Planning again

More flak about yesterday's leak on the proposed planning White Paper here and here. Even The Scotsman is catching up (here).

There is more heat than light being generated, however. Mr Chisholm's denial is less than convincing:

"No decisions have been made yet. We are working on a set of proposals
designed to improve and streamline the planning process. But we are
determined to balance the rights of communities with the need for a more
efficient planning process."

And, in any case, this is somewhat undermined by the announcement of a Scottish Executive leak inquiry. (Do leak inquiries ever identify the source of the leak? So why announce it?)