Thread by @SGasworks

@Grainne_Cuffe This shows RBKC planning application for South Kensington Tube station redevelopment, showing public comments available in the case documents. Meanwhile at @LewishamCouncil, they won't show comments online or in hard copy.

RBKC, & all other local authorities, state comments are publicly available by law. Public access allows scrutiny of the officer's summary, & ensure fair & balanced.

@LewishamCouncil refuses to make them public, citing GDPR (data protection law) @LLGLegal
planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-applica…

@Grainne_Cuffe, this shows public comments available for the Elephant and Castle redevelopment, @lb_southwark. 1043 comments are listed. Southwark also insist that public access is a legal right.

But @LewishamCouncil refuses to make them available. @LLGLegal @LondonPlanner

@Grainne_Cuffe
@LBofBromley shows public comments on planning applications online. Why is the law different in @LewishamCouncil? @LLGLegal @LondonPlanner

City of London posts comments.....
But Lewisham thinks they know best.

So far, statements on @LewishamCouncil's planning #comments made by relatively junior staff. Directors, Executives & the legal team stay silent. Are they planning to throw the junior staff under the bus, in case of bad publicity? @LLGLegal @LondonPlanner @sukibinjal #planning

@Grainne_Cuffe @NewsShopper @lambeth_council put public comments on planning applications online: see the Pope's Lane Hondo Tower application. What's @LewishamCouncil doing, claiming this is prohibited under data protection law?