WELL done to Cllr Paul Brierley for voting in concert with fellow councillors, his lack of confidence in Bolton's planning process ("Planners under fire", August 26).

This sentiment is shared by many others in the town, as is apparent from your correspondence columns. I have personally complained about what I perceive to be bias -- usually towards approval. I have already suggested, courtesy of your Letters page, that the planning system was in need of serious debate. Cllr Brierley is clearly in agreement.

Olive M Kenyon

Laburnum Park

Bradshaw, Bolton