New build layout, is this typical?

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I'm referring to improper approvals, where the applicant somehow persuades the planners to allow something that really shouldn't be allowed. They have loads of leeway, refusals can be appealed but approvals can't without someone else being sufficiently interested to pay £1000s in fees. I'm pretty sure it goes on. Someone is making a decision that could result in a huge financial gain for someone else.

I think some big housebuilders would be delighted if a back hander oiled the wheels. Another factor is the limited base of skilled workers. A lot bu**ered off after brexhit, so much so that Rishi did a deal with India and we see many of their workers on infrastructure projects now, which is great.