AN EFFING[i]
CALAMITY!
The remarks made by Hemingbrough Parish Council Chairman Jan
Strelcenie to the Selby Planning Committee on 14 June 2017.
The Committee considered applications including 60 and 150
dwellings at Sherburn, 133 dwellings added to 100 dwellings at Barbly, and “up to 21 dwellings” at
School Road, Hemingbrough.
Councillor J. Cattanach chaired the Committee professionally
with the expected formality of Council meetings, which contrasted with the usual
“bun-fight[ii]”
at Hemingbrough. Speakers would have
five minutes after which the microphone would be turned off. Warnings would be displayed.
The Committee met in an atmosphere of Selby District Council
having conceded in appeal[iii]
it needs to find locations to meet a strategic 5-year housing land supply.
Hemingbrough Parish Council strongly objects to the application
“unless significant road improvements are carried out.[iv]” All other Consultees, including ‘Highways’,
had assented to it.
Hemingbrough Residents are concerned other applications, such as that in the Orchard End, Mill Lane area will compound the problems at the School Road junction with the A63.
Residents expect Strelczenie to have strong, positive,
professional, working relationships with the Planning Committee Chairman and
Planning Officers. Hemingbrough
representations must be respected, and must not be frivolous.
Cattanach called Strelczenie to speak as the “Hemingbrough
Parish Chairman” admitting politely he did not know how to pronounce his name,
nor did he know if ‘Jan’ was a woman or a man.
Strelczenie’s only mission was to convince the Committee of
the extremely hazardous nature of the controversial road junction, and seek safety
improvements if they approved the application.
Strelczenie started by insulting the Planning Officers as a
Group for not knowing what it is like to live in a local village and for focusing
on planning rules. The effect on the
Committee of an ‘unknown’ Parish Chairman slagging off the Officers at the
start of his representations could be seen.
Strelczenie did not focus sufficiently on the Hemingbrough
Parish Council objection - his only mission.
He launched into a rant about our local bus service, ‘treating’ the
Committee to details of the daily schedules and the connections to York and
Tadcaster. He lost track of the passing,
limited time.
Cattanach turned off
Strelczenie’s microphone. No other
speaker suffered such humiliation.
After the Committee approved the Hemingbrough Application amid comments about its modest nature, Strelczenie skedaddled out of the Council Chamber like a scalded cat.
It is all on Video-cam!
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