Adam Whitell's Avatar

Adam Whitell

@adamwhitell.bsky.social

Labour. NHS. Army Reserve. Not always in that order.

70 Followers  |  98 Following  |  8 Posts  |  Joined: 08.01.2024  |  1.5023

Latest posts by adamwhitell.bsky.social on Bluesky

Thank God Labour is tackling this

09.12.2024 20:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So, thanks to some London Nimbys
- we had a two year delay
- it cost the tax payer because of the court appeal
- it cost the developer because of inflation
- brownsite remained undeveloped
- children missed out on good education
- tax payer paid extra for private SEND provision.

09.12.2024 20:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
BOX 1: EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL APPEALS TO REFUSALS BY PLANNING COMMITTEES Mixed use development on a vacant brownfield site in London. This site was allocated in the Local Plan for residential and educational use. In Autumn 2021, an application for planning permission was submitted for a development on the site consisting of approx. 120 residential apartments and a special school for 90 pupils. Planning officers recommended to the planning committee in Summer 2022 that planning permission should be granted. The planning committee decided to refuse it. An appeal was made by the applicant and the Inspector, in early 2024, agreed the appeal should be upheld and granted permission. (London Borough)

BOX 1: EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL APPEALS TO REFUSALS BY PLANNING COMMITTEES Mixed use development on a vacant brownfield site in London. This site was allocated in the Local Plan for residential and educational use. In Autumn 2021, an application for planning permission was submitted for a development on the site consisting of approx. 120 residential apartments and a special school for 90 pupils. Planning officers recommended to the planning committee in Summer 2022 that planning permission should be granted. The planning committee decided to refuse it. An appeal was made by the applicant and the Inspector, in early 2024, agreed the appeal should be upheld and granted permission. (London Borough)

This example of Planning Committees getting in the way of good ideas is particularly egregious

Especially considering the shortage of special needs places in schools, and the massive cost to the taxpayer because of that

09.12.2024 20:48 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
NEW: strike action at LNER suspended Train drivers have reached a resolution with the company regarding the breaking of agreements. Strike action scheduled for weekends between 31 August and 10 November is therefore suspended. We look forward to normal working resuming.

NEW: strike action at LNER suspended Train drivers have reached a resolution with the company regarding the breaking of agreements. Strike action scheduled for weekends between 31 August and 10 November is therefore suspended. We look forward to normal working resuming.

Huh turns out the narrative lasted less than a month

29.08.2024 20:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

Sorry to not bump into you!

24.08.2024 22:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

🇵🇱🇺🇦 The fact that Russian missiles violated NATO airspace at least twice makes their shooting down over Ukraine legitimate (!), — Duda

24.08.2024 16:27 — 👍 102    🔁 18    💬 2    📌 0

are all these wars going to be incredibly popular with the voters?

23.08.2024 19:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Properly here now, give me some follow recommendations! #newbie #FromX #Labour

18.08.2024 21:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

New here from the Bad Place. Let me know who I should follow!

08.01.2024 18:54 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

@adamwhitell is following 19 prominent accounts