Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- local government (including councils)
- the planning system in Scotland
- housing and housing strategy
- building standards
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Dates for future meetings
The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Facal-luirg
Advisers
Building safety and maintenance
Climate Change Plan
Heat in buildings
Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27
Scrutiny of Ombudsman, Commissioner, Commission and Regulator accountable to the Committee
Tracker reports
Verity House Agreement and New Deal with Local Government
Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Facal-luirg
Allotments and the Community Empowerment Act
Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024
Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act
Council Tax
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
Housing (Scotland) Bill
Housing Emergency and Housing to 2040
National Planning Framework
Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill
Pension Schemes Bill
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023/24
Pre-Budget scrutiny 2025-26
Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan
Regulations on proposals made by Boundaries Scotland
Short-term lets regulations
Understanding barriers to participation in local politics
Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
Correspondence
Correspondence
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
16 January 2026
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, 16 January 2026
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
16 January 2026
Letter to VisitScotland, 16 January 2026
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
15 January 2026
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to Mark Ruskell MSP, copying in the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee, 15 January 2026
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Draft Climate Change Plan
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Draft Climate Change Plan
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Housing Regulator
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Temporary Convener, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, Subordinate Legislation
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Annual Reports of the Ethical Standards Commissioner and the Standards Commission for Scotland 2024-25
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Draft Climate Change Plan, Subordinate Legislation
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Decisions on Taking Business in Private, Pre-budget Scrutiny
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Portfolio Priorities and Cladding Remediation Programme
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Energy Performance Certificates (Reform), Subordinate Legislation
Reports
Committee reports
Report tracking the work of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 2024-25
Published: 05 December 2025
A report tracking the work of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee in 2024-25.
Report on Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft]
Published: 27 November 2025
A report by the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee on an affirmative instrument relating to the energy performance of buildings.
Published: 26 November 2025
A report by the Local Government, Housing and Planning on a Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Pension Schemes Bill.
Facal-luirg
Ariane Burgess
Convener
Scottish Green Party
Willie Coffey
Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
Meghan Gallacher
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Mark Griffin
Member
Scottish Labour
Fulton MacGregor
Member
Scottish National Party
Alexander Stewart
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Evelyn Tweed
Member
Scottish National Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members