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		<title>The birds and the bees&#8221; &#8211; the impact of ecology on property development</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neilcollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drawing breath after doing this seminar at our offices in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh. The mention of ecological interest might strike terror in the heart of property developers, but my theme was &#8220;don&#8217;t panic&#8221;. The potential impact of wind turbines on birds is well-known, but ecological interest can affect all types of development, irrespective of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=planningblog.brodies.com&#038;blog=11000558&#038;post=1681&#038;subd=brodiesplanningblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Objections to Wind Developments: Whose Opinion Counts</title>
		<link>http://planningblog.brodies.com/2012/05/09/objections-to-wind-developments-whose-opinion-counts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 08:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neilcollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[See my post on Brodies&#8217; Renewablesblog.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=planningblog.brodies.com&#038;blog=11000558&#038;post=1704&#038;subd=brodiesplanningblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Consultation Crusade</title>
		<link>http://planningblog.brodies.com/2012/05/09/consultation-crusade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 08:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attended Planning Aid for Scotland&#8217;s community consultation workshop last night led by Chris Whitehead of Facilitating Change (UK) Limited. We had an interesting discussion on the level/quality of PAC which is generally required by planning authorities on major applications. The experience of the group was that while many developers offer more than the statutory minimum when submitting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=planningblog.brodies.com&#038;blog=11000558&#038;post=1700&#038;subd=brodiesplanningblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scottish local authority elections &#8211; all change?</title>
		<link>http://planningblog.brodies.com/2012/05/07/scottish-local-authority-elections-all-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So 23 out of 32 councils are hung. It will have been a busy weekend of coalition negotiations (no more smoke filled rooms?).  Eventually there will be many new convenors and members of planning committees. The Housing Minister reminded us at the Homes for Scotland lunch on Friday that this is a good opportunity for engagement with these [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=planningblog.brodies.com&#038;blog=11000558&#038;post=1693&#038;subd=brodiesplanningblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Culture change &#8211; partnerships</title>
		<link>http://planningblog.brodies.com/2012/05/07/culture-change-partnerships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting to see a partnership in planning category in the Homes for Scotland awards. But worry not &#8211; there is still some way to go before housebuilders love the planning system (will they ever?) &#8211; there were comments about the need for more changes &#8211; culture change is an on-going process.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=planningblog.brodies.com&#038;blog=11000558&#038;post=1695&#038;subd=brodiesplanningblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Up Appearances &#8211; it&#8217;s the Councillors&#8217; Code again&#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://planningblog.brodies.com/2012/05/04/keeping-up-appearances-its-the-councillors-code-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karenlhamilton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Codes of Conduct are back in the news &#8211; whether it&#8217;s Jeremy Hunt and BSkyB, or the convener of the East Lothian planning committee  who was suspended from his duties earlier this year following a report to the Public Standards Commissioner. The behaviour of councillors within the planning system is often  controversial.  Most consultants will have stories to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=planningblog.brodies.com&#038;blog=11000558&#038;post=1638&#038;subd=brodiesplanningblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do we need a &#8220;framework for mess&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://planningblog.brodies.com/2012/05/02/do-we-need-a-framework-for-mess/</link>
		<comments>http://planningblog.brodies.com/2012/05/02/do-we-need-a-framework-for-mess/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neilcollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning is a means to an end, not an end in itself. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s well worth reading the ideas from the Centre for Scottish Public Policy in their Manifesto 2012: Localising Government. You may not agree with the recommendations about the future direction for our towns and cities, including the &#8220;framework for mess&#8221;, but it&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=planningblog.brodies.com&#038;blog=11000558&#038;post=1683&#038;subd=brodiesplanningblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Another retail judicial review bites the dust &#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://planningblog.brodies.com/2012/05/01/another-retail-judicial-review-bites-the-dust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 14:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neilcollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Court of Session has upheld the decision by Moray Council to vary the planning permission for the Springfield Retail Park in Elgin, from bulky goods to non food retail (Robertson Property Limited v Moray Council). This is the latest in a series of failed legal challenges: Dundee, East Kilbride, and Tain. The approach taken [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=planningblog.brodies.com&#038;blog=11000558&#038;post=1677&#038;subd=brodiesplanningblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Culture change &#8211; development plans</title>
		<link>http://planningblog.brodies.com/2012/04/26/culture-change-development-plans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robertseaton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m looking at the Aberdeenshire local development plan, recently back from examination. The plan is an admirably concise 17 pages. There are 28 pages of schedules. And 120 pages of supplementary guidance. And the report on examination is 922 pages long.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=planningblog.brodies.com&#038;blog=11000558&#038;post=1673&#038;subd=brodiesplanningblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tellmescotland: Notification at your desk</title>
		<link>http://planningblog.brodies.com/2012/04/24/tellmescotland-notification-at-your-desk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just recently I&#8217;ve come across the TellmeScotland service &#8211; it&#8217;s a free search of public notices in Scotland, including planning notices. It&#8217;s been provided by the Improvement Service since December 2010. Two useful features: There are also email alerts you can set for an area within a certain radius of any postcode you set You [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=planningblog.brodies.com&#038;blog=11000558&#038;post=1666&#038;subd=brodiesplanningblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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