Iain Hossack

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Iain Hossack NSCA Consultation Preliminary
Results
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CONTEXT
URBSOIL invited to provide online questionnaire
to NSCA (Scotland) - In response to similar
(though traditional) survey conducted in England
Wales Opportunity! - Ability to ask three key
questions to the user group - Questions
formulated via face to face meetings and
literature review - Questions fine tuned via face
to face meeting with four key LA representatives
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METHODOLOGY
Questionnaire via University of Paisleys Online
Methodology - Began 1700 Mon. 17th November -
Deadline 2300 Mon. 15th December
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Results
1. Response Rate
Comparison to England and Wales (34)
And the questions!
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On average, would soil characterisation be
conducted before the local area plan (1) or after
planning consent (9)
Mean 6 Median 7
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Once a potential contaminated site has been
identified what tools/aids, in addition to
finance, would you find of use to increase your
confidence in your decision to proceed to an
identification notice?
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To encourage sustainable use of soil what, in
addition to finance, would be your key needs to
improve stakeholder appreciation of the soil
resource?
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Next Steps?
Invitation to wider group of stakeholders -
Identified via those engaged at present - Engage
in an iterative participation of users needs -
establish common methodology??