IN the matter of your report on Herefordshire Council’s planning bill going up (Hereford Times, April 16), the three “abnormal” spends that were mentioned were actually council blunders, namely two judicial reviews over Bullinghope and polytunnels decided against them and a maladministration decision from the ombudsman.

On your own figures that has resulted in unnecessary costs of £60,000. Whose job is on the line because of those errors?

DAVID PHELPS, Bute Avenue, Hereford.