Harington School Planning Corruption Oakham Town Council Chair of Trustees influential letter read out during members debate
During the consideration of the current planning application submitted by Harington School
For their proposed new building.
The Chairman of Oakham Town Council Alf Dewis permitted the unlawful reading of a letter from
a former town councillor Rob Guthrie who is now the chair of the trustees of Harington School.
Cllr Stan Stubbs was permitted to read a long winded letter of appeal to Oakham Town
Council during the time set aside for members only to debate and consider the merits
of the application. I believe the reading of the letter illegally influenced Oakham Town Councillors
decision making. I have written to our chairman shown below.
The video of Wednesday's meeting is currently being uploaded.
Dear Alf Dewis
At the last meeting you permitted Cllr Stubbs to read out from a letter addressed to Oakham Town Council the letter was from ex Cllr Rob Guthrie.
This letter should not have been considered at that stage of the meeting it was and could even be considered as unlawful influence at the
stage it was read out. The time you permitted this letter to be read out was during the period set aside for member
debate not public deputations or chair of the Harington trustees time.
As the chair of the trustees of the applicant and a resident Mr Guthrie does have a right to speak to councillors
before a meeting and the opportunity to give a public deputation he chose not to do this?
Know one has the right to have a letter read out during the process of consideration of a planning application.
Why was a letter addressed to the Town Council not distributed before the meeting to all members?
Although I would have felt uncomfortable receiving such a persuasive letter from the chair of Trustees
of Harington.
This is also another example of how the continuity from our chair is appalling. If I had produced a letter from an interested party at the same point I very much doubt you would have permitted the reading out of the letter.
From
Martin
During the consideration of the current planning application submitted by Harington School
For their proposed new building.
The Chairman of Oakham Town Council Alf Dewis permitted the unlawful reading of a letter from
a former town councillor Rob Guthrie who is now the chair of the trustees of Harington School.
Cllr Stan Stubbs was permitted to read a long winded letter of appeal to Oakham Town
Council during the time set aside for members only to debate and consider the merits
of the application. I believe the reading of the letter illegally influenced Oakham Town Councillors
decision making. I have written to our chairman shown below.
The video of Wednesday's meeting is currently being uploaded.
Dear Alf Dewis
At the last meeting you permitted Cllr Stubbs to read out from a letter addressed to Oakham Town Council the letter was from ex Cllr Rob Guthrie.
This letter should not have been considered at that stage of the meeting it was and could even be considered as unlawful influence at the
stage it was read out. The time you permitted this letter to be read out was during the period set aside for member
debate not public deputations or chair of the Harington trustees time.
As the chair of the trustees of the applicant and a resident Mr Guthrie does have a right to speak to councillors
before a meeting and the opportunity to give a public deputation he chose not to do this?
Know one has the right to have a letter read out during the process of consideration of a planning application.
Why was a letter addressed to the Town Council not distributed before the meeting to all members?
Although I would have felt uncomfortable receiving such a persuasive letter from the chair of Trustees
of Harington.
This is also another example of how the continuity from our chair is appalling. If I had produced a letter from an interested party at the same point I very much doubt you would have permitted the reading out of the letter.
From
Martin
