Development Planning Working Group, Subgroups and associated Papers

December 2019: The Development Planning Working Group met for the first time and agreed that the Group would like to produce outputs that will support the drafting of the regulations and guidance for the new Development Plans system.

Development Planning Working Group slides - PDF (501kB)

Development Planning Working Group discussion Summary - PDF (230kB) 

September 2020: To enable the Development Planning Working Group to produce outputs that will support the preparation of regulations and guidance, membership has split into three subgroups. Each subgroup is producing information and ideas to support:

• The Evidence Report and Gatecheck stages of preparing a new style Local Development Plan
• Procedures associated with preparing a new style Local Development Plan
• Scope and Content of new style Local Development Plans

The subgroups met for the first time in late September/ early October 2020, and agreed that they would submit finalised outputs to the Scottish Government in February 2021.  An updated overview and timescales provides the remit for the sub-groups, this timescale can be found in the introductory presentations from each of the subgroup meetings.

Subgroups Library 

Listed below is a range of material that may be helpful to the subgroups in preparing their outputs. 

All subgroups

Subgroup work briefs - PDF (190kB)

Work Programme web page

Engagement web page

Planning and Architecture Blog – Development Plan Forum

How We Got Here web page – contains report of the Independent Panel, consultation papers and analysis of responses, position statement and Bill documents.

Lead practice pilot projects: Linking spatial and community planning (West Dunbartonshire Council) - PDF (394kB)

Lead practice pilot projects: Delivery Programme (Fife Council) - PDF (405kB)

Lead practice pilot project: Gatecheck (Moray Council) - PDF (408kB)

Outline of draft guidance structure - PDF (418kB)

Procedures subgroup

Materials from meeting 1, 30 September 2020

• Procedures subgroup - Discussion Paper - PDF (319kB) 
• Procedures subgroup - Introductory presentation - PDF (573kB)
• Procedures subgroup - Meeting note - PDF (314kB)
• Procedures subgroup - Miro board outputs - PPT (977kB)

Diagrams of future development planning process from previous planning reform discussions - PDF (817kB)

Local Place Plans overview - PDF (583kB)

Research on deliverability of site allocations

Outputs from SEA forum 2018, integrating SEA into the new LDPs process

Guidance on impact assessments to be carried out:

• Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA)
• Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA)
• Fairer Scotland Duty assessment
• Islands Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) – this is not yet in force. A consultation paper on the ICIA has been published
• Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulation Appraisal (HRA)
• Planning Advice Note on Strategic Environmental Assessment

Procedures subgroup - Note of meeting on 3 February 2021 - PDF (291kB)

Procedures subgroup – Final Outputs - PDF (209kB)

Evidence Report and Gatecheck subgroup

Materials from meeting 1, 29 September 2020

• Evidence Report and Gatecheck - Discussion Paper - PDF (248kB)
• Evidence Report and Gatecheck - Introductory presentation - PDF (577kB)
• Evidence Report and Gatecheck - Meeting note - PDF (313kB)
• Evidence Report and Gatecheck - Miro board outputs - PPT (746kB)

Evidence Report Gatecheck Moray Local Development Plan - PDF (2.74MB)

Update on Measuring Planning Outcomes Research - PDF (207kB)

Update on the Performance and the National Planning Improvement Coordinator - PDF (359kB)

List of evidence required by SPP - PDF (214kB)

Research on deliverability of site allocations

Evidence Report and Gatecheck - Note of meeting on 2 February 2021 - PDF (293kB)

Evidence Report and Gatecheck - Outputs - PDF (402kB)

Scope and Content subgroup

Materials from meeting 1, 01 October 2020

• Scope and Content - Discussion Paper - PDF (249kB)
• Scope and Content - Introductory presentation - PDF (563kB)
• Scope and Content - Meeting note - PDF (698kB)
• Scope and Content - Miro board outputs - PPT (906kB)

List of Supplementary Guidance as of October 2018 - PDT (302kB)

Local Place Plans overview - PDT (583kB)

Examples of Scottish place based plans - PDT (2.43MB)

Examples of international best practice in place-based plan making - PDT (2.04MB)

Architecture & Design Scotland - Designing for a Changing Climate: Planning Reform Report

Presentation from Architecture and Design Scotland on Place Planning and Climate Change - PDT (768kB) 

Scope and Content - Note of meeting on 4 February 2021 - PDF (300kB)

Scope and Content - Final Outputs - PDF (2.50MB)