This is an interesting one. Some people in Stockton who had lodged objections to a housing development via the local council's planning portal website suddenly found the status of their submissions changed from 'objection' to 'neutral' last week.....and he's me thinking that it was council Planning Departments that were meant to be neutral.
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9807139.Fury_at_homes_plan_website_alterations/?ref=rss