Welcome to the August planning update from Savills' Scottish Planning & Regeneration Team. Please click on the links below to obtain further information on the identified topics.

1. Rezone your land! Live and forthcoming development plan consultations
Is there a current opportunity to promote your site through a development plan review?

2. Planning Policy on housing revised, what are the implications for promoting residential-led development in Scotland?
The Scottish Government has published a revised version of Scottish Planning Policy 3: Planning for Homes with the aim of providing more and better quality housing developments.

3. The Scottish Climate Change Bill and how will this affect development?
The Scottish Government has recently published the consultation responses on the proposed Climate Change Bill which sets a mandatory target of cutting emissions by 80% by 2050.

4. Sustainable Seas for All: consultation begins on the first Scottish Marine Bill.
The first Scottish Marine Bill is set to provide further hurdles for coastal development, including renewable energy development.



1. Rezone your land: Live and forthcoming development plan consultations

Is there a current opportunity to promote your site through a development plan review?

Check here on the status of all development plans in Scotland. (PDF, 36KB)

For further details contact Patrick Dunne +44 (0) 141 222 5879



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2. Planning Policy on housing revised, what are the implications for promoting residential-led development in Scotland?

The Scottish Government published its revised Scottish Planning Policy 3: Planning for Homes, on the 28 July 2008. The document aims to provide a framework for future housing provision and improve the quality of residential development in Scotland.

The revised SPP3 will attempt to enable the quicker release of more land to meet housing requirements and will act as a key mechanism to increase the annual rate of housebuilding by 10,000 to 35,000 units as set out in the Scottish Governments discussion paper on housing, Firm Foundations.

The key objectives of the SPP are to provide planning policy guidance on all aspects relevant to the house building sector. This includes ensuring that the planning system delivers the construction of well-designed, good quality housing in sustainable locations.

Further information on the content of SPP3 can be viewed here.

If you have any queries about SPP3 please do not hesitate to contact Iain Pattenden +44 (0) 141 222 4103 for further information.

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3. The Scottish Climate Change Bill and how will this affect development?

The draft Climate Change Bill was announced on 21 June 2007 by the finance & sustainable growth minister, John Swinney. The Scottish Government is committed to cut emissions by 80% by 2050. The aim is to move the public and private sectors towards a low carbon economy.

Following the consultation on the Bill, the Scottish Government has now published the consultation responses received.

A copy of each response can be viewed here.

In new developments, the Scottish Government's targets will have to supported. For example, PAN 84 Reducing Carbon Emissions in New Development (March 2008) states that for outline planning applications development may provide a statement for the intended Low/Zero Carbon (LZC) equipments to meet the target percentage reduction policy. In two stage planning applications, the actual technology to be used can be confirmed at the Reserved Matters application stage.

For further details contact Myriam Hengesch +44 (0) 141 222 4104

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4. Sustainable Seas for All: consultation begins on the first Scottish Marine Bill.

The Scottish Government has commenced a period of consultation on a discussion draft of the first Scottish Marine Bill, the consultation is due to run until the 6 October 2008. The seas surrounding Scotland provide around £2.2billion per annum into the Scottish Economy and as such clarity in the management of this asset needs to be promoted, the Marine Bill will aim to provide this.

Marine Planning is a key component of this emerging bill, and is due to become a more important sector in the near future in Scotland. Marine Planning has emerged in recent years as a mechanism for managing and allocating space in the marine environment.

Marine Planning is due to rise in importance due to the increased use of the marine environment from several types of development. Marine planning would cover a large variety of development including: marine renewables (off shore windfarms, tidal power); ports and harbours; fisheries; pipelines and cables; and leisure and tourism.

For further information on how the Marine Bill will affect coastal development in Scotland, the document can be viewed here.

For further details contact Alastair Wood +44 (0) 141 222 4102

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Please do not hesitate to contact any of the individuals identified or us for further information.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Alastair Wood - Director
+44 (0) 141 222 4102
awood@savills.com