Informality and the planning appeal by hearing method

Stubbs, M

Informality and the planning appeal by hearing method - 2000 - Town Planning Review 71(3) July 2000, 245-267(23) .

Review of user satisfaction with the informal hearing method of planning appeal, used as alternative to the public inquiry. Provides a background to the hearing method, outlining its use within dispute resolution, and considers the landmark decision in "Dyason v SoS Environment and Chiltern DC" which raised the notion that an informal hearing is not necessarily fair. Discusses research findings from a questionnaire survey sent to planning professionals: participants were asked to comment on their perception and experience of informal hearings. The research reveals a general approval of the hearing method, which dispels the notion that professionals are wary of informality. References.


PLANNING APPEALS
PUBLIC INQUIRIES
INFORMAL HEARINGS
DYASON V SOS ENVIRONMENT AND ANOTHER
PLANNING CONSULTANTS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
SURVEYS
PUBLIC OPINION