Planning (Scotland) Bill 15 Part 1—Development planning (2A) After subsection (5) insert— “(5A) In subsection (2)(d), references to systems for the supply of energy include in particular land available for the development and use of facilities for renewable sources of energy.”. 5 (2B) After section 15 insert— “15A Local development plans: designation of land for housing suitable for older people and disabled people (1) A local development plan is to include a detailed statement identifying any land which has been designated for the development of housing suitable for 10 older people and disabled people. (2) A local development plan is, for the purpose of illustrating any plans to develop land designated for the development of housing suitable for older people and disabled people, to contain or be accompanied by such maps, diagrams, illustrations and other descriptive matter as the planning authority 15 consider appropriate.”. (3) In section 16 (preparation and monitoring of local development plans)— (a) in subsection (1)(a)(ii), for “five” substitute “10”, (b) in subsection (2)(a)— (i) the words “the National Planning Framework” become sub-paragraph (i), 20 (ii) after sub-paragraph (i) so formed insert “, and (ii) any local outcomes improvement plan (within the meaning of section 6 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015) for the part of their district to which the local development plan relates,”, 25 (ba) after subsection (2)(a) insert— “(aa) are to take into account the open space strategy prepared under section 3G for their district,”, (c) subsections (9) and (10) are repealed. (3A) After section 15 insert— 30 “16ZA Participation of children and young people in local development plan (1) A planning authority must make such arrangements as they consider appropriate to promote and facilitate participation by children and young people (meaning for the purpose of this section a person aged 25 or under) in the preparation of the local development plan. 35 (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), planning authorities must first consider discharging their duty under subsection (1) by means of contact with schools, youth councils and youth parliament representatives within their district. (3) A planning authority must— 40 (a) publish information about its arrangements under subsection (1), and (b) keep the information published up to date.”. 16 Planning (Scotland) Bill Part 1—Development planning (4) After section 16 insert— “16A Evidence report for preparation of local development plan (1) Before preparing a local development plan, a planning authority are to prepare an evidence report. 5 (1A) In preparing the evidence report the planning authority are to seek the views of, and have regard to any views expressed by— (a) the key agencies, (aa) children and young people, in particular school pupils, youth councillors and youth parliament representatives, 10 (b) such other persons as may be prescribed, and (c) the public at large. (2) The evidence report is to— (a) set out the planning authority’s view on the matters listed in section 15(5) for land in the part of the authority’s district to which the local 15 development plan will relate, (aa) set out— (i) how the planning authority have invited local communities in their district to prepare local place plans in accordance with schedule 19, 20 (ii) the assistance provided by the planning authority to local communities to assist them to prepare local place plans, (ab) include a statement setting out— (i) the consultation process undertaken in order to comply with subsection (2B), 25 (ii) the ways in which views expressed during that process have been taken account of in preparing the evidence report, (ac) assess the demand for, and availability of, student housing accommodation, (b) include such other matters as are prescribed. 30 (2A) The evidence report is also to include a statement on— (a) the steps taken by the planning authority in preparing the report to seek the views of the public at large, including in particular the views of— (i) Gypsies and Travellers, and (ii) children and young people, and 35 (b) the extent to which the views expressed have been taken into account in the report. (2B) In preparing an evidence report, the planning authority must— (a) publish a draft of the evidence report and include information sufficient to ensure that what is proposed can readily be understood by any person 40 who may wish to make representations to the authority with respect to the evidence report, Planning (Scotland) Bill 17 Part 1—Development planning (b) facilitate the participation of children and young people in the evidence report by means of contact with schools, youth councils and youth parliament representatives within their district, (c) consult such persons, authorities or bodies mentioned in schedule 5 of 5 the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 as they consider appropriate, (d) consult with the general public. (2C) Before submitting a proposed evidence report under subsection (3), the planning authority must approve the proposed evidence report. 10 (2D) Section 56 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (arrangements for discharge of functions by local authorities) does not apply to the function of approving a proposed evidence report. (2E) A planning authority that is not part of a strategic development planning authority must— 15 (a) consider the relationship between the matters listed in section 15(5) for land in the part of the authority’s district to which the local development plan will relate and the development and use of land in the district of adjacent planning authorities, and (b) subject to the planning authority’s view on the matters considered under 20 paragraph (a), include in the evidence report a statement setting out— (i) the strategic and cross boundary policies and proposals for the development and use of land in the planning authority’s district to which the local development plan will relate, (ii) the geographic area in relation to matters in sub-paragraph (i), 25 (iii) any planning authority they will partner with in relation to matters in sub-paragraph (i), (iv) such staff and resources for any joint working under sub-paragraph (iii) on any strategic and cross boundary policies and proposals, and 30 (v) the reasons (if any) of not having regard to strategic and cross boundary policies and proposals for the development and use of land. (3) The planning authority are to submit the evidence report to the Scottish Ministers. 35 (4) On receiving an evidence report submitted under subsection (3), the Scottish Ministers are to appoint a person to assess whether the report contains sufficient information to enable the planning authority to prepare a local development plan. (5) If, having completed the assessment, the appointed person is satisfied that the 40 evidence report contains sufficient information to enable the planning authority to prepare a local development plan, the person is to notify the Scottish Ministers and the authority accordingly. 18 Planning (Scotland) Bill Part 1—Development planning (6) In any other case, the appointed person is to— (a) prepare a report (an “assessment report”) setting out the reasons for not being so satisfied and recommendations for improving the evidence report received under subsection (3), 5 (b) send a copy of the assessment report to the planning authority and the Scottish Ministers. (7) On receipt...