David L Philips - Wealden's enforcer
Beggaring Belief, Business and Britain
Victorio Scarpa (Wealden lawyer)
Geoff Johnson (Wealden lawyer)
David Whibley - one of David Philip's assistant enforcers
Christine Nuttall (Wealden lawyer)
Cllr Nick Ellwood
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Aerial photographs -
and how they use them
Ashley Brown -
The District Planning Officer
Best Demolition 'disposes' of
materials to order for Wealden
That's Best Demolition a.k.a. Bunny Best
the alleged brother-in-law of
Ian Kay the head of Wealden Planning
Bridge Poultry's Flooding
SORT IT !
Bridge Poultry's new road
Bushy Wood Stables get smashed
Bushy Wood Stables own website
Case Law
Civil Rights
Councillors resign because of planning officers' secrecy
Cross examining Ian Kay -
Deputy District Planning Officer
Deception
Discrimination
Enforcement -
the D L Philips enforcer's way
Government policy
Hackhurst Lane piggeries
Harassment
Health and Safety
Local Cases
Local Councillors list -
with email addresses
Lord Newton's Petition
Missing documents
Missing photographs
Pantomime
Planning permission at £ 2k a go ?
Standards - for some
Stream Farm
Survival guide
Sussex Act 1981
'Bully Town' -
an anti-corruption website
(Agenda 21 -
the Solar Navigation project)
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ACTION GROUP
Investigating and lobbying against corruption in
Wealden District Council's legal & planning departments
All too often we hear of cases after the dirty has been done. If you suspect your Council are mistreating you, take heart - look at how they treated others on this site and we hope learn from their mistakes. We may not be able to offer financial support, but you will know you are not alone. What we can do is to share our practical knowledge. This may assist you to stand up for your rights in a more informed way.
In our experience, this Council relies on the laypersons ignorance. Every dirty trick is used to wear down an opponent. The assistance of other Government departments is solicited to distract you. You may be forced into a Court fight or Appeal situation, which because of the cost of professional representation, you will be at a disadvantage and at the mercy of the system. Unfortunately, the system only works effectively for those with the clout to instruct a legal team. For the rest of us we will have to wait for the law to catch up and meet the promise of a fair hearing for all.
Council's have a duty to be reasonable as established in law by the Associated Picture Houses v Wednesbury Council case 1948. Unfortunately, all too often officers of a Council go beyond what is reasonable - sometimes fabricating evidence, sometimes demolishing property unlawfully. They do this to protect their jobs and for a whole host of other reasons, in the full knowledge they will never be prosecuted. Some even develop a power complex and will go to any lengths just to win a case, perjure themselves or otherwise pervert the course of justice.
Wealden planning dept persuaded a County Court Judge in a planning case to say that Wealden Council 'do not have a duty of care'. The Judge refused to issue his judgment in writing after the case. It seems from the Audit Commission that Wealden have relied on this judgment as a legal precedent for other cases, but they can't manage to produce a copy of it. The Audit Commission are now to investigate at Wealden.
Be under no illusion, what we have described above are serious Crimes. Judging by the newspapers Planning Crime is rife in England. The perpetrators are getting away with serious offences because there is no effective legislation or policing to make local authority officers answerable to the Courts. The cost to affected citizens is far reaching, in some cases costing many thousands of £'s, in others leading to complete ruination contrary to the Human Rights Act and all that is decent.
We advise you to stand up for your rights by lobbying local Councillors (list) and MPs. Write to your representatives and ask for a change in the law, to prevent the same things happening to other innocent members of the public.
*** Bunny Best and Dapper Dave ***
The full monty on a recent Bunny Best and Dapper Dave arrangement
With Ian Kay, head of Planning and Bunny Best brothers-in-law ?
They are invited to e-mail and deny they are related
*** Local Councillor had enough of Wealden's corruption ***
"I am just in the process of resigning from my parish council because I am fed up with Wealden.
They do not have any precedents in Wealden about planning
If you are a developer and you can fight Wealden you get what you want, if not, tough.
We have been turned down for plans and when developers put one in even if the whole parish is against it they get it.
We have always said that Wealden planners are corrupt but never can prove it because we dont know the system."
BRAVO COUNCILLOR !
Does Ian Kay the head of Planning have a working relationship with his brother-in-law contractor Bunny Best ?
Has the Head of Planning enforcement David Philips been proven to misinform the authorities ?
in the Banana Republic of Wealden District Council
(source I.P. number on record)
*** Wealden Planning Officer Mr Elphick's ***
...... and does money change hands ?
*** Wealden dragged before Human Rights Court ***
by a local man after an incredible 21 years planning battle !
and spending a fortune in public funds pressuring him
*** Wealden's planning Appeal evidence stunt ***
( ..... and by hand, so there's no postmark on the envelope ! )
*** Wealden's conspiracy with Criminals ? ***
*** Wanted - house planning permission at £2,000 a go ***
*** Wealden Councillors resign because planning officers ***
keep information Secret from them !
*** Ombudsman's Reports on Wealden ***
*** Lord Newton's "impartial" Petition ***
*** Wealden Refuse Water Supply ***
*** WD/02/0892 - APP/C1435/A/03/1111177 - 2003 ***
The Inspector's Decision Letter to be published when issued
*** Wealden worries over BushyWood's Website ***
Tel: 07905 147709 Email: nelson@horsesanctuary.org
Executive Members & Chief Executive
Wealden District Council
Vicarage Lane
Hailsham BN27 2AX FAX REF: 01323 443333
13 February 2003
Dear Councillor
We have been contacted by a BBC reporter regarding the demolition of our original stables by your council. It appears a councillor may have accidentally put a link to pages on the bushywood.com website, which for some reason came to the attention of the media.
Our Chairman was asked if we could substantiate the stories on the site and for the record our spokesperson said the stories were well documented and for the most part in the public domain. In fact most pages quote newspaper articles directly. He pointed out he was a trustee of our charity and the charity was set up to provide a home and care for disadvantaged animals.
Unpalatable as it may be to your members, the content of the bushywood website is factual. However, should there be any matter which has not been correctly reported and your chief executive can provide convincing evidence, then we will be happy to make appropriate corrections with apology.
Meantime, it is correct that your Council is not reporting injustices and findings of maladministration as required by Parliament. For our part we would welcome any initiative to give force back to this important legislation intended as a safety-net to keep the members advised as to mistakes their council is making.
With respect, may we suggest that the simplest way for your council to get back on track would be to dismiss the staff responsible for making your Council law breakers and recruit personnel more sympathetic to the enactments of Parliament.
We look forward to hearing if we can assist you in any way.
Yours sincerely Nelson J Kruschandl