David Godley, a retired professional planner, shared evidence about 20 James Street at an OMB hearing on Feb. 13, 2015

Work is underway on the launching of a Long Branch Residents Association.

Some weeks ago, I attended a meeting organized by Brian Liberty, who is in the process of launching a Long Branch Residents Association.

In a subsequent post, I have shared a message from Brian Liberty addressing topics that David Godley addresses in the post you are now reading:

Comment from Brian Liberty regarding Long Branch community meeting re: Consent applications

Severance/variance proposals

One of the “take home” concepts from the meeting is that there are only two weeks for residents to organize themselves when a severance/variance proposal appears in their mailbox, and if no one turns up at the Committee of Adjustment to object, then the proposal usually, from what I can gather, goes forward.

Another “take home” concept is that there are many community events just waiting to be organized. For example, in the 1960s (as I know from interviews with residents in their eighties), summer weekend music events by the Long Branch shoreline were a source of great satisfaction and enjoyment for the community. We have the capacity as a community to bring back those great events.

The following text is a background document concerned with an ongoing story related to the Committee of Adjustment, the Ontario Municipal Board, and urban planning at the City of Toronto.

If you are aware of recent academic research, or research proposals – from the perspective of linguistic anthropology, or other forms of ethnographic research, by way of example – related to OMB proceedings at the City of Toronto, please let me know.

If you are aware of efforts seeking to ensure that OMB proceedings are audio recorded and video recorded, please let me know.

Franz Kafka and the history of the British empire

When I observe OMB hearings, among the scenarios that come to mind are the stage settings and pronouncements associated with the history of the British empire. What transpires at OMB hearings, as the OMB is currently constituted, is of much interest to any person who cares about the governance of the City of Toronto or who has an interest in live theatre. The literary works and office writings of Franz Kafka (1883-1924) also come to mind, along with a wide range of evocative historical references, when a person attends meetings of the OMB.

High school classes and Jane’s Walk

OMB meetings are open to the public. Any person can attend such a meeting as an observer, in order to view what transpires at such meetings.

I encourage City of Toronto high school teachers, who are teaching History and Civic Engagement and similar academic subjects, to bring groups of students to observe OMB meetings related to planning issues in local communities.

I encourage organizers of Jane’s Walk events to organize walks that include spending time observing OMB meetings, as part of walks that address local neighbourhood issues.

Good idea to bring along a coffee and a snack.

When you leave, you may be asked where you are going. A decrease in audience members can give rise for concern, on the part of the OMB. You can explain you are going to the washroom.

Civil society

My purpose in sharing it is to ensure that local residents have the opportunity to tell their own stories, rather than depending solely upon others to perform that task for them. The opportunity to do this is a feature of what is at times referred to as civil society.

Whether or not the society in which we live can legitimately be characterized as a civil society is an interesting topic, which is, perhaps, open to debate. This is a thought that may come to mind when a person attends an OMB meeting.

It has been my experience that, on some occasions, local residents who appear at OMB hearings are treated with respect.

It has also been my experience – for example, at the OMB hearing related to 20 James Street – that local residents appearing before the Board have, on occasion, been treated with a level of disrespect that is not characteristic of civil society. Such behaviour, on the part of a number of OMB officials, warrants documentation.

I encourage the documentation of such behaviour, with a focus on accurate and balanced sharing of information related to what transpires from moment to moment at such meetings. Such behaviour is, in my view, a key part of the unfolding history of urban planning at the City of Toronto.

David Godley’s text

I have in some cases broken longer paragraphs into shorter ones, in David Godley’s text, for ease of online reading. I have also added headings.

David Godley shared the following evidence at the Feb. 13, 2015 OMB hearing regarding 20 James Street; the OMB decision was in favour of the development

OMB Hearing, 20 James St, Toronto (pl141217-9) 13 February 2015
Proposed Severance and Variances to allow (2) 2 storey houses.

1) My name is David Godley. I live at 401 Lake Promenade about half a kilometre south west of the subject site. My position is that the proposal does not represent “sensitive” or “harmonious” development as required by the Official Plan (OP) nor does it respect or reinforce the character of the area. The two “R” words are mentioned a dozen times in policies.

2) I am here as a friend of the Board to give impartial expert planning evidence on the intent of the OP and particularly evaluation of neighbourhood character. Such evaluation of neighbourhood character requires land use planning including urban design expertise, in other words, a three dimensional comprehension of city planning.

3) I am qualified to give evidence as I have been a planner since 1967 and have specialised in urban design matters and conservation of character throughout my career. My MA thesis was on the subject. I was a full time planner until 2001 and have continued with planning part time to the present on the Etobicoke Committee of Adjustment, the Lakeshore Planning Council and involvement with local issues.

My resume, Urban Design and Public Participation experience as well as testimonials are included in Appendix A.

4) I have worked on 2 continents, in Provincial, Regional and Local Government and as a private consultant. I have worked in administration, official plan and neighbourhood policy, development control, public participation and heritage planning as well as on a decision making panel for over 5 years.

5) I have been qualified as an expert planning witness over 30 times (including in December 2012) before the board and my expertise has not disappeared. Rather with more experience it has grown. I have been a member of Britain’s Royal Town Planning Institute since 1971. I have never compromised my planning views since I worked in the Hamilton system that valued urban design and public participation as part of land use planning. (Appendix B)

6) Additionally I have travelled to over 70 countries observing how conservation of character is handled and achieved so it is my recreational pastime as well.

7) I support the Provincial Policies (except they were half a century too late!) and the intent of the Toronto Official Plan (OP) which is consistent with them. The Provincial policies are overarching policies which do not affect the fine grain issue with which we are dealing.

Development of Avenues

8) I support the redevelopment of Avenues such as Lake Shore Blvd and proposed more density at the transportation node at Long Branch Loop. I encouraged one developer to provide a small square modeled on the one in Port Credit and another developer to build a taller tower. Both developers responded positively. The City of Toronto supports sunny spaces such as the square on the north side of Lake Shore Blvd according to their OP Review material.

9) I support the cornerstone strategy of the Official Plan which is to safeguard the character of neighbourhoods and direct development to Avenues, Employment Districts, Centres and the Downtown. The OP introduction to “Shaping the City” says this strategy is the first layer of sound planning. Essentially the OP says that conservation of neighbourhood character trumps density in “Neighbourhoods” designations, such as this.

10) Overall Toronto probably has the best neighbourhoods in North America. It is known as the City of Neighbourhoods with good reason. They are a major aspect of quality of life and a critical economic asset. This is recognised in the OP. To allow neighbourhoods to lose their character is detrimental to the City.

This has already started to happen in Long Branch and many other neighbourhoods. Alderwood, to the north, has had a complete change of character in parts and those in smaller houses feel hemmed in and threatened. Citizens have lacked the know-how to defend their area. Even with organisational skills it is an uphill battle for residents to counter the well oiled machine that the development industry wields.

Official Plan

11) There are abundant lands to accommodate forecast growth and the time frame of the Official Plan can take this in Avenues alone. The developing waterfront area of the downtown is almost as large as the current downtown and operates as a safety valve for population decades in to the future.

12) I have therefore supported the major projects in Long Branch along Lake Shore Blvd (an Avenue) and this has so far provided about 1000 housing units. I supported a similar severance to the proposal a block and half from my house because it was in a row with a majority of 25 feet wide lots.

13) I have remained neutral on some severances but have not supported certain other lot splits because they are clearly not in accordance with the intent of the Official Plan particularly because the do not respect or reinforce the character of the neighbourhood and because residents opposed.

The micro level is the key level in which to assess single severances and variances and the macro or neighbourhood level gives a framework. They were not changes that are sensitive and gradual and in stark contrast to surroundings and do not fit the neighbourhood as required by the OP.

The intent is explained in the OP under Development Criteria (beginning of Section 4). They are radical changes and introduction of an intrusive house form with no relationship to the distinctive character of Long Branch. The massing and spacing of these intrusive forms of housing is in diametric contrast to the prevailing character. They reduced the quality of life in the neighbourhood both visually and physically.

14) The area was uniquely developed as a cottage area (there are about 50 listed historic buildings) and is one of the best physically defined neighbourhoods in Toronto.

15) The neighbourhood is not static; in fact it is a hive of building activity. Development applications abound and are increasing. Stability is affected when any lot 50 feet wide lot is at risk of being redeveloped in crowded modern subdivision style especially if it has severe impacts.

16) I have been consistent in supporting the Official Plan. If a proposal directly affected me I would not give professional evidence.

17) I have given the Board an acknowledgement that I will provide evidence that is fair, objective and non partisan, provide opinion evidence that is related to only to the matters that are within my expertise and will give the Board any additional assistance it requires. (Appendix C)

18) As a comparative analysis, this is in contrast to the development planner’s approach. Splitting lots of 50 feet where most of the properties around are 50 feet and building structures alien to the traditional neighbourhood character, indicates they have little grasp of urban design and are not fully qualified to evaluate neighbourhood character.

19) Their proposals are generated from the inside out. Saying there are other similar developments in the neighbourhood is irreleveant particularly as they are not previling. To reflect and reinforce character the proposals need to be developed from the outside as well. Only this way can the character of the neighbourhood be absorbed into the proposed development. Instead we have some developments which are different in nature and more akin to a new development in places like Mississauga.

They usually severely impact their neighbours. The street rhythm is disrupted and residents live in fear of having more similar type of development with all the negative repercussions. An approval on 27th Street has led to a similar application next door and the 6 Shamrock approval was followed by the purchase of the next door lot by a developer; the classic domino affect and a key planning consideration.

20) The approach is tantamount to saying there are no policies and would mean any 50 feet lot could be divided into two. The approach is illogical and contrary to good planning.

Recent approvals in Long Branch

21) Recent approvals in Long Branch provide examples of taking one type of development somewhere in the neighbourhood and transposing it to another site. (Appendix D). One house owner has their rear windows completely darkened (this also shows that 2 feet side yard set back is unworkable), another is so overshadowed that the owner sold up and another has their view, light and sunlight diminished by an overwhelming wall.

Any person passing by can see the development sticks out like a sore thumb in terms of massing and spacing because the lots are so narrow and with the increase in density from 35% to 53% (in the subject case) about 50% larger than currently permitted. “Nearby massing” referenced in the OP is a key element of compatibility and relates strongly to lot frontage and density.

22) Although residents, as experts on the neighbourhood, often plead to have their concerns taken into account there is no evidence they did in a number of approvals. Decisions were sometimes based on “expert opinion” from development planners.

However the 2011 20 James severance was turned down despite expert evidence from a development planner and with no expert opposition evidence. In 2011 the OMB member concluded that a severance on this site was contrary to the OP because it did not accord with the character of the neighbourhood. (pl 110241)

23) Once applications are made they have to conform to the Official Plan in all aspects such as impacts on neighbours, preservation of trees and of course neighbourhood character.

24) OP policies (Section 3.1.3) require that new development be “massed and its exterior façade will be designed to fit harmoniously into its existing and planned context”. It has policies on protecting light, sunlight and privacy. In addition the intent of the zoning bylaw would be to protect views and overpowering walls. OP Section 3.1.1d requires enhanced public realm and encourages use of skilled professionals for design which does not appear to be the case here.

The proposed houses are not architect designed. Section 3.4.1d includes a policy to increase the tree canopy. Managing groundwater infiltration is important (Section 3.4.2) as wet basement problems are common in this neighbourhood with underground streams. The proposal with its shared driveway right into the rear yard and parking at the front fall foul of this policy. If trees are to be lost this aggravates the situation.

25) An important aspect of a planning decision is support or opposition from the local community. Within the City planning framework citizens should have some power to shape their neighbourhood.

This is simply good planning as opposed to a top down, authoritarian, technocratic, elitist approach. Planning is an art and science.

If the local community support the application, along with the Committee of Adjustment and agencies, all is well and good. If they do not support it, weight needs to be given to their thoughts and feelings about their area to allow some control over the future of their neighbourhood in which they live.

Residents have made probably the largest investment in their life in a house and it is imperative to have their own property rights protected. Thus there is a fair balance between local and citywide interests.

26) The developer’s role is implementation rather than policy maker.

27) The planning tenet of “localism” has been invoked nationally in English planning and is implemented by Community Boards in New York. The stakeholders have a greater control in the neighbourhood than the developer whose job is to bring a plan to fruition. However the development industry’s role is essential in bringing about implementation within the legal and planning framework of the overall community.

City of Hamilton

28) The City of Hamilton (Appendix B) follows this approach through Neighbourhood Plans. City of Hamilton planning philosophy is that decisions should be made on issues as close to the impact level as possible. Mississauga is using citizen led planning with success in Lakeview, to the west of Long Branch. The balance between City wide interests and those locally impacted is central to good planning. This is public participation or civic engagement which all professional planners support. This is endorsed by the Planning Act and Official Plan through notification and public meeting requirements.

29) The applicant is asked on forms why the proposals cannot meet the current criteria. There is no reason to change the current planning requirement as the lot is intended for detached house. The real answer is to make more money. It would be simpler to build a single house like the builder at 27 33rd Street was persuaded to do. This gives a good example of infill.

30) I have demonstrated that I am not anti development and have been consistent all my career with neighbourhood character evaluation.

31) In contrast, the development planner has a direct and indirect pecuniary interest. The applicant pays the planner and if successful will get more commissions. One planner acting for a developer had been found guilty by the Divisional Court of breaking his professional planning code and fined $30,000 but still his evidence overruled anything anyone else had to say. Membership of professional associations is not necessarily the defining issue because the defence that “it is my opinion” cannot be refuted. The unaccountable development planner therefore may look for a way to try to bypass official policy by emphasising certain aspects and skimming over other aspects.

32) Professional membership of a planning association does not automatically imply expert status. Planners have specialisms just like doctors. A dermatologist would not give an expert advice on oncology. It is training and experience that are the determinants. I have had meetings with the planner representing this developer and he has little grasp of urban design and I doubt any training. The superficial determination that a member of CIP is automatically an expert planner is erroneous and has resulted in approval decisions misconstruing the Official Plan policies and good planning.

33) I was privileged to be on the Committee of Adjustment when we were briefed by City Planners on the policies and intent of the OP and had to apply the OP policies to many applications. I am also aware of the process in finalising the Official Plan where many negotiations took place to improve the wording, particularly on character criteria.

34) The Etobicoke Official Plan used the words “neighbourhood fit” and “compatibility”. The Official Plan sought to strengthen the wording and did so after careful consultation and consideration. Nobody anticipated the bizarre angle of the developer’s planner. The current Official Plan is being undermined by inappropriate approvals. Every inappropriate approval has the double impact of incompatible housing and encouraging more.

35) The Etobicoke Plan was strong enough to have 32 33rd Street severance turned down. The City used my basic way of evaluating neighbourhood character. This is to take a smaller area that can be seen clearly from the front of the subject property rather than large meaningless study area. Planners involved in the current review of the OP are likely to be including my basic process for evaluation for clarification as they have had many qualified people telling them to do this to block the loophole created by imaginative development planners.

36) The way the development planners do this is to draw an arbitrary study area containing 100s of houses. Then they say that if there is a similar property in the study area it conforms to the Official Plan. This demonstrates a basic misunderstanding of neighbourhood character. It is irrational because based on this assumption (2) 3 storey houses, a triplex, or a store can be built anywhere in the neighbourhood which they define in their study area. Basically any neighbourhood use would be appropriate according to them. There are also tall towers in the neighbourhood, a large area of 7 storey blocks at the lakeside as well as lower rise apartments. These also have no bearing on analysis for neighbourhood character for the subject lot but might well be included and even be prevailing in the arbitrary large neighbourhood study area.

37) Section 4.1.5 of the OP states “Development in established Neighbourhoods will respect and reinforce the existing physical character of the neighbourhood.” In the OP Review, to ensure this means a realistic neighbourhood, discussion has been around adding “geographic” to ensure that it is not just part of the neighbourhood such as a study area.

South Long Branch

38) South Long Branch is the relevant neighbourhood as it has common schools, parks and commercial strip along Lake Shore Boulevard. It is one of the best physically defined areas in the City. The now dormant neighbourhood association represented this area as Residents Association of South Long Branch (Razzle). This is the area to which the community relate.

39) Size and configuration of lots is criterion b in Section 4.1.5 of the OP. An estimated over 75% of land use is lots of 40 feet (the zoning minimum) and over containing detached houses. (Appendix E shows the colours yellow, blue and purple dominating the neighbourhood.) A minimal number of lots containing various types of residential exist but the prevailing character (the key OP words) is overwhelmingly larger lots. Special built form features would be the cottages (criteria g) not the suburban narrow house.

40) Criterion c is “heights, massing and scale and dwelling type of nearby residential properties”. My underlining

41) Buildings fairly close but out of sight on other streets or sections of streets are basically irrelevant. The detailed neighbourhood character is formed from an amalgam of streets and sections of streets, particularly in Long Branch where there are contrasting characters. The most relevant area is the view of the neighbourhood as someone passes through it. A similar development around the corner does not mean it is appropriate because context would be different.

42) What matters is the nearby, traditional properties that you can see from the front of the property. Those closest are of greatest importance. It is the prevailing features which need to be reflected not the unusual or isolated example of development. The development must reflect the rhythm of the street rather some outlier development.

43) OMB decisions on 241 and 251 Golfdale Road, Toronto (pl 081436,121038) and 200 Keele Street, Toronto (pl 090507) confirm this relatively tight area of properties is appropriate and reject properties on the next parallel street as being influential to character

20 James

44) In the case of 20 James which fronts on James but has a side property line on 37th Street we have to look at both streets. 20 James Street is at the centre of an unbroken area of 50 feet frontage lots. All the lots around are 50 feet plus lots. Approval of this application will mean all these lots are ripe for splitting. This is termed blockbusting and can be seen in Alderwood. Most of the lots on 37th are 50 feet frontage lots and no severance has been granted for extra lots.

There are smaller lots on James Street towards 38th Street but these are mostly bungalows and all have low roofs as pointed out in the 20 James Street OMB decision. If most of the surrounding lots were 25 feet frontage and especially abutting properties, then a split would seem more reasonable. The approval of 4 James was a planning mistake as it was based on a development a good distance away and out of sight and even in a different zone.

45) The intent of the zoning bylaw is to have low density development with plenty of space around buildings and room for trees and vegetation. It also reduces the potential for overshadowing, overseeing and overbearing development. This is the reason why people move to South Long Branch. The approximately 50% increase of density does not comply with the intent of the zoning bylaws. The number of variances (14) attest to the overbuilt form. All the recent inappropriate approvals have been based on the fallacy that minor has the same meaning as major.

46) Variances need to be minor both in size and impact. See De Gaspris Divisional Court and 364 Lake Promenade (pl 110395-7) denial of severance. This again is something that has changed over time from a 10% guideline which reflects “small” the dictionary definition. No change has been made to the Planning Act.

47) Zoning is the planned development. The Official Plan requires both existing and planned development to be reflected and reinforced. 25 feet lot frontages do not reflect the zoning requirement of 40 feet frontage.

Nearby properties

48) Nearby properties have the following statistics and are compared to the proposal. Density strongly relates to mass and space.

Frontage in feet Density Planned Density

15 James 57 0.26 0.35

16 James 57 0.13 0.35

21 James 50 0.27 0.35

23 James 50 0.24 0.35

26 James 50 0.23 0.35

30 James 45.8 0.19 0.35

32 James 25 0.26 0.35

50 37th 50 0.17 0.35

54 37th 50 0.14 0.35

Average 43 0.22 0.35

20 James 25 0.53 0.35
(proposal) 25 0.54 0.35

49) The proposal exceeds planned density of the urban design character framework by about 65%. It exceeds existing density by 150%; lot frontage is lower by over 70%. None of these figures can be considered minor or have minor impact. There is a glaring disparity between the proposal and to both planned and existing development.
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50) The massing of tall thin buildings is an opposite form to the wider lower buildings. The length of the buildings is much longer and because of the density increase, about 50% longer than permitted. The proposed house extends about 30 feet beyond the neighbour’s house at 26 James and 2 feet away from the property line giving negative impacts on sunlight, light, views and trees. Any blank wall on a detached house development would not need to project beyond the current next door house.

51) The prevailing character of the neighbourhood is larger lots of at least 50 feet wide. There are impacts on neighbours to the north which will be described by owners.

52) Apart from the severe rear yard impacts on especially 26 James, a facet of the proposal is one windowed blank wall on a corner about 50 feet long by 20 feet high. This will be the most intrusive wall in the neighbourhood. It will protrude towards 37th Street much further than the line of houses to the north (about 18 feet). No one with urban design sense would propose this in the middle of a neighbourhood. It is so extreme it would be reason in itself for turning the proposal down as it is out of character. It is proposed to be 2 feet away from the lot line when the new comprehensive zoning which is in force requires a set back of 10 feet.

53) There is inherent difficulty with the format of the proposal. A general movement away from mutual driveways has been made because of the joint use of the driveway and potential conflicts between neighbours e.g. blocking the driveway, maintenance, snow removal. Because of the narrow lane between houses owners tend to park at the front. 4 James is an example where 3 cars sometimes park on each parking pad and at the front on the entrance to the mutual driveway. Car dominated front yards with large areas of hard surface demeans the street character and decreases parking.

54) Trees need to be evaluated by the City before planning approvals are given. The idea of planning is to break down the silos and examine issues from an overall point of view. There is a large tree in the way of development and one on 26 James close to the boundary where development would take place. Without knowing the status of trees or impact on them the matter is premature. At 2 27th Street OMB approved a proposal subject to tree conditions. It was later found that 5 large healthy trees near the development would have to be removed. A critical situation was not evaluated.

55) Section 4.1.5 of the Official Plan requires “No changes will be made through the zoning bylaw, minor variance or consent that are out of keeping with the character of the neighbourhood”. The proposal is blatantly out of keeping. Any change must conform to the rest of the policies including impacts on neighbours (Section 3.1.2) and tree preservation (Section 3.4.1)

56) From the criteria in the Planning Act the proposal fails the following tests
a) This is a local matter and not of Provincial interest. There has been no Provincial input. Since the OP is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statements (PPS) and addresses density issues, the PPS is not relevant.
b) The proposal is premature because arboriculture has not been considered by the City as part of the review.
c) The City of Toronto OP policies are basically ignored and substantially transgressed
d) It is unsuitable for the proposed development but suitable for a detached house
f) The dimensions of the lots are too narrow. The 11 variances underline this.

57) The proposal is a major departure from both relevant zoning ordinances.
The proposal does not conform to the intent of the Official Plan.
The proposal is unsuitable and with creep/domino effect will lead to more unsuitable development.

58) The application fails all germane tests and criteria.

DAVID GODLEY, MA, MRTPI (Rt) Planning Consultant
401 Lake Promenade, Toronto, Ontario, M8W 1C3, Canada Tel 416 255.0492

APPENDIX A

PLANNING EXPERIENCE

Planning evidence to the OMB on 30+ occasions.
2001-06 Toronto City Committee of Adjustment Member

1997-01 Planner Town of Dundas & New City of Hamilton

1995-97 Planner, Local Planning, City of Hamilton

1991-95 Manager, Plans Admin, Hamilton-Wentworth

1977-91 Manager, Local Planning Policy, City of Hamilton

1974-77 Planner, Plans Admin, Ontario Housing Ministry

1970-74 Senior Planner, Urban Design, Rotherham, UK

1967-70 Planner, Policy and Control, Doncaster, UK

EDUCATION

1970-72 MA, Urban Planning, Sheffield University, UK
1963-66 Surveyors Diploma, Reading University, UK

COMMUNITY SERVICE

2011-2015 Planning Aid Consultant
1991-2011 Lakeshore Planning Council
1985-1991 Hamilton Social Planning Council Board
1979-1985 Hamilton Community Information Services Board
1969-1971 Doncaster Civic Trust, UK, Planning Committee

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Royal Town Planning Institute, UK (Designation is “Retired”)

DAVID GODLEY, MA, MRTPI Planning Consultant
401 Lake Promenade, Toronto, Ontario, M8W 1C3, Canada Tel 416 255.0492

Urban design and Neighbourhood Character – Selected Experience.

Recent

Evidence Prepared for OMB on Neighbourhood character using Urban Design Framework as Basis
(2014) 82 27th Street
(2014) 6 Shamrock Avenue
(2013) 2 27th Street, Toronto
(2012) 168 Lake Promenade, Toronto
(2010) 51 Lakeshore Drive, Toronto

Town of Dundas

Park Street, Dundas (Severances, Variances and Site Plans)
The new houses are so well integrated you cannot tell them from century homes.

City of Hamilton

Planning Advisor to LACAC. Project manager which resulted in the first Heritage district designation in Hamilton and sixth in Ontario.

Borough of Rotherham

2 years as an Urban Design planner.

University of Sheffield

Urban Design and Architectural Courses

Thesis on Urban Conservation, maintaining community character.

Borough of Doncaster

1 year Development Control in which aesthetics were key.
Planner for heritage files.

Civic Trust, Doncaster

2 years on the Planning Committee reviewing planning applications.