Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
18th Meeting, 2025
The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.
The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 7).
The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 403, 404, 405 and 230.
The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—
226 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
277 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
402 (For 6, Against 0, Abstentions 1)
406 (For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 0).
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
515 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
550 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
552 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
441 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
199 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
200 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0).
Amendment 445 was moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn.
The following amendments were not moved: 477, 490, 516, 553, 554, 271, 272, 470, 471, 472, 473, 551, 474, 475, 548, 549, 256, 555, 75, 185, 426, 76, 195, 556, 446, 557, 558, 23, 517, 518, 478, 447, 479, 562, 561, 559, 560, 563, 266, 410, 77, 227, 228, 267, 564, 50, 78, 79, 80, 196, 197 and 198.
The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 53, 54, 55 and 57 and the long title.
The following provisions were agreed to as amended: section 52, the schedule and section 56.
The Committee completed Stage 2 consideration of the Bill.
The Committee took evidence from—
Kevin Murphy, Head of Planning, Homes for Scotland;
Esme Clelland, Senior Conservation Planner at the RSPB and Convener of the Link Planning Group, Scottish Environment LINK;
Hazel Johnson, Director, Built Environment Forum Scotland.
The Committee considered the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman draft revised Statement of Principles for Complaints Handling Procedures (SPSO 2025/01) and agreed to recommend that the draft Statement be approved.
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.