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Scotland relaxes enforcement rules to aid takeaway services during coronavirus outbreak

23.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Scotland’s chief planner and planning minister have written to local authorities about the relaxation of enforcement regarding pubs and restaurants offering takeaway services during the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19).

Scotland round-up: Major housing scheme proposed at Bonnyrigg; Errol Airfield housing scheme submitted

13.03.2020

Roger Milne

Housing | kevin stewart | new build | Scotland

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 7 March-13 March, 2020

Scotland to regulate short-term lets

09.01.2020

Laura Edgar

Scottish housing minister Kevin Stewart has announced that local authorities will be able to implement a licensing scheme for short-term lets from spring 2021.

Scottish planning bill introduces chief planning officers

21.06.2019

Laura Edgar

kevin stewart | Planning (Scotland) Bill | Policy & Politics | RTPI Scotland | Scotland

The Scottish Parliament has passed the Scotland (Planning) Bill, which includes a provision for the introduction of statutory chief planning officers.

Scotland’s draft planning legislation amendments accepted

20.06.2019

Roger Milne

kevin stewart | Planning (Scotland) Bill | Policy & Politics | Scotland

The Scottish Government’s planning legislation is on course to complete its parliamentary scrutiny with minimal upsets as MSPs considered the much-amended Planning (Scotland) Bill.

Planning (Scotland) Bill: The final hurdle

13.06.2019

Laura Edgar

A total of 223 amendments to the Planning (Scotland) Bill have been tabled ahead of stage 3 in the Scottish Parliament next week. Here, The Planner looks at just a few of them.

Stewart calls for planning bill to be ‘rescued’

21.03.2019

Roger Milne

kevin stewart | Planning (Scotland) Bill | Policy & Politics | RTPI Scotland | Scotland

Scottish planning minister Kevin Stewart has voiced his clearest warning yet about the financial implications of the Planning (Scotland) Bill as he called for cooperation from MSPs to ‘rescue’ the legislation.