Council planning department keeps moving goalposts

[Cobblersandhogwash]

We submitted an application to build 7 houses on our land last November.

The council planning department are taking an absolute age to make a decision on this.

In January, they came back to us to tell us the ridge heights of the proposed properties are too high. We resubmitted plans very quickly, making the requested adjustment.

Then in February, they said the our man in charge of our case had left and someone else was in charge of it now and needed more time.

In March, they said the person in charge of trees hadn't read the report yet.

It's now May. At the beginning of May, someone else was brought on board and needed two more weeks at least to review the application.

I feel this is deeply unprofessional of the council planning department.

Do I have any recourse? What can I do? Or if I do anything, do I risk our application?

The large development of 3000 homes I would assume to be sites allocated within the Local Plan. Basically they are taken out of the countryside specifically for housing development before any applications are made.

A am still really surprised that your consultant isn't on top of this - are they actually a Planner (RTPI )?

They absolutely are RTPI chattered town planners.

Photo attached. Our plot is the tiny box I've pencilled around. All the shaded area surrounding us is full of construction works or will be soon.