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My 24-year fight for justice against Dover District Council, who unlawfully demolished my home.
Dover District Council's JCB makes light work of the small, timber framed bungalow
What follows is a factual account of my dispute with the Council, which started in 1984 and still continues today, almost a quarter of a century later. Dover District Council demolished my home in 1989 despite the fact that it had been a lawful residence for over 60 years.
“This was maladministration”But
the Council is not concerned with the truth and continues to suppress the
evidence that supports the long-standing residential use of my property. The
manner in which Dover District Council operates its planning decision-making
should be of concern to everyone because what should be a democratic process is
failing because the paid staff dictates. Committee Members are not questioning
the edited planning reports of council officers, but are merely rubber-stamping
their recommendations, thus leaving the process open to abuse. Since 1984
successive Committees have made perverse decisions about my case, without being
in possession of the full facts. Decisions have been made, based on false and
misleading information presented by the planning department, and this has led to
serial acts of maladministration. Dover
District Council is frightened of the truth and is out to gain its ends by means
more foul than fair. They have repeatedly ignored my proper rights and their
ongoing persecution is based on deception, illegal actions and organised lies
amounting to a conspiracy.
The
arrogance and indifference shown by Committee
Members during this time is inexcusable and it is questionable why they
refuse to accept the truth. Over the years I have written to all members of
successive Planning Committees and not one Councillor has ever had the courtesy
to reply. The Council has disregarded every attempt by me to resolve this
dispute by negotiation, preferring to waste huge amounts of taxpayer’s money
in an attempt to cover up the previous administration's errors in what appears,
to a number of independent observers, to be a vendetta. The
Council’s Chief Executive, Nadeem Aziz, refuses to meet me and ignores
correspondence, while at the same time, incorrect and misleading statements are
released to the press. This amounts to dishonesty and is unacceptable.
Hopefully
this website will enlighten people as to the unsavoury tactics used by district
council officials. It appears that
council corruption may be widespread in this country and consequently the number
of websites exposing maladministration and injustice is increasing.
Deception can occur at committee level when an applicant makes a planning application or when the council pursues wrongful enforcement action against a lawful use. However, most corruption begins at officer level and, worryingly, this law breaking is protected in England as there is no statutory requirement for the police to take action and therefore officers of the council are immune from prosecution. Planning
crime goes unpunished and officers are never dismissed nor prosecuted, but are
given early ‘retirement’, moved sideways to another department, or given
false redundancy, which is in itself an offence.
Before any planning application reaches committee level, it is first dealt with by the planning department and it is here that the planning officer can begin his or her 'punishment' against the applicant by carefully perverting the application and manipulating evidence. This has undoubtedly occurred in my case and when they do foul up, what does it matter to them anyway? They know their colleagues will close ranks to protect them and the legal department will lie through its teeth to protect the officer. Consequently, having experienced a serious injustice I am developing this website to tell my side of the story. Further on I explain about the complaint I made against Dover District Council's Planning Department, which led to the investigation into my case and resulted in the Council being found guilty of maladministration with injustice on a number of counts. Despite those findings the Chief Executive, Nadeem Aziz, refuses to accept the Council's past errors. Dover
District Council are guilty of Misfeasance in Public
Office and it is scandalous that Nadeem Aziz, who seems to have no concept
of natural justice, has taken no action against his offending officers. In any
other organisation the individuals responsible would be suspended, or at least
relieved of their responsibilities pending a thorough investigation. Mr Aziz's
neglect to suspend officials with serious allegations against them is a disgrace
and his failure to mount a wider investigation raises even more disturbing
questions. The whole scenario reeks of a cover up. To read how it all started click this link: How it all started
The law that protects whistleblowers is for the public interest - so people are encouraged to speak out if they find malpractice in an organisation. They can do so knowing they're protected from losing their job and/or being victimised. Blowing the whistle is more formally known as 'making a disclosure in the public interest'.
Dover's
MP, ‘Three
Homes' Gwyn Prosser, wants property reform
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recently the Council’s Chief Executive, Nadeem Aziz, commissioned an
investigation into my case and his own senior Professional Standards
Investigator and Accredited Mediator found that the Council's decision to
demolish my home was based on inaccurate and misleading advice and he stated: