Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog discusses policies in the new draft Fourth National Planning Framework for biodiversity and nature recovery.
Category: Housing & Planning
Draft National Planning Framework 4 – Hub for SPICe material
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA central hub for SPICe blogs and briefings on the draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4).
Aquaculture and the Fourth National Planning Framework
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog explores the policies for aquaculture in the Fourth National Planning Framework
Retrofitting homes for net-zero
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is post about the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee’s evidence on retrofitting homes for net-zero.
Draft National Planning Framework 4: The National Spatial Strategy
Reading Time: 5 minutesAn overview of the national spatial strategy, and associated regional action areas,, set out in the draft National Planning Framework 4.
Scotland 2045: Draft fourth National Planning Framework – The role of the Scottish Parliament
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog provides an overview of how the National Planning Framework (NPF) has developed over the last 20 years, outlines the contents of the recently published draft NPF4 and details planned parliamentary scrutiny.
COP26: The Glasgow Women’s Leadership Statement on Gender and Climate – how could Scotland support its delivery?
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis extended blogpost explores what gender equality could mean in relation to climate action in Scotland, across some selected areas.
COVID-19 and rented property in Scotland : Scottish and UK Government support for tenants and landlords
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis post summarises action taken by the Scottish and UK Governments to assist tenants and landlords during the COVID-19 pandemic to date and planned future action.
The impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the housing sector
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at what the impact of COVID-19 is on the rented and social housing sector.
Housing and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at the effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the housing sector in Scotland