IS UK Planning, 'probably as difficult as it gets anywhere in the world'?

According to a 'Planning' on-line which appeared on the Wed 14 August HERE 

...The planning system in the UK is 'probably as difficult as it gets anywhere in the world', the boss of financial services company Legal & General said today.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning, the firm’s chief executive Nigel Wilson hit out at planning delays and said that building on part of the green belt would help to solve the housing crisis.

Wilson, who became Legal & General chief executive in June 2012, said: "I’ve worked all over the world. Planning in the UK is probably as difficult as it gets anywhere in the world."....

Really?  Is it that difficult??????????

South Planning Apps Committee has a lot to discuss on Tues 20 Aug

Full agenda can be found here

8.30 am Coach departs the Council Headquarters, Inverness to transport Members to Nairn South for a site visit in respect of Item 5.1

12.30 pm or on completion of site visit, whichever is the later, the Planning Applications Committee meeting will commence in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Inverness.

5.  Planning Applications to be Determined

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There are circulated Reports Nos. PLS/042/13 – PLS/048/13 by the Area Planning Manager (South), and the Head of Planning and Building Standards which are as follows:-

5.1
Applicant: Scotia Homes Ltd, Barratt North East Scotland and Robertson Homes (11/04355/FUL) (PLS-042-13 (7918kb pdf) | PLS-042-13 Plans 1 (6730kb pdf) | PLS-042-13 Plans 2 (6087kb pdf))
Location: Land at Cawdor Road, Nairn South, Nairn (Ward 19)
Nature of Development: Residential development consisting of 319 units (232 houses and 87 flats) and associated infrastructure and public open space
Recommendation: Grant

5.2
Applicant: Inverness Properties Ltd (11/04653/FUL) (PLS-043-13 (6748kb pdf))
Location: Viewhill, Inverness (Ward 20)
Nature of Development: Demolition of agricultural buildings, formation of 16 house plots, upgrade of access and associated works
Recommendation: Grant

5.3
Applicant: WPD Beinn Mhor Limited (13/02293/FUL) (PLS-044-13 (1579kb pdf))
Location: South west of Tomich, Strathglass, Inverness (Ward 13)
Nature of Development: Erection of a temporary 80m meteorological mast at the proposed Beinn Mhor Wind Farm
Recommendation: Grant

5.4
Applicant: Mrs B Munro (13/01949/FUL) (PLS-045-13 (616kb pdf))
Location: 39 Firthview Road, Inverness, IV3 8LZ (Ward 14)
Nature of Development: Erection of house
Recommendation: Grant

5.5
Applicant: Miss Margo Howatson (13/02395/FUL) (PLS-046-13 (363kb pdf))
Location: The Steading, Wester Inshes, Inverness, IV2 5BG  (Ward 20)
Nature of Development: Change of use of an office building (Class 4) to a dog day care facility (sui generis)
Recommendation: Grant

5.6
Applicant: Mr L Mackenzie (13/01554/FUL) (PLS-047-13 (2237kb pdf))
Location: Land West of Farmhouse, Blackpark Farm, Westhill, Inverness
(Ward 20)
Nature of Development: Erection of house with detached garage
Recommendation: Grant

5.7
Applicant: Carbon Free Moy Limited (CFML) (13/01180/S36) (PLS-048-13 (5370kb pdf))
Location: Moy Estate Tomatin by Inverness (Ward 20)
Nature of Development: Application to increase the potential generational capacity of the consented Moy Wind Farm from 41MW to 66MW.
Recommendation: Raise No Objection

"BBC to air second series of The Planners; 'Not in my Backyard' "

(Extract from item on 'Planning' newsletter)

"The fly-on-the-wall BBC documentary series The Planners is to return for a second series under a new name, the broadcaster has announced."

"According to the BBC, the show is to be re-branded "Not In My Backyard". 

The BBC said the new run of eight 60-minute shows would return to some of the cases featured in the first series to discover whether the decisions "had become bricks and mortar reality"."

Item here

Lots more lovely numbers - latest release of 'Census' data

Scotland's Census - Release 1C (Part Two) now available

Release 1C (Part Two) of results from Scotland's Census 2011 is now available on the Scotland's Census website.


This latest release provides 2011 Census estimates of the number of usual residents and the number of households with at least one usual resident for postcodes, census output areas, data zones and inhabited islands in Scotland. The estimates relate to census day, 27 March 2011.

(Extract from email)