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06-Aug-09, 00:59
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:
Improving Scotland's Planning System
Further new measures to create a more effective planning system to support economic recovery come into effect today. The changes include: * Establishing local review bodies so that councillors, rather than the Scottish Government, can review decisions made over small-scale, local developments * A requirement on developers to consult communities before submitting major development proposals * More information being made available on planning decisions * Increasing the options for planning authorities to take effective enforcement action Infrastructure Minister Stewart Stevenson said: The Scottish Government is working to ensure Scotland's planning system is increasingly joined up, providing greater certainty and speed of decision making for developers and communities. ... [Read Full Article (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=1331)]
Improving Scotland's Planning System
Further new measures to create a more effective planning system to support economic recovery come into effect today. The changes include: * Establishing local review bodies so that councillors, rather than the Scottish Government, can review decisions made over small-scale, local developments * A requirement on developers to consult communities before submitting major development proposals * More information being made available on planning decisions * Increasing the options for planning authorities to take effective enforcement action Infrastructure Minister Stewart Stevenson said: The Scottish Government is working to ensure Scotland's planning system is increasingly joined up, providing greater certainty and speed of decision making for developers and communities. ... [Read Full Article (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=1331)]