IOW noise versus signal15 Jul 2020 22:54
2Daman,
You are incorrect, planning matters are not "MP determined".
The Planning Committee consists of local Councillors who are not MPs, they are an entirely different type of creature.
MP's may express their opinion, but (in the eyes of the planning committee) they only have the same importance as any other member of the public.
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The number of people contributing comments to a planning consultation is irrelevant.
If 100 people make the same comment, that comment is only counted once.
The distilled list of comments is then reviewed to consider whether they are relevant to purview of the planning application.
It is better to make a good relevant comment once, rather than have hundreds of people cluttering things up with their drivel, wasting the time of the council workers.
There is a glitch with the database for total documents submitted. I can see 105 documents there that should not be included as they are duplicates.
One person has submitted their objection five times.
Two people have submitted their objection three times.
Some of the people have not included any address, which should make them invalid.
But all of that gaming the system is a waste of time if they are just repeating what has already been said.