Directorate for the Built Environment

Directorate for the Built Environment

Planning Decisions Division

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Julie Logan

By e-mail [[email address]]

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12 November 2008

Dear Ms Logan

We refer to your request dated 26 October 2008 for the number of planning applications called in by Scottish Ministers since May 2007 and the number of letters of objection received for each. We have dealt with your request in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) and Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.

The number of planning applications called in by Scottish Ministers between 1 May 2007 and 26 October 2008 is 25. We do not hold the information, in the form that you are looking for, in relation to the number of objections received by Scottish Ministers for each case. The table below is an approximation of the numbers of objections received overall, including those provided to the relevant planning authority.

Scottish Government Reference	Location of Development	Number of objectors
NA/ABC/015	Land at Stacain, Argyll Estates, near Inveraray	29
NA/ABD/013	South Anderson Drive, Aberdeen	0
NA/ABS/012	Glen O'Dee Hospital, Corsee Road, Banchory	8 (All objections were in relation to overall development)
NA/ABS/013	Glen O'Dee Hospital, Corsee Road, Banchory
NA/ABS/014	Glen O'Dee Hospital, Corsee Road, Banchory
NA/CES/002	Monan, Ardhasaig, Isle of Harris.	3 (call-in was revoked)
NA/CES/004	Callanish, Isle of Lewis	1
NA/CLK/004	Forestmill, Alloa	17
NA/DUC/008	Linlathen Road, Dundee	12
NA/EAY/009	Queens Drive, Kilmarnock.	7
NA/GLW/025	M77/Waukglen Road/Leggatston Road, Glasgow	10
NA/HLD/021	Knockbreck Road, Tain	34
NA/HLD/030	North Road, Fort William	3
NA/HLD/034	Oak Villa, Invergarry.	1
NA/ORK/001	Merranblo, Orkney.	4
NA/HLD/035	Jocks Spot, Auchmore, Near Newtonmore	2
NA/HLD/037	Slackbuie Farm, Inverness	16
NA/HLD/045	Balmakeith, Forres Road, Nairn	37
NA/MLN/010	Land Adjacent to Spittal House, Nine Mile Burn, Penicuik	7
NA/MRY/011	High Street, Buckie	12
NA/NLS/013	Mount Ellen Golf Club, Johnston Road, Gartcosh	5
NA/NLS/019	Land south of 25 Maryville View, Uddingston	0
NA/NLS/020	Land to the North of Hillside, Banton Road, Banton	1
NA/SLS/023	Greenleeshill Farm, Cambuslang	0
CIN/ABS/001	Menie Estate, Balmedie, Aberdeenshire.	Over 3,500

We hold no other information relating to your request.

Although Scottish Ministers have the power to call-in planning applications for their own determination they will continue to respect the important role of planning authorities in making planning decisions, and will exercise this power to intervene in the process only where they consider such action necessary. Further information on this can be found in the Scottish Government's Planning Circular 5/2007: Notification of Planning Applications, available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/04/30162614/0. The circular notes that a substantial number of objections is not, in itself, sufficient ground for call-in.

If you are unhappy with this response to your request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review, by writing to Dr Andrew Goudie, Director General Economy, Scottish Government, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ. Your request should explain why you wish a review to be carried out, and should be made within 40 working days of receipt of this letter, and we will reply within 20 working days of receipt. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to make a formal complaint to the Scottish Information Commissioner.

Yours sincerely

Lynne McDougall

Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ

www.scotland.gov.uk

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