PE1943 : Help prevent the destruction of greenfield sites by providing financial incentives towards the remediation and reuse of brownfield sites
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce financial support mechanisms which would enable local authorities to work alongside developers in bringing brownfield sites back into use, while also discouraging developments on greenfield land.
Petitioner: Victoria Mungall
Status: Closed
Date published: 03 July 2022
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (122.6KB, pdf) (123KB, pdf) posted 01 September 2022
Committee Meetings
26 October 2022: The Committee agreed to keep the petition open until the Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) is finalised and approved. The Committee also agreed to write to the Royal Town Planning Institute, Homes for Scotland, COSLA, the Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company, the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland and the Chartered Institute of Building.
Official Report of Meeting 26 October 2022
22 March 2023: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 22 March 2023
Written Submissions
PE1943/A: Scottish Government submission of 10 August 2022 (96.1KB, pdf) (96KB, pdf) posted 11 August 2022
PE1943/B: Clyde Gateway submission of 25 November 2022 (145.2KB, pdf) (145KB, pdf) posted 08 December 2022
PE1943/C: Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) submission of 29 November 2022 (162.5KB, pdf) (162KB, pdf) posted 08 December 2022
PE1943/D: The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) submission of 13 January 2023 (191.6KB, pdf) (192KB, pdf) posted 30 January 2023