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Planning: Key Agencies Group

Overview

The Key Agencies Group was established in 2008 and comprises a group of public bodies that are recognised as supporting the delivery of culture change in land use planning through improved joint working.  Our aim is to work together to deliver great places for Scotland.

The focus of our activity is to support the delivery of the three themes identified in National Planning Framework 4 (sustainable, liveable, productive) in a way that aligns strongly with the National Performance Framework vision and outcomes. We will achieve this through place-based collaboration in line with the Place Principle.  

More information about our objectives, approach and how we operate are set out in our terms of reference.

How we operate

The group meets quarterly to review our progress against our objective and to engage with other stakeholders in planning to discuss initiatives and projects where we have an interest. The work of the full Key Agencies Group is supported by sub-groups and occasional ‘task and finish’ groups. These are convened to meet work priorities and can change over time.  The sub-groups are collectively decided by the Group. The Key Agencies Group work with other national bodies to improve service delivery.

Key Agency members contribute towards the objectives of the Group by providing views and input to meetings and delivery of actions where appropriate. This will generally focus on how we can individually and collectively support a hight performing and inclusive planning system within the context of the Place Principle and includes:

  • sharing knowledge and experience on how we can collaborate and collectively support a plan-led system through place-based approaches
  • providing a view on behalf of their agency – where relevant – or identifying matters that require further discussion and agreement within their own organisations
  • identifying items of interest that would benefit from discussion or collaborative approaches by the group and their organisations
  • contributing to the work of sub-groups and task and finish groups
  • taking forward agreed actions as necessary

Minutes of the meetings are in the 'Documents' section at the bottom of this page.

Previous minutes of the Key Agencies Group are available in our website archive. 

Planning performance reports

Several members of the Key Agencies Group prepare annual planning performance reports detailing their engagement in the planning system for the current year:

Group statements

Members

Planning regulations define Key Agencies as:

Note: not all Key Agencies are active members of the Key Agencies Group

There are also other organisations that support the planning system and are part of the Key Agencies Group, including:

Publications

Policies

Contact

Further information about the Key Agencies Group can be obtained by contacting the Chair: peter.noad@scotent.co.uk

Twitter: @KeyAgenciesScot

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