Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Series
Letters to Chief Planning Officers
Abstract
Comprises a letter from the Chief Planner and the Minister for Public Finance, providing an update on progress towards boosting planning capacity and reducing barriers to delivery. Covers: increasing resourcing and capacity; national planning hub; planning fees; Future Planners Programme; planning bursaries; supporting housing delivery; development plans; streamlining; consultations; planning audits; planning obligations and good neighbour agreements in Circular 4/2025; Elected Member training; and planning guidance: battery energy storage systems.
History
Document type: publication - correspondence. First published: 19 March 2026.
Subjects
- Planning and development
- Planning control
- Planning control, Scotland
- Strategic planning
- Other planning disciplines
- Residential development
Publisher History
The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. It is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport. Previously known as the Scottish Executive.