Agent of change principle adopted in Scotland
Housing minister Kevin Stewart says venues "should not have to make high cost changes or deal with expensive disputes because of new developments"
News By IQ | 19 February 2018
The agent-of-change principle – which makes developers building near existing businesses, such as music venues, responsible for addressing noise issues – is to be written into Scottish planning policy, following a successful campaign by the British and Scottish live music industries.
The devolved Scottish government will follow Westminster’s lead in including agent of change in the next revision of its national planning framework and Scottish planning policy, setting out guidelines to which it expects planning authorities to adhere.
“The Scottish government…
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