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My 24-year fight for justice against Dover District Council, who unlawfully demolished my home. Dover's MP, ‘Three Homes' Gwyn Prosser, wants property reform
What follows is a factual account of my dispute with the Council, which started in 1984 and still continues today, almost a quarter of a century later.
Dover
District Council demolished my home in 1989 despite the fact that it had been a lawful
residence for over 60 years. More recently the Council’s Chief Executive, Nadeem Aziz,
commissioned an investigation into my case and his own senior Professional
Standards Investigator found that the
Council's decision to demolish my home was based on inaccurate and misleading
advice and he stated: “This was maladministration” But the Council is not concerned with the truth and continues to
suppress the evidence that supports the long-standing residential use of my
property. The manner in
which Dover District Council operates its planning decision-making should be of
concern to everyone because what should be a democratic process is failing
because the paid staff dictates. Committee Members are not questioning the
edited planning reports of council officers, but are merely rubber-stamping
their recommendations, thus leaving the process open to abuse. Since 1984
successive Committees have made perverse decisions about my case, without being
in possession of the full facts. Decisions have been made, based on false and
misleading information presented by the planning department, and this has led to
serial acts of maladministration. The
arrogance and indifference shown by Committee
Members during this time is inexcusable and it is questionable why they
refuse to accept the truth. Over the years I have written to all members of
successive Planning Committees and not one Councillor has ever had the courtesy
to reply. The Council has disregarded every attempt by me to resolve this
dispute by negotiation, preferring to waste huge amounts of taxpayer’s money
in an attempt to cover up the previous administration's errors
Hopefully this website will enlighten people as to the
unsavoury tactics used by district council officials. It appears that
council corruption may be widespread in this country and consequently the number
of websites exposing maladministration and injustice is increasing. Deception
can occur at committee level when an applicant applies for planning permission
or when the council pursues wrongful enforcement action against a lawful
development. However, most corruption begins at officer level and, worryingly,
this law breaking is protected in England as there is no statutory requirement
for the police to take action and therefore officers of the council are immune
from prosecution. Planning crime goes
unpunished and officers are never dismissed nor prosecuted, but are given early
‘retirement’, or moved sideways to another department, or given false
redundancy, which is in itself an offence. Before
any planning application reaches committee level, it is first dealt with by the
planning department and it is here that the planning officer can begin his or
her vendetta against the applicant by carefully perverting the application and
manipulating evidence. This has undoubtedly occurred in my case and when they do
foul up, what does it matter to them anyway? They know their colleagues will
close ranks to protect them and the legal department will lie through its teeth
to protect the officer. Consequently, having experienced a serious
injustice I am developing this website to tell my side of the story. Further on
I explain about the complaint I made against Dover District Council's Planning
Department, which led to the investigation into my case and resulted in the
Council being found guilty of maladministration with injustice on a
number of counts. Despite those findings the Chief
Executive, Nadeem
Aziz, refuses to accept the Council's past errors. Dover District Council are guilty of Misfeasance
in Public Office and it is scandalous that Nadeem Aziz, who seems to
have no concept of natural justice, has taken no action against his offending officers. In any other
organisation the individuals responsible would be suspended, or at least
relieved of their responsibilities pending a thorough investigation. Mr Aziz's
neglect to suspend officials with serious allegations against them is a disgrace
and his failure to mount a wider investigation raises even more disturbing
questions. To read
how it all started click the link below
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