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