At the recent Green tariffs vs greenwash lecture at the IMechE (slides and video - real and windows formats are available) Juliet Davenport pointed out some of the more interesting points in the planning system.
5% of windfarms go through on their first application
People who sit on planning committees have to be experts on everything - and just aren't. By example look at the agenda for the Kingsnorth planning application. In the same meeting there is a request for a new power station, a request to build a new housing estate and a request to lengthen a pole by 2.5m.
Seriously - how can the planning system really cope with such a varied demmand on it?
I don't think it is.
Yes, ultimately the government does have the final say on coal fired power stations, but it will be influenced by the local planners.
Is that really what we want?
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