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Chamber and committees

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Meeting Agenda

4th Meeting, 2026

  • Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
  • Session: 6
  • Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
  • Start time: 09:30am
  • Published: Thursday, February 5, 2026 01:23pm

1 Consideration of continued petitions

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE1864: Increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for onshore windfarms;

PE1885: Make offering Community Shared Ownership mandatory for all windfarm development planning proposals;

PE2095: Improve the public consultation processes for energy infrastructure projects;

PE2109: Halt any further pump storage hydro schemes on Scottish lochs holding wild Atlantic salmon;

PE2157: Update planning advice for energy storage issues and ensure that it includes clear guidance for the location of battery energy storage systems near residences and communities;

PE2159: Halt the production of hydrogen from freshwater;

PE2160: Introduce an energy strategy;

PE1859: Retain falconers' rights to practise upland falconry in Scotland;

PE2105: Safeguard Scottish Listed Buildings at risk of unnecessary demolition;

PE2112: Conduct an independent review of childcare costs and availability in Scotland;

PE2138: Make publicly owned buildings accessible for people with colour blindness;

PE2149: Install speed cameras near schools;

PE2151: Grant protected status to primitive goat species in the Scottish Borders;

PE2163: Develop guidance on child contact domestic abuse; and

PE2166: Establish a standardised timeframe for civil proceedings in child custody cases.



2 Consideration of new petitions

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE2210: Improve access to local healthcare in rural communities; and

PE2211: Follow the science and broaden eligibility for Covid vaccines.



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