Law firm said there was a systemic problem in Cornwall Council's planning department

In 2015, as reported by the BBC: Susan Ring, partner at the Richard Buxton law firm, said there was a "systemic problem" in Cornwall Council's planning department. Cornwall Council did not defend the case at the High Court and agreed to pay costs to ******* who brought the case. Court papers said the Cornwall Council planning officer failed to report "the objection of English Heritage" and "the concerns of the National Trust". Mrs Ring said under the council's 'planning performance agreement' developers could choose which planning officer they wanted to deal with their application. She said: "This does not instil public confidence in the fairness and transparency of the planning process." That was two years ago.... Meanwhile, Wain Homes gets another bite at the lucrative Cornish cherry... www.cornwalllive.com/wainhomes-granted-permission-to-build-103-homes-in-par-and-people-aren-t-happy/story-30483226-detail/story.html