Whether it plans to adopt similar proposals to those made in the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions' planning Green…

In Scotland the Executive's work to modernise the planning system has already made progress on a number of issues included in the English Planning Green Paper. Much of what is proposed will be delivered in Scotland through the outcomes of the Review of Strategic Planning and Getting Involved in Planning consultation exercises. These changes include: simplification of the system by removing the blanket requirement for structure plans; improving public participation in planning, and replacing National Planning Policy Guidelines (NPPGs) with Scottish Planning Policies (SPPs) which will be more concise and have a more explicit policy content.We also propose to consult on streamlining inquiries this year and are currently considering the scope for improvements to the enforcement system.