Policy work in Scotland - RTPI in Scotland - Royal Town Planning Institute

Policy work in Scotland - RTPI in Scotland

27-Jul-10

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The Institute in Scotland and its Scottish Executive Committee respond to policy consultations conducted by the Scottish Government and other national bodies, and produce position papers on policy issues relevant to Scotland. View policy responses and papers since 2007 in the section below.

For further RTPI policy work in Scotland and across the UK view these web-links:

Members Participation in RTPI in Scotland policy work

Members' views on current consultations are always welcome and should be submitted by email to Charles Strang the Scottish Planning Policy Officer or by post to the RTPI in Scotland Office.

Full information on participating in the Institute's policy work - including Task Groups and the Policy Subcommittee is available through the RTPI in Scotland Members' Area (Members only).

RTPI in Scotland consultation responses and other policy work from 2007 to present

2010

July - Sept ...

Scottish Parliament Petitions Committee Inquiry re. Petition PE1326 calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to investigate and review the compulsory purchase powers of local authorities to deal with derelict properties and land - Read RTPI in Scotland response here

April - June ...

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) consultation on Guidance for Developers of Run-of-River Hydropower Schemes (Apr 10)
Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Inquiry into Facing Up to Climate Change (Apr 10)

2009

October - December ...

Scottish Funding Council's Teaching funding subject price groups for education institutions consultation. Read RTPI's response (Dec 09)
Scottish Government's Scottish Planning Policy consultation (on reworked sections of first draft) (Nov 09)

July - Sept ...

Scottish Government Future of Crofting Team's consultation paper on the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill (Aug 09)
Historic Scotland's consultation paper on the Ancient Monuments and Listed Buildings (Amendment) (Scotland) draft Bill. RTPI in Scotland responded with 11 other organisations through the Built Environment Forum Scotland ... view the response here or via here (Aug 09)
Architecture and Design Scotland's consultation paper on sustainable development, People, Places and Planet (July 09)
Scottish Government's Climate Change Adaptation Framework Consultation (CRES 1126)

April - June ...

Marine (Scotland) Bill 2009 - written evidence prepared for the Scottish Parliament's Rural Affairs and Environment Committee Inquiry (June 09)
Scottish Government Built Environment Directorate's consultation on the consolidated Scottish Planning Policy and its associated Strategic Environmental Assessment (June 09)
Scottish Government Saltire Prize Consultation (April 09)
Scottish Government Built Environment Directorate's consultation on the Revision of Planning Circular 12/1996: Planning Agreements (April 09)

January - March ...

Scottish Government Sustainable Transport Section's consultation on Designing Streets (March 09)
Scottish Government Built Environment Directorate's consultation on Householder Permitted Development Rights (March 09)
Scottish Parliament's Local Government and Communities Committee Inquiry on the National Planning Framework 2 (Jan 09)

2008:

October - December ...

Scottish aquaculture: a fresh start - response to Scottish Government consultation (Nov 08)
NPF2: Strategic Environment Assessment: Supplementary Assessment of Candidate National Developments - response to Scottish Government consultation (Oct 08)
Adapting Our Ways: Managing Scotland's Climate Risk - response to Scottish Government consultation (Oct 08)
Woodland in Scotland discussion paper - response to Forestry Commission Scotland consultation (Oct 08)
Sustainable Seas For All: a Consultation on Scotland’s First Marine Bill - response to Scottish Government consultation (Oct 08)

July - September...

Scottish Soil Framework - response to Scottish Government (Water, Air, Soils and Flooding Division) consultation (Sept 08)
Safeguarding our Rural Schools - response to Scottish Government Consultation (Sept 08)
Commission on Scottish Devolution - response (evidence) to Sir Kenneth Calman's Commission (Aug 08)
SHEP - Historic Battlefields - response to Historic Scotland/Scottish Government consultation paper (July 08)

April - May ...

Taking Forward the Government Economic Strategy: a discussion paper on tackling poverty, inequality and deprivation in Scotland - response to Scottish Government consultation (June 08)
SHEP on the Marine Historic Environment - response to Historic Scotland/Scottish Government consultation paper (May 08)
Permitted Development Rights for Domestic Microgeneration Equipment - response to the Scottish Government's (Directorate for the Built Environment) consultation paper (May 08)
SPP23: Planning and the Historic Environment - response to the Scottish Government's (Directorate for the Built Environment) consultation paper (May 08)
Modernising the Planning System: Modernising Planning Appeals - response to the Scottish Government's (Directorate for the Built Environment) consultation paper (May 08)
Choosing the Right Ingredients: the future for food in Scotland - response to the Scottish Government's consultation paper (The Food Discussion - April 08)
The Future of Flood Risk Management in Scotland - response to Scottish Government's (Water, Air, Soils and Flooding Division) consultation paper (April 08)
Proposals for a Scottish Climate Change Bill - response to the Scottish Government's consultation paper (April 08)
National Planning Framework 2 - response to the Scottish Government's (Built Environment Directorate) discussion draft consultation paper (April 08)
Modernising the Planning System: Draft Regulations on Development Plan Examinations - response to the Planning Directorate's (Scottish Government) consultation paper (April 08)
Modernising the Planning System: Development Management - response to the Planning Directorate's (Scottish Government) consultation paper (April 08)

January - March ...

SPP3: Planning for Housing - response to the Planning Directorate's (Scottish Government) consultation paper (March 08)
Modernising the Planning System: Draft Regulations on the Planning Hierarchy - response to the Planning Directorate's (Scottish Government) consultation paper (March 08)
Modernising the Planning System: Planning Enforcement Regulations - response to the Planning Directorate's (Scottish Government) consultation paper (Feb 08)
Modernising the Planning System: Development Planning Regulations - response to the Planning Directorate's (Scottish Government) consultation paper (Feb 08)
Scottish Parliament Petition PE1100 - urging the Scottish Government to review planning and environmental legislation re. providing off-road facilities for motorcycles. Response given to an inquiry undertaken by the Scottish Parliament Petitions Committee (Feb 08)
Scottish Parliament Petition PE1101 - concerning the role of the Scottish Government and Ministers in planning processes. Response given to an inquiry undertaken by the Scottish Parliament Petitions Committee (Jan 08)
Firm Foundations: the future of housing in Scotland - response to Social Housing Division's (the Housing and Regeneration Directorate, Scottish Government) consultation paper (Jan 08)

2007:

Flooding and Flood Management Inquiry - response to the inquiry undertaken by the Scottish Parliament Rural Affairs and Environment Committee (Dec 07)
National Planning Framework Strategic Environmental Assessment: Assessment of Strategic Alternatives: Discussion Paper from the National Planning Framework Team (August 07)
Briefing paper and response to the Scottish Executive consultation on the National Planning Framework (July 2007)
Position paper on planning and affordable housing (July 2007)
Statutory Guidance on Planning and Sustainable Development: Consultation from the Scottish Executive Development Department (June 07)
Developing the New Planning Performance Assessment Framework: Consultation from the Scottish Executive Development Department (June 07)