SIR: Mr Richard Grundy has my sympathy in his suffering a result of, he claims, incorrect siting of new property and the light being blocked at his home in Little Lever.(BEN, March 13).

If this building had been monitored and Mr Grundy's complaints heeded, it could not have been seven feet out of position. It has to be an injustice that a resident in situ should have his outlook blighted where he has chosen to spend his retirement.

The Council has the right to demand that the developer demolish and rebuild the dwellings in the correct position. Will they? Mr Barritt's indication in your report is that the Planning Department is expecting Heritage Homes to submit a further application to accommodate the seven-foot error. If this follows the trend, the Area Officer is likely to recommend approval and the Planning Control Sub Committee is equally likely to add its 'rubber stamp', thus satisfying both the developer and planners by resolving their 'little local difficulty', but making a mockery of the whole planning system.

Where does this leave Mr Grundy and fellow sufferers with a genuine grievance? In a no-win situation with de-valued property and quality of life. What a travesty of justice by a council which purports to have a duty of care towards its citizens!

Mrs Olive M Kenyon

Laburnum Park, Bradshaw

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