Planning Reform – Update on Progress

Autumn 2017

Oct 15 –

May 16

Independent panel

review the system

June 16 –

Dec 16

Considered panel report

Jan 17 - April 17

Places, People and

Planning Consultation

April 17 – June 17

Analysis of responses

June 17- Aug 17

Position Statement

and SEA consultation

Aug 17- Sep 17

Analysis of responses

Bill preparation

Winter 2017 onwards

Bill in Parliament

Review NPF and SPP

Secondary Legislation

Non-Legislative Reforms

Review of the

Planning System

Building more homes and delivering

infrastructure

People make the system

work

Stronger Leadership

and smarter resourcing

Making Plans for the future

Making plans for

the Future

Research and exemplars

NPF and SPP – future review

Future guidance

Effective housing land

Local development

plans

Strategic Planning

Development plan schemes

Building more homes and delivering

infrastructure

Infrastructure planning

Permitted Development

Compulsory Purchase

Simplified Planning

Zones

More Homes Scotland

SG Brokerage Role and

Stalled Sites

Self and Custom Build

Challenge Fund

Land Reform

People make the

system work

Research

The Place Standard

Charrette Programme

and Activating Ideas Fund

Improvements to Pre-

application Consultation

Local Place

Plans

Training

Improve involvement

of young people

Stronger leadership

and smarter resourcing

Planning Fees

Elected Member Training

Skills Development

High Level Group

Shared Services

Planning Performance

Local Review Bodies

Digital Planning

• Research • The Place Standard • Charrette Programme and Activating Ideas

Fund • Improvements to Pre-Application

Consultation • Local Place Plans • Training • Improve involvement of Young People

• Planning Fees • Elected Member Training • Skills Development • High Level Group on Planning Performance • Shared Services • Planning Performance • Local Review Bodies • Digital Planning • Appeals and Recalled Cases

Infrastructure Planning Levy Compulsory Purchase Simplified Planning Zones SG Brokerage Role and Stalled Sites Self and Custom Build Challenge Fund Support for More Homes Scotland Land Reform

Research and Exemplars Development plan Schemes Strategic Planning Local Development Plans Effective Housing Land Future Guidance on Development Planning Build to Rent Advice and Delivery NPF & SPP Review

Making Plans for the future

Building more homes

and delivering

infrastructure

Stronger Leadership

and smarter resourcing

People make the system

work

• Planning Bill provisions • Developing detail to support process • Continuing to work with the High Level Group on

Planning Performance • Future reviews of policy and guidance • Digital Task Force and digital transformation of the

planning system.

Next Steps