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Re: Planning permission in Letchworth

Posted By: Troller
Date: 11 Nov 2005 at 19:49

> I feel pretty confident these ludicrous and petty regulations are way
> above any restrictive laws you would see in any facist or communist
> dictatorship or police state. England is (or was) a free country whose
> people fought 2 world wars to rescue the world from this kind of
> stupididy. I for one want my country back. It has gone too far and I
> almost feel imprisoned and helpless in the face of all these awful
> stupidities. The people of this country can make a simple decision to
> remove a tree on their own property, or change their windows without being
> told how they should or should not do it.

Ultimately though, the planning regulations in Letchworht make it what it is, a garden city; and it's not like these are new regulations -- after all, the ideals of the Garden City to protect green areas, yet maintain affordable housing for people from all walks of life.

Without the protection of the planning laws, who's to say that the town wouldn't turn into another faceless bunch of suburbia. If I wanted to live in a faceless town with no character, I could just as easily move somewhere else.

I think it is generous that people who should've checked the legality of fitting replacement windows are getting grants to restore the original character of a property -- after all, they probably wouldn't be able to afford the repair work otherwise.

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