Andrew Perloff is the Chairman of Panther Securities plc. As Thanet Watch recently pointed out Perloff has over the years become well known for his out-spoken criticisms of the planning system and those involved in it. In his "Chairman's Ramblings" in Panther's latest 2012 Annual Reports he says
"Many thousands of people wait and wait and wait for planning permissions in months and years of agonising frustration whilst the councillors and bureaucrats live the high life, in easy jobs with generous pensions, partly paid for when they collect their share of the scavenging rights now called parking revenues (charges and fines)" - and .
It's often said that rot sets in from the top. In the case of Panther this seems to be the case. Perloff's persistent and vitriolic criticism of planning rules and planning staff appears to have established a culture and practice within his company whereby planning rules are flouted and bent. This explains why, despite warning from the Council, his workers have over recent weeks deliberately and repeatedly ignored planning rules at Ramsgate High Street. This arrogant disregard of the law almost led to a major tragedy on Ramsgate's High Street today! This a culture that could kill!
I have said it before and will say it again, I hope Perloff and his cronies are prosecuted and I hope that his company and any other company engaged in these disgraceful events are punished to the full extent of the law.
Here is a link to Perloff defending Starbucks for non payment of tax. He is also a major UKIP funder.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20641341
Here is a link to Perloff defending Starbucks for non payment of tax. He is also a major UKIP funder.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20641341
Their action I believe is criminal in HSE terms. Although no-one was hurt physically..the irresponsibilty is utterly extreme. TDC appear to have been complicit by their inaction despite warnings. An injuction to stop anyone from Panther, employees etc should be instituted tomorrow morning. The site made safe and RICS survey of all adjacent properties carried out.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what you've done to your blog Ian but I can only read it (with great difficulty) by scrolling from left to right!
ReplyDeletecriminal? your not wrong. lets start with illegal closure of a public highway for starters
ReplyDeleteCriminal or not (although I think it is) I would take a side bet that there will be no punishment - or at the very worst a slap on the wrists. We should be talking about a significant financial penalty as this is the only punishment these guys understand. BUT i wont hold my breath.... Jack S@$£ will be done!
ReplyDeleteConsidering you had previously written to McGonigal at TDC that there was an illegal demolition in progress isn't the Council in the dock for not checking out the site and or failing to notice the dangerous structure adjacent to the High Street which so easily could have killed?
ReplyDeleteI have formed the opinion that our council officers and councillors are puppets with the developers and business men pulling the strings.
ReplyDeleteStargazer.
The council and councillors are totally out of their depth! Redeploy the good staff and call for the set up of a unitary authority...less bloody cosy! However as I write that I'm just thinking that KCC is pretty bizarre too!
ReplyDeleteQuestion... Is fraud illegal? is assault illegal? is trespassing illegal? is racism illegal? Is theft illegal? is unauthorized filming illegal?
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