Thegypsy ( God I hope you're not one, they're the only group I would happily exclude from this planet, let alone a county ! )...
I wonder if the council would treat you the same if you knew the right person socially, don't know about Wealden - but am getting the idea - I lived in Somerset for a while and it is fair to say it is run by the masons - members I knew could get away with anything short of being caught at a murder scene...
I was unfortunately with some at a meal one evening, some of the guests had travelled over 20 miles in thick fog to get there, then drank away to their fill.
When I expressed my concern over what if they A, crashed, B, were stopped by the police, the answer was " Oh, we needn't worry about that one "...
I have mailed Ms Dashwood-Hall and Parliament, not holding my breath for a reply.
I hope Joe Townsend is reading all this...