Scottish Government

The Scottish Government's Directorate of the Built Environment is responsible for issues relating to planning matters in Scotland. Contact details for the people working in each division are detailed in this section.

Director of the Built Environment and Business Management

Planning Legislation. Performance, Economy, Engagement and Environmental Assessment

• Planning Legislation
• Permitted Development Rights
• Development Management Procedures
• Infrastructure, Housing and Planning
• Stakeholder Participation
• Strategic Environmental Assessment

Architecture and Place

• Architecture
• Design
• Partnership working
• Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative (SSCI)

National Spatial Planning and North

• Landscape and Natural Heritage
• Rural Development
• National Planning Framework
• Built Heritage
• Retailing and Town Centres
• Transport
• Tree Preservation Orders
• West Edinburgh Planning Framework
• Minerals
• Waste
• Energy
• Climate Change
• GIS
• Planning Decisions North

Planning Reform, ePlanning and South

• Local Development Plans
• Housing
• Flooding
• Water and Drainage
• Strategic Development Plans
• Green Belt
• Open Space
• Planning Reform
• Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning
• ePlanning
• Planning Decisions South