Conflict of interest in Planning
Dear Cheshire West and Chester Council,
Please could you inform me what involvement Mrs P Twigg in the planning department has in deciding planning applications for CWaC. I would be particularly keen to know her involvement with the current Planning application: 11/04261/OUT Residential development of up to 100 dwellings (outline application), Land rear of 3-9 Spring Hill, Tarporley, Cheshire. This information is requested as her husband, Mr M Twigg, is the driving force behind this application with the developers FLP. The planning officer has said this application should be approved, despite extremely strong objections from the Tarporley community and Tarporley Parish Council.
Yours faithfully,
Ms V Adshead
RE: Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Case Reference: 101000229574
Dear Ms Adshead
Thank you for your email. It will be treated as a request within the meaning of the Act: this means that we will send you a full response within 20 working days, either supplying you with the information which you want, or explaining to you why we cannot supply it. If we need any further clarification or there is any problem we will be in touch.
In the meantime if you wish to discuss this further please contact me. It would be helpful if you could quote the log number 229574.
Yours sincerely
Janet Scanlan
FOI Unit
Solutions Team
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Dear Ms Adshead
Further to your Freedom of information request, Log Number 229574. I can confirm that Pet Twigg has not had any involvement with this application, 11/04261/OUT. She does, however, deal with planning applications as a Senior Planning Officer for the Council. A list of applications that she has dealt with can be provided if you require it.
I trust this answers your enquiry.
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Yours sincerely
Caroline Timms
FOI Unit
Cheshire West and Chester Council
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