It really is shocking and it does happen all over the country, and what this means is that people may be fearful of objecting due to this abhorrent behavior by these nasty people.
The online one below names and prints one applicant, which I think is worrying.
The planning application appears to be the one for Cllr Woods and his allotments!
Below is the FOI request.
Dear Conwy County Borough Council,
ref 0/50673
A recent planning application for Abergele has seen online bullying which has been photographed.
The Group online named planning objectors' names and addresses and discussed their nationality online.
Also, people were being named as objecting despite there being no objections from them.
A number of people were very distressed by this.
Can the council please clarify the following
1, What protection do people object to planning applications from bullying or intimidation regarding planning objections?
2, Have people got the right to cut and paste objections onto social media with addresses?
3, Due to events like this some people may be intimidated not to object, due to this bullying.
4, Can people in these circumstances be protected?
5, What policies does the council have on this?
Please can the council clarify the following
Yours faithfully,
PBarr
From....https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/bullying_due_to_planning_applica
Names should be private, and abuse should not be tolerated. The people that are doing this are Woods chums and friends
ReplyDeleteIt should be a crime to be attacked because you are objecting to a planning application
ReplyDeleteThe council need to act on this bullying
ReplyDeleteI was bullied over objecting to a planning application, it should not happen, I don't think there is a need for the names to be given, it is bullying and intimidation.
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