Conservation, development and land-use planning: Scotland leads the way

Abstract

Where conflicts arise between competing rural land uses, these cannot normally be resolved within the planning framework which exists in Britain. However, it may be possible for planning authorities to establish collaborative arrangements between pertinent interests as a basis for agreeing mutually acceptable strategies. Four Scottish case studies which exemplify this approach are discussed. It is concluded that collaboration can achieve limited success, but that more powerful measures are necessary for the resolution of fundamental land-use issues.