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Public should have right of appeal |
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Friday, 09 September 2005 |
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The SNP has again called for third parties, i.e. the public, to have
the right to appeal against planning decisions. At a vote
in the Development & Regeneration Services Committee on Thursday
8th, the SNP and LibDem amendment was defeated by 17 votes to 2 (with 1
abstention). The hope had been that Glasgow would take this
stance towards the Scottish Executive's consultation on planning reform.
John Mason, SNP group leader, said "The present planning system is
totally biased towards the developers. The Council falls
over itself to encourage more house building without any spin-off
benefits to the community. And on the odd occasion where
the developers are turned down, they have the right of appeal while
ordinary residents are refused this same right." |
