Apologies
MATERIAL PUBLISHED in the June 2006 edition of the Crier alleged that Frank Readhead should have declared an interest with his (qualified) support of the planning application for a proposed extension at no. 5 High Street, Swaffham Prior. This allegation erroneously assumed that Frank might have stood to gain some advantage from the success of this application. Further inappropriate comparisons with his position appeared in the Summer 2006 edition of the Crier.
However, it is now clear that Frank had absolutely no professional or commercial interest in the outcome of this planning application, and any belief to the contrary is entirely without foundation; his forthright views on planning and architecture arise solely from his passionate concern for the built environment.
Accordingly, we accept without reservation that Frank was under no obligation whatsoever to declare an interest when supporting this planning application and we sincerely regret any distress this misunderstanding may have caused.