Consultation analysis published into proposed Local Place Plans regulations

Section 14 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (the 2019 Act) amends the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to introduce a new right for communities to produce LPPs for their places, with scope for these plans, or parts of them, to become a part of the Local Development Plan (LDP).

Proposed regulations will cover all of Scotland, however, they are permissive in nature. The aim is to significantly enhance engagement in development planning, effectively empowering communities to play a proactive role in defining the future of their places by setting out their proposals for the use and development of land.

The consultation paper presented draft proposals for the framework of regulations to support the implementation of provisions relating to LPPs. The consultation opened on 15 March 2021 and closed on 25 June. It asked 18 questions.

More than 200 responses were received from a wide range of stakeholders, which together with the analysis report, have informed and shaped the regulations which will be laid in the Scottish Parliament this Autumn.