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Modernising Public Local Inquiries: A Consultation Paper

Invitation to inform and comment

The Scottish Executive commenced a review of the arrangements for enabling people to become involved in planning issues with the publication of Getting Involved in Planning in November 2001. That consultation invited participants to share with us their experience and views on how people in Scotland can be more effectively involved in the planning system. It asked the question "How can we make appeal inquiries more accessible and less intimidating?" This consultation directly follows from the responses to that question. We are seeking your views on a wide range of questions contained in this paper and it is our intention to consult widely. Comments on the specific proposals set out in the paper, or general comments about the operation of the public local inquiry process can be made before 28 November 2003:

In writing to
Richard West
Modernising Public Local Inquiries
Scottish Executive Development Department
Area 2-H33
Victoria Quay
Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
By e-mail to modernising.plis@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

It would be helpful if, in responding, comments could be cross-referenced to the question numbers in the paper. A full list of the questions is contained at the end of the paper, and each question is highlighted in the appropriate section of the text. If you would like your responses to be treated as confidential, please indicate this clearly, as all responses will otherwise be available for scrutiny at the Scottish Executive's library. Responses from those who reply in confidence will only be included in numerical totals. Their names and the content of their response will not appear in the list of respondents or in any published analysis.

The review will consider all responses, alongside views gathered during other consultation opportunities. The review should be completed and a digest of consultation responses prepared, together with an analysis of their content, during 2004. Further copies of the paper, and the Guide to the Consultation, which is a shorter easy-read, are available from Richard West at the address given above and also from the planning web pages www.scotland.gov.uk/planning or at www.scotland.gov.uk/planning_appeals/seiru, the Inquiry Reporters Unit web pages.

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