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SUMMARY
SPP 3 sets out The Scottish Government's policy on the identification of housing requirements, the provision of land for housing and the delivery of homes through the planning system. The overarching aim is to refocus the role of planning in the delivery of housing, from debates around the calculations of housing requirements and land availability, to building a better, more diverse range of housing to serve the economic, social and environmental aspirations of Scotland.
The Scottish Government is committed to the goal of raising the rate of new housebuilding to 35,000 new homes a year by the middle of the next decade. Planning has a central role in meeting this goal through the identification of sufficient land to support an increased supply of the right homes in the right places.
New housing developments require significant amounts of land. Housing is the key element in shaping our cities, towns, villages and neighbourhoods, and has a long-term impact on Scotland's landscape whether in urban or rural areas, as well as on the health and well-being of people and communities. It is an important factor in sustainable economic growth.
The key objectives of the SPP are to provide policy guidance on the:
- identification of housing need and demand on a more consistent and robust basis through joint working between local authorities and a range of partners;
- the use of the planning system to facilitate the construction of well-designed, good-quality housing in sustainable locations;
- allocation of a generous supply of land to meet identified housing requirements across all tenures, including affordable housing, and related policy objectives;
- mechanisms to help ensure that planned housing is built, including quick and efficient review of development plans to enable maintenance of a
5-year effective land supply; all of which supports - the creation of high-quality places, which support the development of sustainable communities.
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