RTPI Scotland

RTPI Scotland has exhorted the Scottish Government to review planning policy and practice to make sure that it has the 20-minute neighbourhood concept embedded in it.

The new National Planning Framework for Scotland must be deliverable and connected but also underpinned by action plans and clearly defined success metrics, insists RTPI Scotland.

The Scottish Government has been urged to introduce a moratorium on out-of-town development and to back the production of town and town centre plans to be co-produced with communities.

RTPI Scotland has cautiously welcomed the Scottish Government proposals for short-term lets such as those by Airbnb, including mandatory licensing to ensure that they are safe and to address issues faced by neighbours.