With ODZ applications, devil lies in the detail

Abstract

The jargon used on planning applications is as innocuous sounding as it comes. For instance, PA 00268/15 proposed the “Extension of rubble wall. Maintenance of reservoir; Introduction of access between split levels; Reconstruction of deteriorated rubble wall. Relocation of trees from location approved in PA 3212/13. Construction of pump room.” Those regularly screening ODZ applications, most notably environmental NGOs, may be forgiven for overlooking such a benign-sounding application which fits the bill, at least at face value, as your run-of-the-mill agricultural development.