Planning system puts the cart before the horse

FAR too often throughout the country, we find the sequence of building, retention and permission being followed, rather than first permission and then building.

Because of that, many citizens lose faith in the planning system.

When the compliant citizen, who observes the rules and obtains permission or refusal, sees another person not observing the rules, an awareness develops that sinning has its own reward as far as the planning system is concerned.