The Local Government and Community Directorate has issued its proposed timetable for implementing the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 and taking forward other aspects of the reform of Scottish planning.
Scottish Government writes:
The recent Planning Bill, now the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, forms an important part of our wider planning reforms, based on the independent review of the planning system which reported in May 2016. The key drivers for the review were:
- deliver more good quality homes
- improve the experience and influence of communities
- effective development planning leading positive change
- more proactive management of development
- strong leadership coupled with management of skills,
resources and performance.
Our 2019-20 Programme for Government ‘Protecting Scotland’s Future’ highlights the key role planning has to play in addressing climate change and helping to radically accelerate reduction of emissions, and in ensuring we can sustain and support communities, including support for dynamic rural economies, in resisting the most detrimental impacts of Brexit.
The Bill has been a major focus of the Scottish Government’s Planning and Architecture Division, and of organisations across Scotland with an interest in planning, for the past 2 years. Now that the Act has passed, this paper sets out how we propose to move forward with implementing the legislation, and with other aspects of our reform of Scotland’s planning….
