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Shaking up the planning system
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- Monday, 17 November 2008 16:37 Tamsin Morris Hits: 578
A range of measures to streamline the planning system have been announced by the Scottish Government. Developed in partnership with other organisations, the Government has billed the reforms as 'designed to ensure planning is geared towards supporting increased sustainable economic growth'.
The Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006 began the shake up of the planning system and it'll be followed by the introduction of secondary legislation over the next few months. But legislation isn't the only solution and a range of other measures have been outlined in a document entitled Delivering Planning Reform. The measures look at how to simplify the process so its better understood and include:- Rolling 20 separate Scottish planning policies into one, published in three parts
- The publication of annual statements of performance from the Scottish Government
- Up to date development plans that provide greater certainty
- Quicker decision making by councils on high-quality applications
- A new electronic planning system to be formally launched next spring
- The establishment of a new Government unit to support the Strategic Environmental
Assessment of development plans
