iLocal Government, Housing and Planning Committee, Official Report, 16 December 2025, Col 36
Professor Janette Webb expressed similar frustration about a lack of progress, noting that whilst there is a commitment in the CCP to delivering a Heat in Buildings Strategy by the end of 2026 there has been a previous version in place for a number of years (which the CCP does not acknowledge), and that there is no reference to the consultation that has already taken place about a Heat in Buildings Bill.iLocal Government, Housing and Planning Committee, Official Report, 18 November 2025, Col 7
George Tarvit from the Sustainable Scotland Network suggested the CCP lacks both technological and social innovation, and that one of the weaknesses of the plan is its focus on the "big ticket" mainstream issues.iLocal Government, Housing and Planning Committee, Official Report, 16 December 2025, Col 26
Derek Rankine from the Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) welcomed the multiple strategies within the plan that relate to improving building conditions, but noted that the focus on decarbonising heat in buildings is too narrow when there is a need to respond to the climate emergency and achieve net zero as part of a whole-systems approach across policy portfolios.iLocal Government, Housing and Planning Committee, Official Report, 18 November 2025, Col 7 That need for better linkages across policy areas was raised by other witnesses, for example Dr Jocelyne Fleming who highlighted the crowded policy landscape for construction and housing and said the CCP fails to take into account...