Nah, the council can delay the streetworks permit but this is different to planning and changing plans. The council have no powers to stop Virgin building however poorly planned the works are.

Virgin have code powers. Like Openreach. they can pretty much build as they please. Virgin builds are all planned by sub contractors and built by sub contractors. This is clearly poorly planned and nobody is there to provide checks and balances.

Most people would object to his in their locale. It's just bad planning by Virgin subbies and the few Virgin peeps are too remote to get any kind of grip

In reply to a post by partial:

Nah, the council can delay the streetworks permit but this is different to planning and changing plans. The council have no powers to stop Virgin building however poorly planned the works are.

Virgin have code powers. Like Openreach. they can pretty much build as they please.

Authorities can attach conditions to providing of permits. If the operator refuses to agree to them they don't get a permit.

There are other remedies available too.

Certainly around here Virgin have worked closely with the city's highways group to agree siting of cabinets. Prior to starting work in my immediate area before any notices were put in a member of VM staff walked the route with a highways officer marking up cabinet, chamber and drop locations.

I take it this was a courtesy on the part of VM rather than a requirement, to avoid headaches later?

Yes, all courtesy. OR don�t liaise with councils at all, conservation areas are different as you need full planning permission there.

But Virgin are in a tricky spot. I was surprised to hear someone say all of their planning is contracted out, they love doing that don�t they? At least OR have local planners who decide where these cabinets go, and can go out and have a walk around the site.