Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- local government (including councils)
- the planning system in Scotland
- housing and housing strategy
- building standards
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Future meetings of the committee
The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Correspondence
Correspondence
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Housing (Scotland) Bill January 2025
22 February 2025
Letter from the Minister for Housing, 22 January 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Council Tax Inquiry Welsh Local Government Association submission
19 February 2025
Letter from the Welsh Local Government Association, 19 February 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee Regulations
18 February 2025
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, 18 February 2025
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Council Tax
Meeting date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, “Local government in Scotland: Financial bulletin 2023/24”, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Budget Scrutiny 2025-26, Retrofitting of Housing for Net Zero, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Housing Inquiry and Budget Scrutiny 2025-26, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator
Meeting date: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, Renters’ Rights Bill, Cladding Remediation Programme, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Housing Regulator
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, Subordinate Legislation
Reports
Committee reports
A report by the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee on a Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the Renters' Rights Bill.
Report tracking the work of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 2023-24
This report covers the work of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee during the third year of the session, considering the progress made in relation to its work from last year and its plans to progress this work further.
Housing (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report
The Local Government. Housing and Planning Committee's Stage 1 report on the general principles of the Housing (Scotland) Bill.
Facal-luirg
Ariane Burgess
Convener
Scottish Green Party
Willie Coffey
Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
Meghan Gallacher
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Mark Griffin
Member
Scottish Labour
Fulton MacGregor
Member
Scottish National Party
Emma Roddick
Member
Scottish National Party
Alexander Stewart
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members