The National Planning Hub is marking its first anniversary by publishing a delivery report and a blog.
The blog, The National Planning Hub – A year of delivery!, summarises the hub’s key achievements across the year, which includes providing over £1m of support in surge capacity with 50 projects across 20 planning authorities, alongside a cross-cutting programme by the Improvement Service and direct Scottish Government brokerage for stalled housing sites.
The Delivery Report 2025/26 provides further information about the support offered by the National Planning Hub in its first year, with a particular focus on housing, renewable energy developments, and public service reform. It also includes the next steps for the hub.
The National Planning Hub supports planning authorities to accelerate decision-making and development delivery by providing direct additional resources and wrap-around knowledge, practice and professional development support. It is led by Scottish Government working in partnership with the Improvement Service.