Local Government and Communities Committee

1. Planning (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Graeme Purves, Chair, Built Environment Forum Scotland; Diarmid Hearns, Head of Policy, National Trust for Scotland; Aileen MacKenzie, Planning Manager, Scottish Water; Aedán Smith, Convener, Planning Group, Scottish Environment LINK; and then from— Cllr Steven Heddle, Environment and Economy Spokesperson, COSLA; Robert Gray, Chair, Heads of Planning Scotland; Gavin Miles, Head of Planning and Communities, Cairngorms National Park Authority; David Leslie, Chief Planning Officer, and Kate Hopper, Senior Planning Officer, City of Edinburgh Council; Ailsa Anderson, Member, Steering Group, Scottish Young Planners' Network. 2. Planning (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.