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By:
flushgordon1
When: 31 May 20 13:25
Comment is free ,facts are sacred ,money is hidden in the Cayman Isles.
By:
casemoney
When: 31 May 20 13:55
Seething remainers Luvvie Liars involved LaughOne geezer has admitted he just made it up Regarding part of the Story , Dirtly low
filthy scumbags the old Luvvies are Grin As we know from reading the Shyte they post on this forum ........
By:
1st time poster
When: 31 May 20 13:56
high priestess of Brexit peter bone writing in guardian/observer todays ,saying cummings should go,these remoaning lefties, Laugh
By:
casemoney
When: 31 May 20 13:57
Dirty filthy Articles Foin , and I am not referring to the news items Grin
By:
----you-have-to-laugh---
When: 31 May 20 14:16
GET LIBEL DONE
By:
potlis
When: 31 May 20 16:34
Guardian trawling through cctv footage of the George Floyd incident, hoping for a glimpse of Cummins.
By:
1st time poster
When: 31 May 20 16:36
he,s at a rugby match in  ew Zealand last time I saw him,not sure if doris/raab no
By:
Angoose
When: 31 May 20 16:40
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By:
1st time poster
When: 31 May 20 16:41
Laugh
By:
Baphornet
When: 31 May 20 16:44
no questions about Cummings on the briefing 1st TP, are ye going to let it go now?
By:
politicspunter
When: 31 May 20 16:51
Yep, and look at the score (6 0). Spooky!
By:
Angoose
When: 31 May 20 16:56
Cummings “Spare Cottage” Without Planning Permission and Pays No Council Tax
https://universalcreditsuffer.com/2020/05/31/cummings-spare-cottage-without-planning-permission-and-pays-no-council-tax/

Dominic Cummimgs; a Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, made it clear that he had stayed at a “spare cottage” at his father’s farm when he addressed allegations that he had broken lockdown restrictions in April. In an Exclusive, I can now reveal that the cottage in question is not registered for Council Tax, nor has planning permission be sought for the cottage from Durham County Council.

I recently wrote how the “spare cottage” that Dominic Cummings stated he stayed at on his father’s farm near Durham, is in-fact jointly owned by himself and his family. This would therefore make Mr Cummings trip less of a journey for childcare, and more one to a second home, something was strictly prohibited at the time he travelled 260 miles north from London.

Whilst I was investigating the property’s ownership, I noticed something odd. Nowhere, on any database, does the cottage show up as a property in its own right. What makes it even easier is that Cummings’ father’s farm at North Lodge, is the only property in the entire postcode.

A search of the postcode DH1 3SU yields just one result; North Lodge

My first stop was to check if the property was registered for Council tax. The government website direct.gov has a facility for you to search a postcode to find a properties Council Tax Band.

A search of DH1 3SU, the postcode of the property jointly owned by Dominic Cummings, yields just one result; North Lodge. In the entire postcode, only the single Cummings property is listed as Band D. So lets take a look at an aerial photograph of North Lodge.

Above is an aerial view of the Cummings’ property. As can be seen there are two distinct buildings. The main building on the right, is North Lodge itself, this was confirmed when I obtained the property deeds form HM Land Registry. On the left is the distinct green roofed building, better known as the “spare cottage” Dominic Cummings and his family are believed to have stayed in whilst away from London. Below is a photograph taken of the cottage from outside the property, it quite clearly shows that it not a shed or farm building.

Cummings himself has stated that he stayed in a separate cottage, this in itself helps in proving that it is a separate building used for human habitation. Durham County Council has no record of this building having been registered for Council tax, nor has an exemption been sought.

Secondly, I looked into whether the cottage had planning permission. To start with I obtained the plans and deeds from HM Land Registry. As can be seen below, the deeds in 1983 show no additional building, and in 2013 when Mr Cummings was shown to be owner, no mention of a second property is made.

Below is the full documentation which I obtained from HM Land Registry. The Cummings family are the owners of two plots at North Lodge.

What is most important in this instance, is the Land Registry having a stipulation that “ANY structure” requires written permission prior to construction from the UK Coal Authority (UKCA). I contacted the UKCA earlier in the week and can confirm that no permission has been sought for a structure in the area the green roofed building exists.

I then took to Durham County Council’s very easy to use Planning Portal. Searching the postcode, again only the single property showed up. Looking through the planning applications, there is no mention of an outbuilding or cottage.

I contacted Durham County Council’s Planning Department to confirm that there is no planning permission, but received no response. This is understandable given current circumstances. However, their planning portal is very accurate and covers a long period. As can be seen from previous photographs, the cottage is not in its elder years. In addition, the Land Registry notes that the land the property lies on is a Conservation Zone. Therefore, it is even more important that permission should have been sought.

I have spoken to an official from a Council Planning Department in England who states that; it is possible, if not likely, that planning permission would have been/be rejected due to the following issues.

Increased traffic on/off trunk road.
Building not in fitting with Conservation Zone
No permission from UK Coal Authority

Furthermore, it is unlikely that the cottage has permission, as if it did, the local authority would be well aware of it and Council Tax would be being levied against the property. The cottage is on no database that I can find, only the main property, which itself is considerably larger than it was in 1983 can be found.

Council Tax in England is decided on the what the property’s value would have been in April 1991. In the case of North Lodge, it has been assessed as Band D, which the government website tells us means the property would have sold for between £68,001 to £88,000 in April 1991.

Whilst the original significantly smaller North Lodge may have fallen within this valuation, the extended and much more lavish lodge of today certainly would not. It’s current valuation is around £650,000, and this doesn’t take into account the “spare cottage” and other connected annexes they claim to have. It is important to note also, that any annex attached to the main building that is not used by a dependent family member, should also be registered for Council Tax.

In addition, the cottage is constructed on a separate piece of land to the main residence. This highlights it as being less ancillary to the main residence, and more of a separate domestic dwelling in its own right.

Whilst agricultural properties do have some exemptions around planning, the UKCA stipulation for prior consent, and the building being in a Natural Heritage Conservation Zone, voids any exemption that may have applied.

This once again shows that Dominic Cummings operates a do as I say, not as I do policy. Whilst this would normally be a damning indictment on a senior government advisor, Boris Johnson has shown that Cummings is indispensable and will be protected at all costs. It makes you wonder what he’s so scared of.
By:
Baphornet
When: 31 May 20 17:02
they should give him a cottage in Brussels as well
By:
1st time poster
When: 31 May 20 17:27
it was the mail on sunday,dan hodges,editor,comment piece,hitchens,roberts etc who all talked about cumming,s in mail today,
let it go lads, Wink
By:
Baphornet
When: 31 May 20 17:29
once a week publication mucker; not the 445757 topics a day you sling upWink
By:
1st time poster
When: 31 May 20 17:33
story broke 10 days ago,they had one go at shutting it down 7 days ago Laugh
By:
----you-have-to-laugh---
When: 31 May 20 17:41
Durham Council have history with unregistered buildings

See Albert dryden
By:
Whisperingdeath
When: 31 May 20 17:45
I am going have a few beers later and see if they are right about drink affecting your ability to drive. I don’t think it does because I always get home.
By:
flushgordon1
When: 31 May 20 18:35
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jEpD9RH-Wds
By:
saddo
When: 31 May 20 20:10
A little bit of ground bait and the rabid lot are in a feeding frenzy.
By:
Ibrahima Sonko
When: 31 May 20 20:22
Grin
By:
Baphornet
When: 31 May 20 20:25
the raft is slowly sinking

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By:
Just Checking
When: 31 May 20 20:31
I just happened to come across this article on the Grauniad site:
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/may/23/historic-ghost-villages-tyneham-dunwich-imber?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB

"Equally eerie is Tyneham in Dorset (currently closed, but usually open most weekends). Six days before Christmas in 1943, it was requisitioned for D-day landings practice by order of Winston Churchill. On the day they left, residents pinned a note to the church door: “We have given up our homes where many of us lived for generations, to help win the war … We shall return one day and thank you for treating the village kindly.”

Churchill’s promise of a postwar return was never kept."

Err, aren't the lefties very proud of the fact that in the election immediately after the War was over, the electorate in their wisdom kicked Churchill out and replaced him with a socialist government? So what happened them? Quick look and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyneham
"This measure was supposed to be temporary for the duration of World War II, but in 1948 the Army placed a compulsory purchase order on the land and it has remained in use for military training ever since."

So in 1948, under a Labour government, Clement Atlee as PM, a LABOUR government went back on the UK's promise to give the village back. Funny the Guardian didn't mention it. Would an accurate paragraph from this rancid left wing comic not have been:

"Churchill’s promised to return the village to the villagers, but he was put out of power at the end of the war before he could do this. The incoming Socialist Labour government then issued a compulsory purchase order on the village in 1948, breaking the UK's promise.".

It would certainly leave the reader better informed and not totally misled by blaming Churchill for a Labour government's actions.
By:
saddo
When: 31 May 20 20:35
They only want to appear better informed, intelligent people would seek a balance to everything they read before agreeing with it, pseuds are too lazy to bother.
By:
Whisperingdeath
When: 31 May 20 20:36
So Just Checking

I take it you are saving the good news story for the end.

When Churchill became Prime Minister again when did he keep his promise?
By:
Just Checking
When: 31 May 20 20:41
Ahh ignore the clear valid point made with a diversion. How boring.
By:
Whisperingdeath
When: 31 May 20 20:44
Sorry but you are really boring and so is your story

Does your story have a point?

When did Churchill keep HIS promise to the villagers?
By:
Just Checking
When: 31 May 20 20:48
troll troll troll?
troll troll troll troll?
By:
Whisperingdeath
When: 31 May 20 20:56
You brought it up

It is your story

Finish it child
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