"freddyuk" wrote in message
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We have discovered that a house at the end of our road (the corner
plot)
has been bought by a local counciller. We also know in the past
they
have used their contacts in the council to get round the planning
laws
which apply to Joe public so we are concerned that an extension is
about to be built and will detract from our road frontage and
devalue
all the properties in our road.snip rant

I suspect most do nothing if the sort, all they do is work within the
system, in other words they do nothing more than anyone who 'knows'
planning law could.