Scotland 2045: fourth National Planning Framework - draft: society and equalities impact assessment

4. Next steps

The consultation on Draft NPF4 closes on 31 March 2022. Following the consultation and the end of the Parliamentary scrutiny process, we will analyse the responses and produce a final NPF4. The final adoption date will depend on the approval of NPF4 by the Scottish Parliament, but we are currently aiming to lay a finalised version for approval by summer 2022.

We will then publish a Post-Adoption Statement. The Statement will reflect on the views provided on the findings of the assessment and the proposals in the draft NPF4, and will explain how the comments received were taken into account.