tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post185808107540211072..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Store wars and intimidation of councillors in the HighlandsGraisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-36179841366009107722009-03-16T16:50:00.000+00:002009-03-16T16:50:00.000+00:00‘The time to lobby councillors most effectively is...‘The time to lobby councillors most effectively is when regional and local development framework or structure plans are being drafted'.<BR/><BR/>I would certainly agree with that observation Nairnbairn.<BR/><BR/>‘Councillors are a world unto their own, and attempts to engage the public remain muted’.<BR/><BR/>I’m not sure as to what world you live in anon, but I have always seen our councilors asNairnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860925312675238011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-84058615267799590872009-03-16T11:23:00.000+00:002009-03-16T11:23:00.000+00:00The trouble with that is finding out how to get in...The trouble with that is finding out how to get involved in the first place - councillors are a world unto their own, and attempts to engage the public remain muted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-35194207335703268772009-03-13T00:44:00.000+00:002009-03-13T00:44:00.000+00:00This story - and the examples cited in the linked ...This story - and the examples cited in the linked press article - underline a key point. People have to focus on the local authority's plan, not just on the resulting development proposal.<BR/><BR/>In considering developers' applications, of course councillors (and officials) need to be aware of, and to represent, local sentiment. But they are normally obliged to base their judgments on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com