Overview
The complainant (Miss C) was concerned that Fife Council (the Council), in the course of processing a planning application, had deleted a term in a Section 75 agreement (the Agreement - a legal agreement between a planning authority and a developer) without referring the matter back to elected members on the Council's East Area Development Committee (the Committee).
Specific complaint and conclusion
The complaint which has been investigated is that the Council dropped a requirement that a developer (the Developer) should demonstrate seven million pounds of membership sales for a proposed golf complex without referring this change back to the Committee (not upheld).
Redress and recommendations
The Ombudsman has no recommendations to make.