Evidence is being gathered to show how Rutland Tories use planning
as a weapon against those they just don't like.
An example can be seen in the above photograph.
The premises on the left is a pub, the council has for a number of years
made things very difficult for this pub.
Refusing year on year to allow a sign of any description to be fitted to the
property.
When it suits the council it suggests the reason is because the property is
in a conservation area.
The truth is they don't like the owners.
If the council was really concerned about Oakham's conservation, it would
not have permitted the sign on the shop next door or their ugly
steel shutter that is down all day.
It also gives a "failing" (their word not mine although they keep quiet about that now and
point to failing Customer Services and Democtratic Serivces) planning department delegated
powers to decide if Oakham School can build a "nice new building" (Cllr Lucas
thinks they always do things nicely)
The same power has been delegated for Leicestershire Polices application
which will see the destruction of Oakham's old weights and measures building
Both applications within a conservation area.
To finish this post, I was asked to point out the council, has approved
quite a lot of illuminated signs on a new pub that will be opening in a
listed building also in the conservation area across the road from the
one shown above
