"A vision for the New Planning Framework for Scotland"

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RTPI Scotland is engaging with the Scottish government on the participation statement that will set out how it ensured that all relevant parties were involved in preparing the forthcoming National Planning Framework 3 (NPF3)...

RTPI Scotland has also outlined how the integrated spatial plan should be preceded by a rather more rounded and transparent evidence base. This would include a review of the existing NPF2, looking at both progress made against its objectives and the impacts of external factors on it, and publishing a "State of Scotland" report setting out the evidence base across issues that influence or are influenced by planning...

RTPI Scotland has also said that the NPF3 needs to bring together and reconcile the goals of various other strategies and objectives published by the Scottish government and its agencies. These include the marine plan, land use strategy, transport plans, and strategies on low carbon, energy, broadband, enterprise areas, regeneration, national parks, health inequalities, housing and employment...

RTPI Scotland is also open to the idea of the Scottish government holding an "infrastructure charrette" to gather the thoughts of key players. This could help to raise the NPF's profile, stimulate genuine debate on the issues and encourage joined-up thinking on approaches to be taken through the NPF3...

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