Planning
Scotland’s former legal director to head up planning regulator’s review into Bord Pleanála
Office of the Planning Regulator to examine procedures around governance, identification, conflicts of interest, and allocation of cases
The Office of the Planning Regulator has commenced its probe into the governance and handling of case files at An Bord Pleanála which is to be headed up by the OPR, a senior counsel, and the former head of Scotland’s legal directorate.
As part of its review, which has been delayed for several months, the OPR is to examine the manner in which planning reports are handled, and subsequent decisions made on planning applications, procedures ...