The Hillington Park Simplified Planning Zone (SPZ) has been nominated for Excellence in Decision Making in Planning category at the national Royal Town Planning Institute Awards, which will take place in London in July 2015.

Hillington Park is one of Scotland's largest business parks and is home to more than 500 companies, employing more than 6,000 people.

The council-led scheme allows owners to build without applying for planning permission, as long as the development is within the rules.

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The awards aim to recognise exceptional examples of planning, and the Hillington scheme is one of only five from Scotland among the 80 on the shortlist.

Anne Hall, Renfrewshire's Provost, said: "This award nomination is great news and to be recognised at a UK level is a massive compliment to the staff who developed this scheme.

"To be nominated shows good partnership working with our colleagues in Glasgow and in the private sector.

"The scheme is one of several being run by the council, alongside our Invest in Renfrewshire programme, intended to make life easier for businesses and encourage them to invest here."

(LM/CD)