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Planning for more homes: what …

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Summary
Scotland’s housing shortage
Why is Scotland building so few homes?
What solutions are being proposed?
What do local authorities and housebuilders want?
- Heads of Planning Scotland
- Homes for Scotland
Help from the Scottish government
- National Planning Hub
- More Homes Scotland
Lessons from England
Conclusion
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Planning for more homes: what are the options for Scotland?

Neil Merrick, LGIU Associate

15th June 2026
Scotland
12 mins read

This briefing looks at the reasons for Scotland’s housebuilding problems, based on the views of local authority planning officers and others. It also considers whether, in the final analysis, it is possible to design a planning system that meets full or even widespread approval.

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