Third party rights of appeal in the planning system
By: Shelter Scotland Published: July 2004
The Scottish Executive has consulted on whether the planning system should be reformed to give 'third parties' (for example, neighbours) the same or equivalent rights of appeal as developers. This paper sets out Shelter's position.
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Summary
There is a case for third party rights of appeal (TPRA). There is certainly an argument that the presence of TPRA might focus attention on getting better decisions at consent stage. There may also be an argument that it will strengthen the credibility of the planning system overall. Finally, it will recognise that people do not stop objecting to a proposed development once it has been granted consent: TPRA will give that objection somewhere formal to go and that seems better than the often bitter disputes which linger for months, sometimes years, after planning permission is granted.
So Shelter supports the introduciton of TPRA in a limited set of circumstances.
