Scottish Planning Policies (SPPs) provide statements of The Scottish Government’s policy on nationally important land use and other planning matters, supported where appropriate by a locational framework.
SPP3, Planning for Homes, sets out The Scottish Government’s policy on the role of planning in the identification of housing requirements and the delivery of quality homes in the right locations. It is a key tool in meeting The Scottish Government’s goal of raising the rate of new housebuilding to 35,000 new houses a year by the middle of the next decade. Local authorities are encouraged to adopt a more proactive approach to managing the supply of land for housing to achieve identified requirements. The SPP identifies the process that local authorities should follow in the identification of land for new housing and the delivery of that housing, including the need for high-quality and innovation. SPP 3 also provides links to related guidance and policy that should be taken into consideration when planning for housing.
SPP 3 stresses that planning for housing should be based on the housing need and demand assessment process. Local authorities should consider housing need and demand across all tenures, and, in line with the housing need and demand assessment guidance are encouraged to work in partnership with other local authorities and housing providers across housing market areas. The information derived from this process should form the basis of the local housing strategy and the land allocation for housing in the development plan.
SPP 3 provides guidance on the delivery of housing, emphasising that all parties should aim to create sustainable housing developments that are well-connected to transport networks, local amenities and other settlements, and that use land efficiently, for example through development at appropriate densities, reuse of brownfield land and infill sites within settlements. Local authorities and developers are encouraged to aspire to high energy efficiency standards and to consider innovative building and architectural styles. The SPP sets out the range of factors that should be considered to ensure the creation of high-quality residential environments. All parties involved in planning for homes should take account of these considerations at an early stage and throughout the entire process.
SPP3 can be found at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/233260/0063937.pdf
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