Communities secretary Eric Pickles has waded into a planning row after a man wanting to erect a shed for his mobility scooter was charged £75 for planning advice.
Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Gordon Henderson - Conservative MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey - said he believed it was wrong for the local planning authority to charge for planning adivce.
Mr Henderson said: "One of my constituents recently asked our local planning department whether he needed planning permission to er...
