Thanks to Helen Wood (Principal Planner SG) for forwarding these details:
The briefing note
Scottish Planning Policy SPP:
· Is a statement of Scottish Government policy on land use planning
· Informs :
- the content of development plans
- decisions on planning applications, and
- how proposals are developed, from concept to implementation
· Contains national planning policy on :
- Coal mining
- Coastal planning
- Communications infrastructure
- Drainage
- Economic development
- Fish farming
- Flooding
- Green belts
- Historic environment
- Housing
Landscape-
Minerals
- Natural heritage
- Onshore oil & gas operations
- Open space
- Physical activity
- Renewable energy
- Retailing
- Rural development
- Town centres
- Transport
Waste management
·
A review of the SPP was announced to Parliament on 18 September 2012
Purpose of
the Review
·
To bring it up-to-date
: most of the policy was written before the economic down turn
·
To focus the policy on sustainable economic growth :
to ensure the policy gives appropriate weight to the viability and delivery of
development
·
To emphasise place making : delivering good quality,
successful and sustainable places requires maintaining and improving the built and
natural environment of Scotland
Process
·
The Scottish Government is committed to encouraging interest
and involvement in the preparation of the revised SPP
·
A Participation Statement outlines how and when interested
parties can get involved
·
A Priorities for Change proforma asks stakeholder what
policy works, what doesn’t and what the solutions may be
·
A Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report sets out
the proposed approach to the SEA of the SPP and NPF – and is available for
comment
Timetable
·
Autumn / Winter 2012/13 Pre-draft
engagement & drafting
11th Jan.2012 Priorities
for Change – Proformas to be returned
·
Spring 2013 Publish
Draft SPP & stakeholder engagement
·
Summer 2013 Analyse
responses & re-drafting
·
End 2013 Publish
finalised SPP
Further Information
Web site www.scotland.gov.uk/planning/SPP
Telephone Carrie Thomson 0131
244 7529
Helen Wood 0131 244 7534
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