Perhaps someone there will read this. This is where you get your chance to influence the planning system. Now there is a legal requirement for you to be consulted . But do you care, are you aware of when and how you make your views heard. Who are the public anyway .
Some people seem to shout louder than others.
My lecture on Public participation Paul Mobbs has written a short Environmental Activist guide charting the opportunities and methods you should use to be most effective. If you wish to read the entire Activist Guide use this link. The government have always been concerned at the way the planning system gets bogged down in public objections. Indeed some proposals can take years if not decades to get through the hoops. For example Twyford Down etc.