Director Built Environment
Jim Mackinnon
Directorate for the Built Environment is headed by Jim Mackinnon. It deals with policy, legislation and casework on the land use planning and building construction systems in Scotland. It issues guidance and advice to local authorities on the operation of these systems.
The planning system plays an important role in shaping and protecting the quality of towns, cities and countryside.Planning is essentially a local service and is run by 32 councils and 2 national park authorities. The Government's Planning divisions are responsible for,
- monitoring the operation of the planning system, including the preparation and review of legislation
- planning policy, including the National Planning Framework and the Scottish Planning Policy series
- advice on best practice, inparticular Planning Advice Notes
- casework, including structure plans, notified applications and recalled appeals
- research
Directorate is structured into five divisions including:
- National Planning Framework, Planning Policy & South
- Planning Delivery, Planning Policy & North
- Planning Modernisation & Co-ordination
- Planning Decisions
- Building Standards
Topics
Topics contain more information on the policies and initiatives undertaken by the Scottish Government. They act as a background to the work of directorates.