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That would bring more houses on to the market and more confidence to start new sites, which house builders are keen to do—new sites may already be in, or past, planning.
The process requires the detailed consideration of each proposed application, taking account of the design, siting, and installation, including the specific intended location and local context.
The policy intent may be quite simple—for example, universal credit involves the simple idea of simplifying the benefits system so that people claim just one benefit.
Although it has its issues, which need to be resolved, we must give credit where credit is due. We should credit the team that has been working on the issue and recognise what it has achieved so far.
However, the Crown Office, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, the Law Society of Scotland and even Lady Dorrian have all expressed concerns that, as drafted, it would result in more churn and delays, contrary to the interests of a complainer.
We were told in the action plan report that action on that was outstanding. We were struck by the expression that, in the management’s view, “this is considered a low priority”, to which our response was, by whom?