Members' Business: Incinerators, Public Health and Planning in Scotland - 14 March 2018
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2018-03-14

Monica Lennon: Incinerators, Public Health and Planning in Scotland—That the
Parliament recognises the important role of the planning system in making decisions about future
developments and the use of land in communities; believes that planning decisions should always
strive to enhance communities and create high-quality, sustainable places that support the health
and wellbeing of current and future generations; understands that planning applications for
incineration and energy-from-waste proposals are attracting high levels of opposition from the
public and that concerns over public health, traffic, safety and impact on residential amenity are
commonly raised as grounds for objection by residents in Lanarkshire, as well as other parts of
Scotland; agrees that increasing community engagement in the planning process is important and
is concerned that the public does not feel adequately informed or reassured when presented with
incineration and energy-from-waste proposals; understands that, at a local and regional level,
there is apparent widespread public and political opposition to incineration and energy-from-waste
planning applications, leading to concerns that Scottish Planning Policy and the statutory planning
process is not affording sufficient protection to communities, and notes the calls, as a matter of
public interest, on the Scottish Government to update the Parliament on the latest public health
information and research that is available on incineration and energy-from-waste technologies,
including the impacts on human health and how this informs the Scottish Government's Zero
Waste Plan and the expectations of everyone involved in the planning process.

Published by the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body.

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