Questions asked after councillor granted planning permission in error

By Jessica Hubbard, local democracy reporter
Published 3rd Oct 2022, 10:08 BST
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Questions have been asked after a deputy council leader was granted planning permission in error.

Arun District Council’s deputy leader Jacky Pendleton (Con, Middleton-On-Sea) and her husband applied to make changes to their home in November 2021.

They were granted planning permission in January but it has since transpired that this broke council rules.

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This is because planning applications made by councillors should always go before the planning committee but, in this case, permission was granted by an officer – something that is routine for smaller, less controversial applications.