Friday 14 February 2014

Remember! Remember!


Well, my word, is it really more than 3 months since I have posted anything?  I must admit signing in today I had almost forgotten what to do!

It seems a little too late for 'Happy New Year', but, there, I have said it anyway.

There has been a lot going on planning wise and I have been quite busy with various responses.


Here is a quick 'catch-up' and a few links to some items that readers might find interesting.


  • For the latest information on the 'Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan' click here

  • Latest on the Development Plan Scheme click on the Planning, Environment and Development Committee link just below


Extract from committee agenda


13. Development Plan Scheme Update
Fios as Ùr mu Sgeama Plana Leasachaidh

There is circulated Report No. Ped-15-14 (464kb pdf) dated 24 January 2014 by the Director of Planning and Development outlining the content of the Development Plan Scheme (DPS), attached as Appendix 1 to the report, which provides an up to date position on the Council’s timescales for preparing its Development Plan documents.  This includes the steps toward adoption of the Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan and the initial stages of the Caithness and Sutherland Local Development Plan (CaSPlan).  This year the DPS has been updated to illustrate how the Council proposes to incorporate the Scottish Government’s focus on an outcome driven planning system in its emerging Development Plans.

The Committee is asked to agree the content of the 2014 Development Plan Scheme in order that the document be submitted to the Plain English Campaign and subsequently submitted to the Scottish Ministers.


  • Latest info re 'The Third National Planning Framework' at link here

Extract:
Following consideration of the responses to the public consultation on the Main Issues Report (MIR) for NPF3, a Proposed NPF3 was laid in the Scottish Parliament on January 14, 2014.
The Proposed NPF3 is subject to Parliamentary scrutiny for a 60 day period until March 24, 2014.  Further details of how the Parliament will scrutinise the Proposed NPF3 and you can get involved can be found on the Parliament’s website.





  • From 'Planning'


Extract, 

'...It was submitted that the inspector placed too much emphasis on the developer’s desire to make a profit and, whilst he had observed that it was "not the role of the planning system to insure the landowner against loss", he had effectively done just that.
 However, in upholding the inspector’s decision, the court ruled that he had been entitled to focus on the substantial shortfall of housing land in the City...'