PE01818: Introduce regulations on residential use of trampolines

• SPICe Briefing (94KB pdf) 

Summary

29 October 2020: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning. The Committee also agreed to write to Scottish Gymnastics. Link to Official Report of Meeting 29 October 2020

16 December 2020: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government has no plans to extend the requirement for planning permission to trampolines or to introduce a system of licensing for them; and local authorities already have a duty to investigate complaints about noise, conducted by trained environmental health officers, under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Link to Official Report of Meeting 16 December 2020

Written submissions

PE1818/A: Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning submission of 6 November 2020 (70KB pdf)

PE1818/B: Petitioner submission of 12 November 2020 (9KB pdf)

PE1818/C: Scottish Gymnastics submission of 25 November 2020 (55KB pdf)

PE1818/D: Petitioner submission of 2 December 2020 (36KB pdf)

PE1818/E: Eddie McDonald submission of 7 December 2020 (56KB pdf)