Countdown begins!

There are only 49 days to go by my reckoning before we will be given just 6 weeks to comment on one of the most far reaching plans that The Highland Council as ever proposed.

Go to

http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/1F20D1CB-DD05-42DE-BDFB-E637EBEBAB20/0/DevPlanSchemesmall.pdf

to find out more about The Highland Council's programme for preparing and reviewing the local development plans. (Making Places: Highland Development Plan Scheme)

To read the relevant minute of the Planning, Environment and Development Committee from 20/05/09 go to

http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/committees/strategiccommittees/planningenvironmentanddevelopmentcommittee/2009-05-20-ped-min.htm

As the minute for agenda item 14 records, "It was intended that the consultation period would run from 17 August to 25 September 2009", and

"The Committee NOTED the progress on the production of the Highland Wide Local Development Plan and AGREED that:

i. a Members’ workshop be held in June 2009 to discuss the draft Main Issues Report; and

ii. the Main Issues Report be brought before the Committee in August 2009, before going out for public consultation."

APTSec will confirm that this timetable is still on track, and will ask our councillors for feedback on the Main Issues Report Workshop. Perhaps APT members and contacts would like to join me in asking for feedback.

(The Development Plan Scheme does state 14/08/09 to 25/09/09 for the 6 weeks)