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The Chief Planner has written to HeadsofPlanningScot to provide an update on the National Planning Hub. The letter can be viewed at➡️bit.ly/4mGHhZ0

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP visited a former waste disposal site in Edinburgh to announce regeneration projects sharing £21.5 million of @ScotGov funding. Together they’ll create more than 160 jobs and support 900 training opportunities. 👉 ow.ly/LFqh50VWY0i

Speaking at Scottish Renewables #SRPLANNING25 Minister for Investment Tom Arthur set out @ScotGov’s work to make Scotland’s planning system more effective, to support economic growth and development, including in renewable energy.

Planning guidance on climate mitigation and adaptation has been published. The guidance, for all planning officers, decision-makers and applicants supports a proportionate approach to integrating climate considerations into development proposals. ➡️bit.ly/44ai5lh

National Planning Skills Commitment Plan schedule for June is now live ➡️bit.ly/3E9t3ys Training will focus on Leadership and Development Management, whilst Recruitment will look at Opening Work-Places and Working in Rural Places. Full schedule on the Our Place website

The Scottish Government and key partners are tackling barriers to speed up housing delivery. Read our newest blog post on this work. 👉 bit.ly/4jK0Uwx

The Minister for Public Finance and Chief Planner has written to local authorities to provide an update on the work to support the application in practice of NPF4 policy 22 on flooding. The letter can be viewed at: bit.ly/3FMPoTe

Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has welcomed recommendations to enhance the role of @ArtDesSco, our national body for architecture and design. He marked their publication with a visit to 2024 RIAS Andrew Doolan Award winner The Burrell Collection. More ▶️ gov.scot/publications/r…

We are delighted to see the National Planning Framework 4 commended by #rtpiscotlandawards2025 in the Best Plan category. Congratulations to all the winners and those shortlisted.

We have published a blog on the “Water Resilient Dundee” partnership aims to jointly plan and sustainably manage water in the city of Dundee to help the city respond to climate change now and for future generations. Read now ➡️ bit.ly/43ZbXMg

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The Chief Planner has written to local authorities and stakeholders on the 19 June 2025 to issue a Direction setting out new arrangements for notifying planning applications for coal extraction to the Scottish Ministers. View now - bit.ly/3HQMm0P