1. Declaration of interests

Alexander Stewart MSP and Meghan Gallagher MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 7-12 in private.

3. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the following SSIs

• Town and Country Planning (Amendment of National Planning Framework) (Scotland) Regulations 2024;
  

• Masterplan Consent Area Scheme (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024;

• Town and Country Planning (Amendment of Local Development Plan) (Scotland) Regulations 2024; and

• Town and Country Planning (Masterplan Consent Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 

from—

• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Kristen Anderson
  Head of Development Planning
  Scottish Government
• Ruairidh Anderson
  Senior Policy Manager
  Scottish Government
• William Carlin
  Senior Policy Manager
  Scottish Government

4. Subordinate legislation

Minister for Public Finance to move—S6M-14644— That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Town and Country Planning (Amendment of National Planning Framework) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.

5. Subordinate legislation

Minister for Public Finance to move—S6M-14815— That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Masterplan Consent Area Scheme (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.

6. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

• Town and Country Planning (Masterplan Consent Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

• Town and Country Planning (Amendment of Local Development Plan) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

• Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024

7. Consideration of evidence

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting under item 3.

8. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government.

9. Tracker report 2023-24

The Committee will consider a draft report.

10. Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committees inquiry into Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers

The Committee will consider a draft response to the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.

11. Scrutiny of Ombudsman, Regulators, Commissions and Commissioner accountable to the Committee

The Committee will further consider its approach to the inquiry.

12. Short-term Lets

The Committee will further consider its approach to the implementation update.

13. Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private)

The Committee will further consider a draft Stage 1 report.