Man's 'upsetting' battle after council turned down garage plan

A man has blasted his local council after enduring a tiring battle to build a garage at his home. Chris Young, 71, of Longdale Lane, Ravenshead, applied to build a garage for his car and bike in 2021, but it turned into a saga which left him 'upset' and questioning the competency of Gedling Borough Council's planning department.

After winning his appeal and application for costs, Mr Young criticised the council for "wasting a chunk of his life". "It's wasted a chunk of my life I would have rather not wasted. It was for the car, but also I move with some difficulty now and the one thing that keeps me going is biking," Mr Young said.

"So we just thought it was a certainty but we were warned by our architect that Gedling were inconsistent so we were a bit on edge about it. We have no sour grapes because we have won now but if you have done something wrong repeatedly it is fair to say you're not good at what you're doing. Following the successful appeal Mr Young filed an official compliant against the council, but said he would not seek to receive the costs awarded to him - as this would mean more public money being lost. In response to Mr Young's complaint, a council representative explained a council panel had decided not to take the application to a planning committee after considering a local councillor's request, opting to allow a planning officer to make the decision.

"We were very relieved to see we had won in the appeal but to be honest now we're finding it difficult to find a builder. I didn't even expect this hassle, and, to be honest, it's upset me.

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