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.
Future meetings of the committee
The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
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Advisers
Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024
Building safety and maintenance
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act
Council Tax
Housing (Scotland) Bill
Housing Emergency and Housing to 2040
National Planning Framework
Pre-Budget scrutiny 2025-26
Scrutiny of Ombudsman, Regulators, Commissions and Commissioner accountable to the Committee
Short-term lets regulations
Tracker reports
Understanding barriers to participation in local politics
Verity House Agreement and New Deal with Local Government
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Allotments and the Community Empowerment Act
Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023/24
Regulations on proposals made by Boundaries Scotland
Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
Correspondence
Correspondence
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Council Tax letter to Cabinet Secretary April
29 April 2025
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, 29 April 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan for 2026-31
29 April 2025
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, 29 April 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Cladding Remediation letter to Minister April
25 April 2025
Letter to the Minister for Housing, 25 April 2025
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decisions on Taking Business in Private, Building Safety and Maintenance
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Building Safety and Maintenance
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Building Safety and Maintenance, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Petitions, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decisions on Taking Business in Private, Council Tax, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Council Tax, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Council Tax
Meeting date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, “Local government in Scotland: Financial bulletin 2023/24”, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2, Subordinate Legislation
Reports
Committee reports
A report by the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee on a Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the Renters' Rights Bill.
Report tracking the work of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 2023-24
This report covers the work of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee during the third year of the session, considering the progress made in relation to its work from last year and its plans to progress this work further.
Housing (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report
The Local Government. Housing and Planning Committee's Stage 1 report on the general principles of the Housing (Scotland) Bill.
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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
Emma Roddick
Member
Scottish National Party
Alexander Stewart
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members