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LGC/S3/10/18/A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE AGENDA 18th Meeting, 2010 (Session 3) Wednesday 23 June 2010 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 11 and 12 in private. The Committee will also decide whether its consideration of the evidence heard and its draft report on the Property Factors (Scotland) Bill should be taken in private at future meetings. 2. National Planning Framework 2: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Government NPF2 Progress Report from— Stewart Stevenson MSP, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change, Graeme Purves, Assistant Chief Planner, Emma Hay, Principal Planner, and Rebecca Frost, Student Planner, Directorate for the Built Environment, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010 from— Stewart Stevenson MSP, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change, Graeme Purves, Assistant Chief Planner, Sam Anwar, Team Leader, and David Reekie, Policy Officer, Planning, Legislation and Performance Team, Scottish Government. 4. Subordinate legislation: Stewart Stevenson MSP (Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change) to move S3M-6479— That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010 be approved. 5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the draft Applications by Creditors (Pre-Action Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2010 and LGC/S3/10/18/A the draft Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 from— Alex Neil MSP, Minister for Housing and Communities, Stephen Sandham, Team Leader, Housing Access and Support Division, Stephanie Prowse, Solicitor, and Colin Brown, Senior Principal Legal Officer, Scottish Government. 6. Subordinate legislation: Alex Neil MSP (Minister for Housing and Communities) to move S3M-6588— That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that the draft Applications by Creditors (Pre-Action Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2010 (SSI 2010/draft) be approved. 7. Subordinate legislation: Alex Neil MSP (Minister for Housing and Communities) to move S3M-6589— That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that the draft Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (SSI 2010/draft) be approved. 8. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— the Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/233); the Local Government Pension Scheme Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/234). 9. Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009: The Committee will consider correspondence from the Convener of the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee. 10. Draft Budget Scrutiny 2011-12 - appointment of adviser (in private): The Committee will consider a list of candidates for the post of budget adviser. 11. Housing (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider issues arising from its Stage 1 report. 12. Property Factors (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. Susan Duffy Clerk to the Local Government and Communities Committee Room T3.40 The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh Tel: 0131 348 5217 Email: [email protected] LGC/S3/10/18/A The papers for this meeting are as follows— Agenda item 2 Scottish Government Progress Report LGC/S3/10/18/1 PRIVATE PAPER LGC/S3/10/18/2 (P) Agenda item 3 SSI Cover Note LGC/S3/10/18/3 Agenda item 5 SSI Cover Note LGC/S3/10/18/4 SSI Cover Note LGC/S3/10/18/5 Agenda item 8 SSI Cover Note LGC/S3/10/18/6 SSI Cover Note LGC/S3/10/18/7 Agenda item 9 Letter from Convener of the Transport, Infrastructure and LGC/S3/10/18/8 Climate Change Committee Agenda item 10 PRIVATE PAPER LGC/S3/10/18/9 (P) Agenda item 11 PRIVATE PAPER LGC/S3/10/18/10 (P) Agenda item 12 PRIVATE PAPER LGC/S3/10/18/11 (P) LGC/S3/10/18/1 Local Government and Communities Committee 18th Meeting, 2010 (Session 3), Wednesday, 23 June 2010 National Planning Framework 2 – Action Programme Scottish Government Progress Report for the Local Government and Communities Committee – June 2010 Context 1. The second National Planning Framework (NPF2) was published on 25 June 2009. An Action Programme was published alongside NPF2 to aid the delivery of national developments and other key elements of the spatial strategy set out in the Framework. The Action Programme identifies 80 actions, setting out how they contribute to the NPF strategy, milestones and the partners that will be involved in delivery. These actions, in combination, will contribute to the implementation of the strategy for Scotland’s long-term development articulated in NPF2. 2. The Action Programme is designed to be a tool for use by all partners involved in implementing the NPF strategy. It is not a list of actions that will be undertaken or facilitated by the Scottish Government. NPF2 does not in itself carry any implication of public funding and is not intended to raise expectations about the prioritisation or funding of particular projects. Many elements of the strategy will be taken forward by the private sector, or other parts of the public sector, without Government involvement or funding. 3. The Action Programme is a working document which has been regularly updated throughout the year. It is available on the Scottish Government’s website, and a facility for partner organisations to send updates is provided. The Action Programme has two main roles – to focus on what needs to be done to achieve the vision set out in NPF2, and to allow progress in implementing national developments and the spatial strategy to be monitored. 4. Twelve months on from the publication of NPF2 and the Action Programme, a comprehensive review of progress has been completed and the web version of the Action Programme has been fully updated. This report summarises the key elements of the progress identified. It does not provide a comprehensive description of all activity associated with the NPF strategy and national developments. Instead it focuses on the progress with national developments and strategic development activity identified in the spatial perspectives. National Developments 5. Legislation provides for the National Planning Framework to be used to designate certain developments as national developments. Designation in the NPF is the mechanism for establishing the need for the developments in the national interest. Fourteen developments are identified as national developments in NPF2 – replacement Forth crossing; West of Scotland strategic rail enhancements; high speed rail link to London; strategic airport enhancements; Grangemouth freight hub; additional container freight capacity on the Forth; port 1 LGC/S3/10/18/1 developments on Loch Ryan; Scapa Flow container transhipment facility; new power station and transhipment hub at Hunterston; new non-nuclear baseload capacity at other existing power station sites; electricity grid reinforcements; Central Scotland Green Network; metropolitan Glasgow strategic drainage scheme; and 2014 Commonwealth Games facilities. Progress on each of these developments is summarised below. Replacement Forth Crossing - The Forth Crossing Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 16 November 2009. The Bill passed Stage 1 in May 2010. Royal Assent to authorise construction of the Crossing, and contract award for construction are scheduled for 2011. West of Scotland Strategic Rail Enhancements – a Steering Group has been formed, led by Transport Scotland. Network Rail published a Route Plan for Scotland West on 31 March 2010, which sets out the vision for the future of the route and the strategy for achieving that vision. High Speed Rail Link to London – A Scottish stakeholder group was formed in June 2009 to develop a strategic business case for high speed rail. This business case was submitted to HS2 in October 2009. In April 2010 HS2 were instructed by the UK Secretary of State for Transport to examine the potential for expanding high speed services to Scotland. This report is due by the end of 2010. Strategic Airport Enhancements: Edinburgh Airport – a West Edinburgh Development Partnership, led by Scottish Enterprise, has been formed. Work is currently focusing on preparing a high level implementation plan for strategic infrastructure to unlock West Edinburgh’s full potential. Progress in airport enhancement continues to be made through recent and ongoing terminal building enhancements and current forecourt improvements. A new taxiway and additional aircraft stands are anticipated to commence in 2010. The review of the airport masterplan has commenced. Public consultation will happening later in 2010. In May 2010, planning permission was granted, subject to negotiation of legal agreements, for the tram and rail interchange at Gogar. Strategic Airport Enhancements: Glasgow Airport – an Airport Surface Access strategy was published in 2009. The Airport Masterplan is currently under review by the BAA led steering group. Airport developments in 2009/10 include £31m terminal extension, £4m forecourt improvement and £3m taxiway rehabilitation.