[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Graham

However the rules themselves are nonsensical.

How *exactly* is putting a flagpole on a building a "structural change"??

Knocking out a wall or building an extension is structural, a flagpole is cosmetic.

This just sounds like some jobsworth with a little bit of power deciding to exercise their ego to show how important they are.

"Awkward for the sake of being awkward"? Yep, I can agree with that.

There are lots of rules and regulations that we may consider "awkward" or administered by "jobsworths" but it does not get away from the reality that they exist and need to followed and just becuase you're gay (or any other perceived type of minority) you are not entitled to special treatment.