Each national planning framework is a long-term plan for Scotland that sets out where development and infrastructure is needed and the high-level principles and policies that are to be applied across the planning system in Scotland. They are laid in draft form before the Scottish Parliament for scrutiny and comment before they are finalised.
The Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee was one of several committees to take evidence on the draft of NPF4 laid by the Scottish Government in late 2021, reporting to the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as lead committee for this scrutiny.
The Committee took evidence from: Morag Watson, Director of Policy, Scottish Renewables; Elizabeth Leighton, Secretariat, Climate Emergency Response Group; Dr Niall Kerr, Research Fellow, Energy Policy, University of Edinburgh; Kirstanne Land, Senior External Relations Manager, SSEN Transmission.
The Committee took evidence from: Dr Caroline Brown, Policy Adviser, Transform Scotland; Chiquita Elvin, Head of Infrastructure and Delivery, Sustrans Scotland; David Hunter, Member, Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland; Paul White, Director, Confederation of Passenger Transport; Anna Beswick, Programme Manager, Adaptation Scotland; Iain Gulland, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Zero Waste Scotland; Rosie Simpson, Senior Policy Officer, John Muir Trust; Bruce Wilson, Public Affairs Manager, Scottish Wildlife Trust, and Representative, Scottish Environment LINK.
The Committee considered a draft letter to the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee.