Figures show a drop in planning appeal reversals
Last updated | 02/04/2008
Figures released today by Perth & Kinross Council show that less than 1% of all its planning decisions in the past year have been overturned by Appeals to the Scottish Ministers.
This is a slight improvement on last year’s rate of 1.1%.
The period April 2007 to March 2008 show that 64 decisions were appealed, in comparison to the 2406 planning decisions issued in the same period. Only 23, or 36%, were granted a full appeal.
The Council’s Head of Planning, Roland Bean, said: “It is good to see that our decision making process remains robust and defendable. I am pleased that this has been achieved despite the increased pressure on the planning service caused by an increase in the number and complexity of applications and the extra work involved in providing planning information to the public on the internet.”
