What planning safeguards it intends to put in place to protect villages in the Greengairs area in relation to landfill sites.

The Town and Country Planning(Scotland) Act 1997 requires that planning decisions are made in accordance withthe development plan for the area unless material considerations indicateotherwise. Each planning application must be considered on its individualplanning merits within this legislative requirement. The Landfill (Scotland)Regulations 2003 require that planning permission may only be granted forlandfill if the location of the site to residential areas has been taken intoconsideration.
In view of Ministers’ rolewithin the planning system, it would not be appropriate for me to comment onthe merits of any potential plans or proposals for a specific area.