Thanks for all the input nice to get some ideas in the hat and gonna watch this board to hopefully see the positive outcome on the Colchester FTTC, However I may state that Councils work for the local people and get things done. It's clear there is an majority in that part of the town want it installed well why dont they get the finger out and get it sorted.

I was driving in my town today gladly to see a van with a large roll of black cable feeding it through ducting, hopefully the ball is now rolling in the right direction.

Regards

latest....

the council HAD received the application

I found it for them and forwarded the planning application number to the manager I'm dealing with in the council

unsurprisingly he hadn't responded by close of play yesterday

gotta love beuracracy.....

planning application was submitted to the council via planningportal 11am on 21 Nov 2012.

It's still not showing on their website/system.

Is there a statury time limit for them to process it so it's available for public viewing?

The planning department said it should be on the system by the end of this week....

In reply to a post by don0301:

planning application was submitted to the council via planningportal 11am on 21 Nov 2012.

It's still not showing on their website/system.

Is there a statury time limit for them to process it so it's available for public viewing?

The planning department said it should be on the system by the end of this week....

The key words are "planning department" - they seem to work to their own schedule!

now a week and a half since the application was submitted to the council ( weds 21 Nov 11am) via planningportal

still not showing on the council "system"

called morrisons this morning who said they will call the council this afternoon to find out what is going on

so it goes on....

Friday just past and local pcp was fenced off and work has began, Sunday suddenly an FTTC Cabinet Appears I think their still completeing work though however things happened really quick so far.
So Don0301 I recon once the plans hopefully are passed Bt Openreach will speedily install the cabinet and get you guys up and running.

Good Luck

just been speaking with the duty planning officer at the council and....

the application has been classed invalid.....

there was no 1/2500 location plan

there was an issue with the address

the site related to one in Northumberland!

it was returned to Morrisons by snail mail 28/11/12

just beggars believe....

have rang Morrisons, left message for the boss of planning to call me

and so it goes on....

oh no! Why are people just so incompetent these days!

It must be so frustrating, I bet you wish you could file the application yourself and make sure it's correct.

it's like smashing your head against a brick wall

imagine what would have/will happen if i wasn't here continually prodding and pushing.....

managed to now speak with the head of planning, Morrisons (who yet again said he hadn't received my message to contact me...)

He says he will look into it

I emphasised massively that after 2 failed attempts AND the council now agreeing in principal that these sorts of mistakes/delays really shouldn't be happening

I asked him to personally oversee from now on, which he said he would

Also, emailed all this information to my contact in BT and my councillor, but no reply yet

Yes, Ronski, very disheartening.....

Edited by deleted (Mon 03-Dec-12 17:01:27)

latest update

got email from head of planning Morrisons this morning, including a pdf of the application

saw the errors and passed on the information to him

received email from BT manager midday that Morrisons had corrected the errors and resubmitted the application

just have to wait a few more days now to see if it finally appears on the council website

on the downside, we put out a message to all 283 residences in a monthly newsletter that goes out about the planning application last week, so anyone who has looked will not see it there. by the time it appears most people will have forgotten about it/concentrating on xmas. very disappointing

fingers crossed ...again...