Our response to Scottish Government consultation on draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) - March 2022

The Scottish Government held a consultation on draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4). The consultation sought views and comments on draft NPF4. 

In our response, we call for health to feature more strongly in planning, for it to be enshrined as a core principle of the planning system, and for health to added as a material planning consideration. We believe that draft NPF4 is currently weak on health and needs to be strengthened. There is also little or no mention of food or the food environment. We outline how we believe planning can best support our quality of life, health and wellbeing now, and in the future.

The consultation closed on 31st March 2022.