The latest correspondence with the Scottish Government further to my email to the Minister:
From APTSec
Wed 04/01/2012 14:41
Hello
Thank you for taking the time to
talk to me this afternoon.
I have attached the correspondence
to the Reporters’ unit as promised.
I look forward to hearing from
you.
Wed 18/01/2012 12:30
Good afternoon
I was just wondering how you were
getting on since I had not heard from you. I hope that you have not been
unwell?
Thu 19/01/2012 16:47
Good afternoon
I have just become aware of a
consultation re ‘Administrative Decisions made by Public Bodies in
Scotland…’ I am told that
comments on the attached discussion paper are due in by the end of January
2012. I am looking into the possibility of submitting our experiences re having
issues but there being no effective mechanism by which our problems could be
addressed other than through the courts. Do you think that this particular
consultation would benefit from access to our experiences?
From Scottish Gov
Hi
First of all apologies for the delay in
getting back to you.
Having spoken to x, it would
seem that there are no further avenues open to you to make representations in
respect of the development plan process. However as we discussed, the Scottish
Government are always keen to receive views on experiences of the planning
system, and more generally on the operation of government and local government,
and how we can improve it.
I would certainly encourage you to submit
your views to this consultation.
You may also wish to note that Planning Aid
for Scotland have recently produced a booklet Planning for Community Developments which
while primarily aimed at people looking to submit an application, provides
information on how the public can be involved in planning decisions. I attach a
copy for interest.
David
So more work to do then but I cannot help but feel that we are not getting anywhere.
Has anyone else who wrote to the Government received any feedback?
How did you feel about it?
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