The final new petition on today’s agenda is PE1761, on new housing regulations, which was lodged by David Murphy Shaw. The petition calls for the Scottish Government to establish new housing regulations by replacing current planning regulations with a regulatory framework governing prefabrication properties and companies and allowing property taxes to take account of the property location, the size of plot and the number of children living at the property.
Our briefing explains the current system of planning and building regulations and that the primary responsibility for delivery of the planning service in Scotland lies with the local authorities and two national park authorities. It also sets out the current system governing prefabricated houses.
Do members have any comments or suggestions for action?
In the first instance, we should write to the Scottish Government to get the low-down on what exactly is or is not taken into account. We cannot go forward without getting that information from the Scottish Government.
The petitioner has provided a lot of information. It would be useful to get the Scottish Government’s detailed response to the concerns in the petition.
I do not think that we can pretend to have an in-depth knowledge of the issues that are raised in the petition, but we think that they are worthy of consideration. The petition highlights quite a lot of issues. Do members agree to write to the Scottish Government to seek its views on the action that is called for in the petition?
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