20th October 2010, 01:02 PM
talking to my local CA the other day their response to the threat (and actual) cuts over the past year, is that the 20-odd years which have gone into building up the CAS round where we are here, will have been worth nothing, as even if the money were to be made available almost immediately after the cuts take place, the impact will have been sufficient to require a number of years just to get back to where we were last year
none of them are yet facing redundancy as far as i know - but what will happen when the CASs cannot scrutinise apps, in order to ask for conditions as they are snowed under, if they still exist at all - at that point many more units will disappear as there just won't be the need for them, as there will be none at county level to advise DCs and to require archaeological work; left to themselves, i can't really see DCs round the country systematically and - i'm afraid - competently imposing conditions on planning apps.
all the specialised environmental depts of councils are going to be affected by these impending cuts one way or another to the worse and won't be there to provide the Dcs with the relevant advice.
back to volunteering - just like in the good old days - the BIG society works, it's just that we won't be - for pay anyway - does this mean we'll see the return of the YOPS/MSC?
none of them are yet facing redundancy as far as i know - but what will happen when the CASs cannot scrutinise apps, in order to ask for conditions as they are snowed under, if they still exist at all - at that point many more units will disappear as there just won't be the need for them, as there will be none at county level to advise DCs and to require archaeological work; left to themselves, i can't really see DCs round the country systematically and - i'm afraid - competently imposing conditions on planning apps.
all the specialised environmental depts of councils are going to be affected by these impending cuts one way or another to the worse and won't be there to provide the Dcs with the relevant advice.
back to volunteering - just like in the good old days - the BIG society works, it's just that we won't be - for pay anyway - does this mean we'll see the return of the YOPS/MSC?