Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
16th Meeting, 2025
The Committee took evidence on the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/124) and the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Local Reviews) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/126) from—
Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance and Chris Sinclair, Policy Manager, Scottish Government, supported by Thomas Barratt, Head of Development Management, Scott Ferrie, Deputy Director, Chief Report Planning Environmental Appeals and Andy Kinnaird, Head of Transforming Planning, Scottish Government.
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
(SSI 2025/124)
(SSI 2025/126)
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instruments.
The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 5).
The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369 and 370.
The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—
168 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
26 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
170 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
171 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
174 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
175 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
176 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
177 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
178 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
179 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
180 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0)
181 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0).
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
163 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
164 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
165 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
166 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
167 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
187 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
188 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
251 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
442 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
259 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1)
260 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1)
169 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
172 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
173 (For 3, Against 3, Abstentions 1; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
262 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
252 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
263 (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1)
182 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0)
27 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0).
The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 119, 522 and 440.
The following amendments were not moved: 120, 122, 123, 491, 124, 125, 452, 487,126, 127, 128, 129, 250, 268, 269, 141, 409, 502, 413, 414, 261, 523, 24, 25, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 264, 265, 530, 531, 532, 28, 533 and 534.
The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 24, 25, 26 and 27.
The following provisions were agreed to as amended: 28, 29 and 30.
The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.
The Committee considered a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 12 May 2024 to 13 May 2025.
The Committee resumed consideration of the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 5).
The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 371, 372, 373, 375, 376, 377, 379, 380, 381, 231, 383, 384, 386, and 458.
The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—
374 (For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
378 (For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 0)
382 (For 6, Against 0, Abstentions 1)
22 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0).
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
535 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
536 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
454 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
385 (For 2, Against 3, Abstentions 2)
489 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
538 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
539 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
273 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
274 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
232 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
254 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0).
The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 73, 417, 408, 232A, 231B and 322A.
The following amendments were not moved: 183, 189, 130, 407, 190, 537, 184, 418, 488, 419, 455, 503, 420, 421, 231A, 231B, 443, 221, 222, 444 (and as a consequence 444A), 249, 540, 541, 520, 521, 456, 423, 422, 247, 248, 457 (and as a consequence 457A), 234, 235, 236 and 21.
The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, and 47.
The following provisions were agreed to as amended: 31, 38 and 46
The Committee ended consideration of the Bill for the day amendment 458 having been disposed of.