Case status: Pending.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 9(2) - (4).
Articles considered by the Committee: -
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee on 29 August 2022 by the non-governmental organization, Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland, and others. The communication alleged non-compliance by the United Kingdom with articles 9(2) - (4) of the Convention with respect to access to justice regarding planning decisions.
| Document | Status | Date received or posted by the secretariat |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Annex 1: Extracts of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 Annex 2: Extracts of National Planning Framework 3 Annex 3: The Town and Country Planning (Hierarchy of Developments) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 Annex 4: Sally Carroll v Scottish Borders Council, 2015, CSIH 73 Annex 5: Planning Circular no. 6/1990: awards and expenses Annex 6: West v Secretary of State for Scotland 1992 SLT 636 Annex 7: Extracts from Neil Collar, Planning Annex 8: Planning Democracy letter dated 03.12.2021 Annex 9: Planning Democracy email dated 20.01.2022 Annex 10: Scottish Government letter dated 28.01.2022 Annex 11: ERCS’s letter dated 03.03.2022 Annex 12: Scottish Government letter dated 07.04.2022 |
From the communicants | 29.08.2022 |
| Statement on preliminary admissibility | From the communicant | 06.12.2022 |
| Statement on preliminary admissibility | From Party concerned | 09.12.2022 |
| Oral statement on preliminary admissibility | From the Party concerned | 13.12.2022 |
| Letters to the Party concerned and the communicants enclosing Committee's determination of preliminary admissibility and forwarding the communication for the Party concerned's response | From the secretariat | 21.02.2023 |
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Response to communication: |
From the Party concerned | 21.07.2023 |