Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the affordable homes currently being built are (a) within walking distance of local services and amenities, and (b) accessible by public transport.
Scottish Government requires local authorities to assess, set out and monitor delivery against affordable housing priorities through Local Housing Strategy and Strategic Housing Investment Plans, which should be available on the relevant local authority websites. Planning authorities are responsible for the determination of planning permission in accordance with the development plan and relevant material considerations. Development plans set out where new development should and shouldn’t happen in the places they cover, enabling delivery of the right development in the right place.