Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"Oh, and the Parish Council has been blind-sided."
Parish Councils have few responsibilities (allotments is the main one) and nothing to do with Planning Permission or developments
Twaddle.
A PC has a large say in planning permissions and developments. Our local PCs (3 surrounding villages) have successfully stomped on plans to triple the size of a nearby prison after lobbying councillors, along with plans for 2000 houses in nearby fields. A boring role but, they are vital and play their part (if run properly).
As for Linton becoming a refugee camp. It's in the middle of nowhere, won't impact on any major cities so, I can see that it was an easy choice for those running the farcical attempt to look after war refugees.