- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 30 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7988 by Sarah Boyack on 30 August 2000, whether it has now assessed the impact on Scottish industry of an extension of industry's liability beyond compliance with environmental legislation, as envisaged in the European Commission White Paper on Environmental Liability and, if so, what this assessment is.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is working with DETR on an UK wide assessment of the European Commission White Paper on Environmental Liability, which will include the impact on industry's liability.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 30 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7985 by Sarah Boyack on 28 June 2000, whether it has now assessed the potential impact on the Scottish agricultural sector of the European Commission White Paper on Environmental Liability and, if so, what its assessment is.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is working with DETR on an UK-wide assessment of the European Commission White Paper on Environmental Liability, which will include the potential impact on the agricultural sector.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 30 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2899 by Sarah Boyack on 13 January 2000, whether the route profiles of all routes in the trunk road network have now been updated and, if so, whether it will place a copy of the findings of this exercise in respect of each route in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Answer
The work to update the Route Profiles should be completed next month. Thereafter the Route Profiles will be widely distributed and a copy of each placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 30 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-8809 by Sarah Boyack on 10 August 2000, whether the full business case for the Larkhall to Milngavie rail route project has been received and considered; whether a decision has been taken on the project's suitability for level playing field support under the Public/Private Partnership arrangements; if so, whether it will announce that decision and, if not, when it expects a decision to be taken and an announcement made.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has still to receive for our consideration the Full Business Case for this project.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 29 January 2001
To ask the Presiding Officer whether the major works packages referred to by the Parliament's Clerk/Chief Executive during the Audit Committee meeting on 3 October 2000 (Official Report, col. 406) have now been awarded; if so, whether the project management team has been able to review the inflation risks with the cost consultants in the light of these tender results, and what conclusions and recommendations arose from any such review.
Answer
I understand from the Convener of the Holyrood Progress Group that some, but not all, of the works packages referred to have been awarded. Project Management are currently reviewing the impact of the inflation risk in the light of these contracts and a report will be made to MSPs shortly.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 26 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-9278 by Sarah Boyack on 8 September 2000, whether the planning application in relation to a leisure and retail development at Anchinlea Park, Easterhouse, was subsequently notified to it; whether ministers exercised their right to call it in for determination and, if so, what progress has been made in finally determining the application.
Answer
This planning application was notified to the Scottish Ministers on 11 September 2000. The right to call-in was not exercised and the case was cleared back to Glasgow City Council for their own determination on 20 October 2000. I understand that planning permission was subsequently granted on 26 October 2000.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 26 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail all planning decisions taken personally by Scottish Ministers, after a public inquiry, since 1 July 1999.
Answer
Decisions on planning cases coming before the Scottish Ministers may be taken either by Ministers or, under delegated authority, by officials. All decisions are, however, taken in the name of the Scottish Ministers. The decisions personally authorised by the appropriate Scottish Minister, after a public local inquiry, since 1 July 1999 are as follows:
| Development Proposal | Date Of Decision Letter | Approve/Refuse |
| Wind turbines at Gartymore, Helmsdale | 19/07/99 | Refuse |
| Access to wind farm at Gartymore, Helmsdale | 19/07/99 | Refuse |
| Wind turbines at West Garty, Helmsdale | 19/07/99 | Refuse |
| Housing at Bothwell Bank Farm, Bothwell | 04/08/99 | Refuse |
| Housing at Torheads Farm, Hamilton | 04/08/99 | Approve |
| Housing at Sovereigns Gate, Bothwell | 04/08/99 | Refuse |
| Housing at Shott Farm, High Blantyre | 04/08/99 | Refuse |
| Housing at Calderglen Avenue, Blantyre | 05/08/99 | Approve |
| Ramp at St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh | 10/09/99 | Refuse |
| Housing at Murdostoun Castle, N Lanarkshire | 01/10/99 | Refuse |
| Mixed development at Newbridge Industrial Estate, Edinburgh | 14/12/99 | Approve |
| Retail etc development at Saughs Road, Robroyston, Glasgow | 23/12/99 | Refuse |
| Opencast coal extraction at Thornton | 14/03/00 | Approve |
| Retail, leisure etc at Westwood, West Calder | 15/03/00 | Refuse |
| Underground retail development at Princes Street, Edinburgh | 07/06/00 | Refuse |
| Housing at former St Augustine's School, Glasgow | 14/06/00 | Approve |
| Landfill site at Bogside, Irvine | 05/07/00 | Approve |
| Housing at Torrance Park, Motherwell | 10/07/00 | Refuse |
| Retail development at Cuckoo Bridge, Dumfries | 12/07/00 | Approve |
| Extension to Gyle Centre - Wimpey UK | 18/07/00 | Approve |
| Extension to Gyle Centre - Marks & Spencer | 18/07/00 | Approve |
| Industrial development at Altens Ind Estate, Peterseat, Aberdeen | 20/07/00 | Approve |
| Travelling persons site at Milngavie | 28/07/00 | Intention to approve announced |
| Housing at Kilmahew Estate, Cardross | 23/08/00 | Refuse |
| Biotechnology park at Gowkley Moss farm, Penicuik | 24/08/00 | Approve |
| Retail etc development at Scott Lithgow Yards, Port Glasgow | 29/08/00 | Approve |
| Housing at Mount Ellen Golf Club, Gartcosh | 31/08/00 | Refuse |
| Replacement dwellinghouse at Gowkley Moss, Penicuik | 12/09/00 | Refuse |
| Football stadium/retail development at Ayr | 03/11/00 | Approve stadium only |
| Superquarry at Lingerbay, Isle of Harris | 03/11/00 | Refuse |
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 26 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-11108 by Sam Galbraith on 23 November 2000, how the planning system protects the public interest in circumstances where local authorities propose to grant notifiable planning applications or proceed with notifiable developments which do not raise issues of national importance.
Answer
The Town and Country Planning (Notification of Applications)(Scotland) Direction 1997 requires planning authorities to notify the Scottish Ministers if they are minded to grant planning permission in respect of a number of types of development. The Scottish Ministers will normally only intervene if issues of national importance are involved.Where responsibility for determining a planning application rests with a planning authority, planning legislation requires the authority to take into account any representations relating to the application before reaching a decision. The authority should also be able to justify any decision it reaches. Any person aggrieved by a decision of a planning authority has recourse to the courts and, if maladministration is alleged, to the Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 26 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects all area waste plans to be submitted to it; when it expects to be able to approve the plans and how it proposes to help local authorities fund the capital costs of implementing the proposals brought forward in the plans.
Answer
I expect the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to have prepared all 11 Area Waste Plans for public consultation by October this year, although some will be published before then. There is no plan for formal approval of the individual plans by the Executive, but I will wish to be sure that, together, the plans are likely to meet the overall objectives of the National Waste Strategy.The Scottish Executive has set up the Strategic Waste Fund which will operate as a specific grant scheme to allocate funds to local authorities to implement improved waste management services in line with the Area Waste Plans. The Executive has made provision for £50.4 million over the next three years to be allocated to local authorities from this grant scheme as either capital or revenue expenditure.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 26 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-11040 by Sam Galbraith on 23 November 2000, how many of the called-in applications in each year were (a) approved and (b) rejected and whether it will provide details of all called-in applications approved and rejected since 1 July 1999.
Answer
I have asked Graeme Munro, Director and Chief Executive of Historic Scotland to respond. His response is as follows:I have been asked by the Minister to respond. Further to the answer provided to question S1W-11040 on 23 November 2000, the number of called-in listed building consent applications in each year that were approved or rejected outright are contained in the second and third column of the Annex. The number of cases which were part approved/part rejected and those which were withdrawn by the applicant are given in the fourth and fifth column.Four called-in applications have been determined since 1 July 1999. These were at Nether Catrine House, Catrine (approved); Rockhall Hotel, Collin (rejected); The Park, The Wyndies, Garmouth (rejected) and 3-7 Blair Road, Dalry (part approved/part rejected).The figures are based on the date of formal intimation that a case had been called in. Those in the earlier reply were calculated on a financial year basis and the date when the case was extended beyond the standard 28-day period.
