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
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Advisers
Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024
Building safety and maintenance
Heat in buildings
Housing (Scotland) Bill
Housing Emergency and Housing to 2040
National Planning Framework
Pension Schemes Bill
Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27
Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan
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
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act
Council Tax
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023/24
Pre-Budget scrutiny 2025-26
Regulations on proposals made by Boundaries Scotland
Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
Correspondence
Correspondence
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow up to Evidence Session on 28 October 2025
3 November 2025
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government following evidence session with Committee, 3 November 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
General Power of Competence for Local Authorities in Scotland
28 October 2025
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, 28 October 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Implementation of the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024
28 October 2025
Letter from Minister for Public Finance, 28 October 2025
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decisions on Taking Business in Private, Pre-budget Scrutiny
Meeting date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Portfolio Priorities and Cladding Remediation Programme
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Energy Performance Certificates (Reform), Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decisions on Taking Business in Private, Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, National Good Food Nation Plan, Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, National Good Food Nation Plan
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, National Planning Framework 4: Annual Review
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, National Planning Framework 4: Annual Review, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2, National Planning Framework 4: Annual Review, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman: Statement of Principles for Complaints Handling Procedures
Reports
Committee reports
Report on the Climate Change (Local Development Plan) (Repeals) (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft]
A report on the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee's consideration of the Climate Change (Local Development Plan) (Repeals) (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft].
Proposed Good Food Nation Plan: Scrutiny by the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
A report on the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee's scrutiny of the Scottish Government's proposed national Good Food Nation Plan.
A report by the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee on the Draft revised Statement of Principles for Complaints Handling Procedures (SPSO 2025/01).
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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
Alexander Stewart
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Evelyn Tweed
Member
Scottish National Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members