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Motion For Debate · S6M-17862 · Session 6

Planning

Carried Lodged by Jackie Baillie Lab Lodged 9 Jun 2025 Debate 11 Jun 2025 2 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament agrees that the Lomond Banks planning application for a development at Balloch should be called in for determination by the Scottish Ministers.

What MSPs voted on: the motion as amended

Labour’s motion was rewritten by amendments from the SNP (S6M-17862.1) and the Greens (S6M-17862.2) before this vote. A vote ‘for’ was a vote for the motion as amended, not as lodged.

That the Parliament agrees that the Lomond Banks planning application for a development at Balloch should be called in for determination by the Scottish Ministers.S6M-17862.1 SNP , and that any subsequent decision on the planning application should be made in a fair and impartial way that takes into account all relevant legal requirements and maintains the integrity of the planning process.S6M-17862.2 Green ; believes that the significant public interest in this application and its location within a national park make it a matter of national interest, and asks that ministers assess the application's compatibility with National Planning Framework 4, as approved by the Parliament in 2023, and with the statutory aims of the national park.

Final wording as read into the Official Report at Decision Time. The marked changes are worked out by this site from the amendment texts and match that wording.

Amendments

  1. S6M-17862.1 SNP Tom Arthur Agreed without a vote, per the Official Report
  2. S6M-17862.2 Green Ross Greer Agreed without a vote, per the Official Report

Signatures by party

2 MSPs besides the lodger · 0 from other parties
Lab 2

Party on the day each MSP signed. Signing a motion is voluntary and not whipped. Who signs whose motions

Vote

1 division
  1. 11 Jun 2025
    Planning
    S6M-17862as amended by SNP + Green
    Carried
    91 for, 1 against, 21 abstained

Amendments

2
  1. S6M-17862.1
    Planning
    Tom Arthur SNP Lodged 10 Jun 2025
    No recorded vote
  2. S6M-17862.2
    Planning
    Ross Greer Green Lodged 10 Jun 2025
    No recorded vote

Supporters

2 MSPs

Lab 2

Show all 2 supporters by party

Lab 2

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

In the Official Report

5 contributions mention S6M-17862
  1. 11 Jun 2025
    Lomond Banks Planning Application
    Liam McArthur LD Meeting of the Parliament

    The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-17862, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on planning. I invite members who wish to participate to press their request-to-speak button. 15:59

  2. 11 Jun 2025
    Decision Time
    Alison Johnstone Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that amendment S6M-17862.1, in the name of Tom Arthur, which seeks to amend motion S6M-17862, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on planning, be agreed to. Amendment agreed to.

  3. 11 Jun 2025
    Decision Time
    Alison Johnstone Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that amendment S6M-17862.2, in the name of Ross Greer, which seeks to amend motion S6M-17862, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on planning, be agreed to. Amendment agreed to.

  4. 11 Jun 2025
    Decision Time
    Alison Johnstone Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that motion S6M-17862, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on planning, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.

  5. 11 Jun 2025
    Decision Time
    Alison Johnstone Meeting of the Parliament

    The result of the division on motion S6M-17862, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on planning, as amended, is: For 91, Against 1, Abstentions 21. Motion, as amended, agreed to, That the Parliament agrees that the Lomond Banks planning applica…