Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting Minutes
3rd Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: Bluejeans
- Meeting opened at: 09:30
- Meeting closed at: 12:52
- Published: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 04:30pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Ariane Burgess (Convener)
- Elena Whitham (Deputy Convener)
- Miles Briggs (Member)
- Willie Coffey (Member)
- Meghan Gallacher (Member)
- Mark Griffin (Member)
- Paul McLennan (Member)
1 National Planning Framework 4 :
The Committee took evidence from—
Robbie Calvert, Policy, Practice and Research Officer, The Royal Town Planning Institute;
Clare Symonds, Founder and Chair, Planning Democracy;
Ailsa Macfarlane, Director, Built Environment Forum Scotland;
Barbara Cummins , Vice Chair, Planning Aid for Scotland;
Christina Gaiger, President , The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland;
and then from—
Dr Caroline Brown, Lecturer in Environmental Planning & Healthy Environments , Heriot-Watt University;
Professor Cliff Hague, Emeritus Professor, Heriot-Watt University, and Chair of the Cockburn Association ;
Professor Leigh Sparks, Deputy Principal and Professor of Retail Studies, University of Stirling.
The following interests were declared—
Paul McLennan declared an interest as a councillor in East Lothian Council.
Elena Whitham declared an interest as a councillor in East Ayrshire Council.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instrument— Council Tax (Dwellings and Part Residential Subjects) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021.
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.
3 National Planning Framework 4 (In Private):
The Committee considered evidence heard earlier in the meeting.