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GETTING INVOLVED IN PLANNING: ANALYSIS OF CONSULTATION RESPONSES

APPENDIX 1: LIST OF CONSULTATION QUESTIONS

Question 1: We think councils should consider setting up local planning policy forums to consider planning issues and build up local interest and expertise. Do you agree?

Question 2: Where people are going to be directly affected by policy changes in a development plan, we think direct notification of owners, tenants and neighbours should be considered. Do you agree?

Question 3: We think Reporters for Local Plan Inquiries should be appointed independently by the Scottish Executive Inquiry Reporters Unit, who would conduct the Inquiry and recover costs from the council. Do you agree?

Question 4: We think the scope to depart from the Reporter's recommendations should be limited. Do you agree?

Question 5: How can we make local plan adoption faster and more user-friendly?

Question 6: We see merit in standard application forms for all councils. They could be user-friendly, with translation and all necessary certificates. Do you agree?

Question 7a: Do you agree that authorities should take responsibility for neighbour notification?

Question 7b: Do you agree that application fees should be increased to cover their extra costs?

Question 7c: Do you agree that research is carried out to help decide the fee increase required?

Question 8: Do you agree that planning authorities should have the flexibility to decide how best to serve neighbour notification?

Question 9: Do you agree with keeping the duty to notify owners and occupiers and removing it for non-domestic lessees?

Question 10: Do you agree that notification should include the information and guidance described in paragraph 63 of the consultation document?

Question 11: Do you agree with extending the time for responding to neighbour notification from 14 to 21 days?

Question 12a: Do you agree there should be neighbour notification where an enforcement notice is served, and for certain types of advertisement proposal?

Question 12b: What kind of advertisements should be included in the notification procedure?

Question 12c: Should the planning authority serve the neighbour notification in both the case of the enforcement notice and the advertisement consent application?

Question 13: What are your views on what should trigger re-notification of an application to neighbours?

Question 14: Do you agree that we should end the requirement to advertise planning proposals in the Edinburgh Gazette?

Question 15: Do you think local authorities should be able to decide themselves how best to publicise planning proposals?

Question 16a: Do you agree that councils should regularly publish a notice explaining where copies of the weekly list can be viewed, and post the list on the internet?

Question 16b: Should such lists be distributed free of charge to amenity societies currently dependent upon the Edinburgh Gazette for information?

Question 17: Do you agree that the time for making representations in all cases should be extended to 21 days? EIA cases would continue to have 28 days.

Question 18: Do you agree that applicants for proposals contrary to an adopted development plan should bear the cost of advertising?

Question 19: Do you agree that costs for advertising listed building and conservation area developments should remain with planning authorities?

Question 20: Would wider use of site notices add to the effectiveness of informing the public?

Question 21: Should official consultation responses be open to all as soon as they are made?

Question 22a: Should there be standard ways to make comments on applications electronically?

Question 22b: Should there be a national form for comments?

Question 22c: Should the comments be publicly available?

Question 23: Do you agree that the full record of relevant factors in deciding applications, and the reasons for decisions, should always be publicly available?

Question 24: We think the full text of planning decisions should be available from the council so that people can take copies without undue difficulty or expense. Do you agree?

Question 25a: We think more information should be made available on planning agreements and entered in the planning register. Do you agree?

Question 25b: What level of information should be recorded?

Question 26: We think that 6 months for making appeals is too long and suggest that it be reduced to two months. Do you agree?

Question 27: How can we make appeal inquiries more accessible and less intimidating?

Question 28a: Do you agree that enforcement notices should be neighbour-notified?

Question 28b: Should there be other changes in public information on enforcement, particularly to publicise any action being taken by the planning authority?

Question 29a: Do you have views on the use of mediation in planning?

Question 29b: When could it be recommended

Question 29c: How could it be funded and arranged?

Question 30: Do you see value in a national consultative group to review current problems and help promote best practice and policy development ?

Question 31: We think that a working group should keep abreast of electronic opportunities for better access to planning information and services, co-ordinating progress across Scotland and drawing attention to good practice. Do you agree?

Question 32: We propose to explore ways to co-ordinate national and local planning helpline services. Do you agree?

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