10 May (Part 2) - Pure coincidence
Finding
planning applications on Bexley’s website is no easy task. You might think you
would click on ‘P’ and the navigation would be obvious. I managed to find the
Bexley Cabs application at the third attempt but not everyone is so persistent.
One Bonkers reader gave up and went to see it at the council’s Contact Centre
instead. While sitting in a corner reading he became aware that he wasn’t the
only one there interested in the cab office, the other was Mr. Mini Cabs
himself with a planning officer talking about those big yellow advertisements
that adorn Mark Campbell’s premises. Apparently, as many suspected, he did not bother
with the niceties of seeking permission for them. A retrospectively application
was mentioned; would Bexley council be so understanding of anyone else?
Mark Campbell, it is reported, seemed understandably enthusiastic about his new
venture and told the planning officer how widely welcomed his plans are in the
village. The planning officer replied along the lines of “You might not say that if you
spent your day answering my phone”. I dropped into the Bexley
Ex-servicemen’s Club last night and looked at their
petition. If I counted correctly there were 50 names on it. Mark Campbell’s
application says that there is only one member there who objects. I do hope
the Club management remember to send the petition in before the end of next week.
It can now be confirmed that
permission for the ‘A’ board has been granted.