21 May 2010

'.. Draft Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report - Consultation.

In January 2009, the council appointed Scott Wilson Consultants to undertake a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) of the emerging Local Development Framework Core Strategy and associated Development Plan Documents (DPDs). The SA is a statutory requirement that must be undertaken in accordance with the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended) ..'

Another example of 'gobbledygook' (this time associated with Epping)

Why is it that Scott Wilson Consultants seem to have an inside track to local council contracts. Various other consultants employed by the general public (at their own expense) have found the Scott Wilson report Scott Wilson Land Disposal Area Identification Study on land raise sites within East Sussex to be flawed in a number of important areas and also that it failed to take account of numerous issues.

.. and yet the herd mentality approach remains and they continue to be the consultants of choice for councils - WHY?

Reference

Daily Mail - Sir Humphrey is alive and well in Epping