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

Summary of Findings

There was general support for a number of the proposals in the consultation. We asked which proposal stakeholders would most like to see implemented and the two most popular proposals related to the introduction of a Planning Hub and introduction of an annual inflationary increase to planning fees.

There were, however, some proposals which a large number of respondents or the majority of respondents were opposed to. This included devolving the setting of planning application fees to planning authorities and an increased fee for development on sites which were not allocated within the development plan.

Throughout the consultation responses the issue of ring fencing and the need for additional resources to be reinvested within planning services was raised.