Since I compiled my last set of data there have been 3 important
developments.
1. The Planning and Infrastructure Act which removes the automatic right
to Public Local Inquiry (PLI) after a timeous objection from the
council came into force on 18th February. As you will see from the
attached documents more than 20 schemes are at PLI’s and another 16
should be dealt with in a PLI as councils objected before 18th February.
Apart from a Reporter being appointed when an objection is lodged nobody
has much idea about the process that will be followed in the future.
Objections have already been lodged on some schemes since 18th February
and presumably the files will be updated.
2. The Judicial Review decision on Wull Muir (aka Raeshaw Farms) may be
overturned by the Scottish Government but for the moment is causing
developers a lot of problems. Reporters are issuing procedure notices on
PLI’s and appeals asking for the views of the parties. Some councils
have decided not to make decisions on windfarms until the position is
clarified particularly if the recommendation is not to object (or on a
non S36 scheme to approve it).
3. Some belated and quite limited progress on The Eskdalemuir Noise
Budget has kept the schemes within the 50km zone in limbo for now.
I attach data as at last Thursday 2nd April for schemes currently at the
application stage and those at scoping both as spreadsheets and word
documents.
I’ve attached 3 more documents providing details of schemes currently at
PLI’s, those with objections but not yet at PLI’s and those where the
council didn’t object.
Best wishes.
Stephen
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