Planning (Scotland) Bill

Key members of the panel that advised the government on a new planning system have called for an urgent meeting with planning minister Kevin Stewart after warning that the Planning (Scotland) Bill is heading for disaster.

RTPI Scotland has warned that large-scale infrastructure projects in Scotland are at risk if the planning system is not adequately resourced.

The Planning (Scotland) Bill will place up to 63 new duties and responsibilities on planners without providing additional resources to undertake them, according to RTPI Scotland.

The Local Government and Communities Committee has rejected an amendment to the Planning (Scotland) Bill that would have seen third parties get the right to appeal decisions that go against the development plan.