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Four years on from our VDL taskforce recommendations, this review by Ryden News looks at some of the progress made in addressing vacant and derelict land and shows encouraging signs of progress including a 27% reduction of sites on the SVDL register since 2016 📉

From Elaine in Brodies LLP - Scotland's first Planning Hub launched brodies.com/insights/livin…

Today we are recommending that the Scottish Government bring forward legislation to protect Scotland’s soils, a valuable resource which provides a habitat for over half of the world’s species + underpins the vast majority of Scotland's food. Read our report in full: bit.ly/3U2rEhT

Really useful and interesting write up of last week’s @RTPIScotland annual conference in The Planner: “Past, present and future unite in programme for place making in Scotland” theplanner.co.uk/2024/10/08/pas…

Delighted to see my latest ‘Planning Positive’ piece published by The Planner magazine: How we’re ensuring there’s a place for place in Scotland theplanner.co.uk/2024/10/09/how…

Really interesting and useful report form colleagues in Improvement Service looking at how local government is responding to demographic change across Scotland 👇 improvementservice.org.uk/news/october-2…

Public Practice has published its 2024 Recruitment & Skills Insights Report. Difficulty attracting talent continues to be the biggest recruitment challenge for planning services ⬇️ publicpractice.org.uk/reports/recrui…

Heat recovery system added to revised Finnieston build-to-rent proposal. More news from Scotland here: theplanner.co.uk/2024/10/11/sco…

We're looking for a new Trustee or Adviser with experience in the provision of planning advice to local authorities or national organisations. This is an opportunity to contribute to a civic oriented charity & expand your professional network: scottishcivictrust.org.uk/trust/were-loo…

We are looking for a part time Planning Improvement Officer to support development of the National Planning Improvement Framework. An opportunity for a graduate, early career professional or to give experience alongside completing your planning masters myjobscotland.gov.uk/organisations/…

Are you a planner in Scotland who wants to learn more about planning for hydrogen? Book a free place on National Planning Improvement Hub webinar introducing planning for hydrogen giving an overview of hydrogen & main areas of consideration for planners. events.teams.microsoft.com/event/84dcc2d1…

🆕Blog! 🗣️This new blog by Mary Sinclair, National Project Leads, explores the role that the third sector has played in our Programme, both at a national level and across the Projects Towns our Programme has been working in. ✅Read the blog in full: bit.ly/3YxsmVx

There is to be a Ministerial Statement in Parliament this Tuesday afternoon on “Scotland’s Planning System - Supporting Investment in Economic Growth and Delivering Quality Homes” ⬇️

Craig McLaren FRTPI, National Planning Improvement Champion, Improvement Service, discusses whether there is a planning problem or a planning opportunity. Improvement Service Craig McLaren Read more: shorturl.at/Rsu5t #Housing

Heads of Planning Scotland respond to new Housing Planning Hub hopscotland.org.uk/2024/11/15/hea…

In case you missed this…

Glasgow’s Burrell Collection has been named winner of the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The National Planning Improvement team are looking for stakeholders and customers of planning authorities to fill out this quick survey. This is your opportunity to say what is working and where improvements can be made. smartsurvey.co.uk/s/IS_NationalP…