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Friday, July 20, 2018

Planning & Building

Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning 2018

The Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning are one of the Government's most prestigious awards. They celebrate achievements in planning, right from the detail of processing through to the bigger picture of creating places which will become the legacy of our professionalism.

With 2018 being the Year of Young People, we introduced a fifth category for SAQP 2018. The full list of categories are:

  1. Children and Young People
  2. Partnership
  3. Place
  4. Plans
  5. Process

We received over 50 applications across the five categories, you can see all the applications which were shortlisted by the judges on our interactive map.For more information on this years SAQP please see our blog.

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Councillors' Code of Conduct

On 9 July 2018 the Scottish Government issued an amended Councillors' Code of Conduct. It sets out standards of behaviour to be followed by elected members of local authorities. It replaces the version of the Code that came into force in 2010 and can be viewed here.

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Planning and Environmental Appeals Division: Annual Review 2017-2018

DPEA have now published their Annual Review for 2017-2018

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Building Standards Compliance and Fire Safety - A consultation on making Scotland's buildings safer for people

This consultation seeks to obtain the views and opinions of stakeholders on a review of building and fire safety regulatory frameworks in order to help ensure the safety of people in and around Scotland's buildings.

The consultation covers two main areas, as follows:

  • The first part relates to the roles and responsibilities of people verifying, inspecting and certifying building work and strengthening enforcement of and compliance with building regulations.
  • The second part of the consultation covers specific fire safety standards relating to external cladding and cavities, escape, the provision of sprinklers and finally, the proposal for a "central hub" for verifying complex fire engineered solutions.

The consultation can be accessed here.

We are inviting responses to this consultation by 26 September 2018.

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Review of Energy Standards: 'Call for Evidence'

A review of the energy standards of the Scottish Building Regulations has commenced.
This review is considering the next steps to further enhance the energy performance of buildings and contribute to greenhouse gas abatement targets set under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.


The first stage of this review is to consider the effectiveness and impact that the 2015 energy standards, and the supporting guidance, had, or continues to have, on industry in delivering energy efficient buildings. Feedback received through this call for evidence will be considered in the next stage of the review.


The consultation can be accessed here.

We are inviting responses to this consultation by 14 September 2018.

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Exciting opportunities to join Building Standards Division

Exciting opportunities are now available to join the Scottish Government working in the Building Standards Division.  Following the inquiries into Edinburgh Schools and DG One by Professor John Cole, and the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, review panels were set up to address Compliance and Enforcement, and Fire Safety Standards.

It is therefore a time of challenge and change for Building Standards in Scotland.

As an expanding policy area in Scottish Government we are now recruiting three new members of staff.  We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals who are willing to learn as well as lead on key policy areas.

The posts are for:

Leading on our Environment Standards, ensuring the safety of people and the environment in and around buildings: 
https://applications.work-for-scotland.org/pages/job_search_view.aspx?jobId=12091&JobIndex=16&categoryList=&location=0&minsal=0&maxsal=9999999&workingPatternList=&keywords=&Grade=&PageIndex=2&Number=22

Implementing changes following the review panel on Compliance and Enforcement's work:
https://applications.work-for-scotland.org/pages/job_search_view.aspx?jobId=12092&JobIndex=15&categoryList=&location=0&minsal=0&maxsal=9999999&workingPatternList=&keywords=&Grade=&PageIndex=2&Number=22

Leading on energy and emissions reductions for non-domestic buildings as required under Scotland's Climate Change Act:
https://applications.work-for-scotland.org/pages/job_search_view.aspx?jobId=12093&JobIndex=14&categoryList=&location=0&minsal=0&maxsal=9999999&workingPatternList=&keywords=&Grade=&PageIndex=2&Number=22

Application deadline is 3 August 2018 at midnight.

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