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I will inevitably post about the successful outcome of a difficult, project managed #planningsubmission at the Aysgarth Falls Hotel later. However, for now, I thought I should re-address comments made recently about largely ill-informed #planningcommittees. Today at the, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority planning committee I experienced informed debate, sensible discussions on the planning merits and professional advice taken on board by committee members. It may be purely a coincidence that national park committee members are less parochial and made up of a proportion of non-political appointees. However, I would say, in my experience, you do tend to get a more sensible, reasonable, informed view from committee members that know what they should be looking for and are not led by the next May election! To be clear, we had a difficult time with officers and the scheme (that I promise to talk about shortly) went through some difficult times, but it was approved, and it was clear the members of the committee had not prejudged matters, and we’re not weighed down by political pressures #abouttime #planning #apolitical

Today we held the a joint Planning SPC between Galway County Council and Galway City Council in County Hall. Good debate and discussion held on a range of planning and transport issues affecting both local authorities. #Galway #planning #localgovernment

A Stormwater Rate study is in progress to ensure that current revenues from the stormwater rates are adequate to sustain the current and future stormwater programs and satisfy the financial requirements of the Stormwater Utility. Since the last stormwater rate study was completed in 2014, an updated study was conducted due to increasing construction and operation costs. Read more: https://loom.ly/NbE6pR0

Reading Local Plan Partial Update consultation commenced..   Reading have commenced their Partial Local Plan review which commenced on the 24th November and will run until the 31st January 2024. The Plan sets out a range of options and question around polices on employment, housing, climate change and policies, transport, and leisure. There are also several questions regarding some of the area specific policies and site allocations.   The plan can be viewed in detail below and if you have any questions or wish to make comments on the plan, please do get in touch.   #planning #reading #localplan #land #landstudy #houses #development #newhomes

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Cirencester Neighbourhood Plan Reg 14 Consultation - Goes Live! The Neighbourhood Plan is moving forward, with a planned six-week public consultation (known as Regulation 14). https://lnkd.in/ef2D85uA is the place to go with emoji response questions about each policy and section of the draft Plan. We value your opinion and views, as together we shape the future of Cirencester.

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