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SIX SIMPLE WAYS TO IMPROVE LOCAL PLANNING DEMOCRACY

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Community council calls for collaborative approach

For many people who approach it – occasionally and without previous experience or specialist training – the Scottish planning system is an intimidating mystery.

Certainly, some of its fundamental principles – such as the right of appeal for developers but not for objectors – perpetuate a postwar government bias towards rebuilding over conservation.