The Scottish Government Minister for Local Government and Housing, Kevin Stewart, has thanked the council鈥檚 planning service for continuing to operate during the Covid-19 pandemic and has noted the role that the planning services will play in Scotland鈥檚 green recovery.
His comments came as part of feedback on P站色情片 and Bute鈥檚 2019-2020 Planning Performance Framework (PPF), the annual performance scorecard that all local authorities submit to the Scottish Government.
Across the 13 performance indicators assessed, 10 were rated 鈥榞reen鈥 and three 鈥榓mber鈥.
This indicates that planning services continue to provide a high-quality service to residents and businesses.
The PPF brings together statistical performance indicators with case studies of good practice for the previous financial year. It covers the work of Development Management, Development Policy and the Projects and Regeneration Team. It highlights planning services鈥 positive economic contribution to P站色情片 and Bute in creating an 鈥榦pen for business鈥 ethos.
The case studies and examples of good practice show how the services facilitate high-quality development on the ground; provide certainty to developers and investors; consult and engage with customers effectively; and make sure that appropriate systems in place to work efficiently.
Key points mentioned included:
- Decisions on householder applications were quicker than the national average;
- The team encourages pre-application discussions with applications before major developments;
- There is a pre-application advice service that is well-promoted on-line and by staff; and
- The team works with other council services during the planning application process.
Policy Lead for Planning and Regulatory Services, Councillor David Kinniburgh, said: 鈥淥nce again, I鈥檇 like to congratulate staff for their hard work and professionalism. We face tough competition when trying to attract investment and development to P站色情片 and Bute 鈥 now more than ever. Assessments like this enhance our reputation and show we are indeed 鈥榦pen for business鈥.
鈥淥nce again, we haven鈥檛 been asked to make any specific improvements, but that won鈥檛 prevent us from making sure that we provide the best possible service, continue to innovate and make P站色情片 and Bute the sort of place that people want to live, work and invest.鈥
You can read the feedback report and the Planning Performance Framework at: Planning Performance Framework (argyll-bute.gov.uk)
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