Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
14th Meeting, 2024
The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.
The Committee took evidence from—
Ailsa Macfarlane, Director, Built Environment Forum Scotland;
Jenny Munro, Policy and Practice Officer, Royal Town Planning Institute;
Catriona Hill, Chair of the Highlands Island’s Architectural Association, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland;
Craig McLaren, National Planning Improvement Champion, Improvement Service;
and then from—
Tony Cain, Policy Manager, Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO);
Donna Young, Coordinator, Rural Housing Scotland;
Ailsa Raeburn, Chair, Community Land Scotland;
Kevin Murphy, Head of Planning, Homes for Scotland.
The Committee considered the following negative instrument—
The Committee agreed to consider this instrument further at its next meeting.
The Committee agreed to defer the consideration of the evidence heard earlier in the meeting to a future meeting.
The Committee further considered its approach to work on the inquiry and agreed to write to the Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance.
The Committee agreed correspondence to the Finance and Public Administration Committee.