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
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
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
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
18 February 2026
Submission from the Faculty of Advocates, 18 February 2026
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
18 February 2026
Submission from COSLA, 18 February 2026
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Small Business Bonus Scheme and sporting rates
18 February 2026
Correspondence from Scottish Land and Estates, 18 February 2026
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation, Decision on Taking Business in Private
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Decisions on Taking Business in Private, Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Budget Scrutiny 2026-27
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Draft Climate Change Plan, Budget Scrutiny 2026-27
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
Reports
Committee reports
Published: 11 February 2026
Lead committee report by the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee on the general principles of the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill.
Published: 06 February 2026
A report on the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee's scrutiny of the Scottish Government's draft Climate Change Plan 2026-2040.
Report on visitor levy regulations considered on 3 February 2026
Published: 06 February 2026
A report by the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee on affirmative instruments laid under the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024.
Committee Remit
To consider and report on matters relating to local government and planning falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, matters within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, with the exception of matters related to homelessness and rough sleeping, fuel poverty, and welfare and debt advice services; and matters relating to local government boundaries, local governance review and democratic renewal.
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