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If local fees are going to reflect input to EIA screening/scoping opinions then this might improve the quality and turn around of such opinions by LPAs. Submitted by: Mick Loughlin

Hi: At Stroud we used HPDG to scan our entire microfilm system. This went back to 1947/8 and included everything, appeals, withdrawn, enforcement and general filing. It was cheaper to scan everything than it was to cull data. We have not made this data public on our website as its not been redacted or cleansed. [...]

Hi John, When the conditions for the map return scheme changed a few years back OS did try to impose a ruling not allowing site plans on-line for every application. They would allow an example plan annotated as such. I seem to remember that the Planning Portal took up the case and persuaded OS to [...]

The bit of the law you need to look at is Secondary Copyright Infringement, in particular how it has been applied to ISP’s The question would be can an unlawfully obtained document be a valid submission? Would suggest you run this pass the council solicitor Submitted by: Ian Parmenter

Hi we have had some who has filled the whole of the time sheet what can we do, can’t add additional line? please advise thanks lee Submitted by: lee branch

Charging for EIA scoping is one of the other sorts of applications that we hope the Government will allow LAs to charge for in the new regs. We don’t know whether its going to be possible until we see the regs – but have made provision for the possibility with P code P01570 Submitted by: [...]

Hi Lee. You’re in the wrong forum – you want the benchmarking one. CIPFA won’t see this here, and I can’t move it for you. Submitted by: Richard Crawley

I’m working in the same area (where authorities are working jointly) as Tom and having to draw up a statement that indicates the recommended approach the authorities in the area would take. Tom’s methodology is valuable to establish what level a trigger might be set. In practice the trigger point is to prompt pre-application discussions, [...]

Like Philip Skill my understanding is also that giving screening/scoping opinions is a stat. requirement therefore can’t be subject to a pre-app charge. But when local fee-seeting for applications finally arrives there would be justification for charging more for applications with EIAs in recogition of the extra time spent both pre and during the consideration [...]

Hi, I have recently finished my university course and so still have little experience of the real planning world if you like, so wondered if anyone can help me on the subject of 5 year housing land supply? I understand that the basic point of it is to ensure a constant rolling supply of deliverable [...]