Investing in Planning – A consultation on resourcing Scotland's planning system Summary of responses to the consultation

Introduction

On 28 February we published Investing in Planning – A consultation on resourcing Scotland’s Planning System.

The consultation set out a range of proposals to support improvement in the delivery of planning services, including smarter ways of working, getting more people to consider a career in planning and alternative approaches to financing.

The consultation closed on Friday 31 May. We received 140 responses from a range of stakeholders who have been categorised into the following stakeholder categories:

• Community and Individuals
• Development, Property and Land Management Sector and Agents
• Key Agency and Other Public Sector
• Planning Authority
• Professional Representative Bodies
• Third Sector

Annex A includes a list of all respondents and a breakdown of respondents per category. Of the 140 responses to the consultation, 82 were submitted online via Citizen Space, our online consultation platform.

It should be noted that not all respondents answered or provided a view in response to every question, with some focussing on areas which were particularly relevant to them for example energy generation and shellfish farming.