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Throughout the UK significant changes are taking place in Town Planning which will have a considerable knock-on effect on how land owners and developers approach development scenarios.
Scotland and in England are different but in both areas, land owners and developers will have to take stock and review working practices.
Sites should be brought forward early and pass the initial ctiteria. A professional approach to planning is very important. Information should be provided to Planning Authorities in the new era.
England has already experienced significant rises in planning application fees. Many land owners may well decide not to lay out the substantial charges in the future for planning applications.
In Scotland under the major changes coming through in Plannng etc (Scotland) Act 2006, ‘City Regions’ areas now have 2 Tier Plans *and other areas will revert to single tier Plans .
Also, Community Engagement* is something which will have to be incorporated into development proposals and all sections including minority groups of communities will have to be consulted. This is an area that everyone is getting their heads around currently.
The era of submitting well developed plans without consulting communities is over, and the new age of engaging communities is here. There is more to come… watch this space.
Planning Authorities in Scotland are setting in motion the updating of local Plans which means land owners will have to make the Council aware of sites that they want to promote for development. 'Issues and Options' papers will be the starting point and Councils have already issued deadlines for submission of sites. (e.g. Perth & Kinross , South Ayrshire, Stirling Councils - there are variations in how Councils will stick to these dates. See News section for more information in future.
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