Progress Toward National Planning Framework 3 and the Scottish Planning Policy

As an amendment to motion S4M-06933 in the name of Derek Mackay (Progress Toward National Planning Framework 3 and the Scottish Planning Policy), leave out from first "; recognises" to end and insert "but notes that section 3D of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2006 places a duty on ministers to exercise their functions of preparing and revising the National Planning Framework with the objective of contributing to sustainable development; calls on the Scottish Government, in keeping with this statutory duty, to place sustainable development at the heart of planning rather than economic growth; welcomes the stated focus on climate change and creating 'a low-carbon place', but remains concerned at the likely climate impact of certain energy and transport proposals; believes that planning should also contribute to creating resilient communities, decarbonising the economy and protecting the environment; is pleased that the Hunterston coal-fired power station is no longer designated as a national development; is concerned that the extraction of unconventional fossil fuels is regarded as an opportunity; values the role of national policy and spatial planning, but calls on the Scottish Government to ensure that there is local democratic control over land use and meaningful public participation in decision-making."