SCOTTISH Ministers have published their response to the report of the independent planning review panel led by Crawford Beveridge, Petra Biberbach and former Scottish Property Federation chairman John Hamilton.
Building on the work of the panel, the Scottish Government has identified 10 immediate actions including: Extending permitted development rights – where planning permission is not needed – to more types of development. This could mean removing uncontroversial minor developments from the system, as well as using permitted development to encourage developments which support low-carbon living and digital infrastructure.
Strengthening skills and capacity and consulting on enhanced fees to ensure planning authorities are better resourced to deliver more homes.