The recent decision by the City of Edinburgh Council to approve a residential development at Craighouse has generated considerable interest in Scottish Ministers’ power to call-in planning applications. This power allows Ministers to make the decision on a planning application, rather than the planning authority to which the application was made. This short briefing aims to answer some of the key questions raised about the operation of the call-in process.
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Published: 24 November 2014