  
  
  
  
  At the weekend whilst away, I received the above Facebook message from Willow Stores Oakham
  
  
  Before I went away I photographed the new concrete bollards outside the store highlighting
  the reason for the installation on a previous blog
  post.
  
  
  At no point until now did I say I did not like the
  concrete bollards and I most certainly did not 
  raise a complaint with Rutland County County
  Councils Planning Officer.
  
  
  The Bollards have now been removed because 
  Rutland County Councils Planning Officers have nothing better to do.
  
  
  The bollards have been replaced with Cherry
  Trees, The owner of Willow Stores has been 
  told planning permission would be required 
  for bollards on a commercial property boundary 
  but not if it was a residential property
  Trees do not need planning permission.
  
  
  As for the Councillor involved I think they stink!
  
  
  The other problem here is the council some years
  ago removed the public footpath to create a parking bay.
  
  
  It does not surprise me a complaint was received because many members of the public
  would assume the pavement they use every day
  is public, when it is actually private and their stupid 
  council dug up the public footpath for the benefit
  of motorists.