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Next steps for planning policy and land use in Scotland - NPF4, serving needs of communities, system modernisation, and the role in net-zero

February 2022


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This conference focused on the National Planning Framework 4.


It was an opportunity for stakeholders and policymakers to discuss NPF4 at a key stage, as the Government consults on the draft Framework.


We expected discussion to focus on the scope and ambition of NPF4 - on the use of town centres, investment criteria alongside social and environmental value, and supply of housing land - and the impact on Scotland’s infrastructure plans and rural planning policy.


Delegates considered the issues in the context of developments such as the Bute House Agreement and Transforming Places Together: Scotland’s Digital Strategy for Planning.


We are pleased to have been able to include keynote sessions with Tom Arthur MSP, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth; and Hamish Trench, Chief Executive, Scottish Land Commission.


The conference was an opportunity for stakeholders to consider the issues alongside key policy officials who attended from The Scottish Government; Transport for Scotland; the DIT; and HMRC.



This on-demand pack includes

  • A full video recording of the conference as it took place, with all presentations, Q&A sessions, and remarks from chairs
  • An automated transcript of the conference
  • Copies of the slides used to accompany speaker presentations (subject to permission
  • Access to on-the-day materialfs, including speaker biographies, attendee lists and the agenda