renewable energy or other large scale industrial developments; it is your right, in fact your civic duty – if you care about where you live – to contribute and participate, for your future. It is written into the legislation at both Westminster (establishment of unitary local authority councils 1974/78) and the creation of the national planning framework (NPF4). It is our right, nae, our civic duty a part of civil society to participate by commenting/questioning. Go to it, make a night if it, ‘Planning in the Pub’, ‘Home Planning Party’ etc. Two to three hours of your life spent helping create your, your children and grand- children’s positive, sustainable future.