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Planning (Scotland) Act 2019

2019 asp 13 · Enacted 25 July 2019 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about how land is developed and used.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 20th June 2019 and received Royal Assent on 25th July 2019

Contents

  1. Part 1: Development planning
  2. Development planning
  3. 1Purpose of planning
  4. 2National Planning Framework
  5. 3Open space strategy
  6. 4Housing needs of older people and disabled people: parliamentary report Not yet in force
  7. 5Strategic development: regional spatial strategies
  8. 6Removal of requirement to prepare strategic development plans
  9. 7Local development plans
  10. 8List of persons seeking land for self-build housing
  11. 9Supplementary guidance
  12. 10Key agencies
  13. 11Delivery programmes
  14. 12Amendment of National Planning Framework and local development plans
  15. 13Development plan
  16. Local place plans
  17. 14Local place plans
  18. Part 2: Masterplan consent areas
  19. 15Masterplan consent area schemes
  20. 16Bar to creation of new simplified planning zones
  21. Part 3: Development management
  22. Meaning of “development”
  23. 17Meaning of “development”: use of dwellinghouse for short-term holiday lets
  24. Applications
  25. 18Pre-application consultation
  26. 19Assessment of health effects Not yet in force
  27. 20Regulations about procedure for certain applications
  28. 21Removal of requirement to recover costs before determining certain applications Not yet in force
  29. 22Declining to determine an application
  30. Notice by planning authority of certain applications made to them
  31. 23Notice by planning authority of certain applications made to them
  32. Assessment of environmental effects
  33. 24Assessment of environmental effects
  34. Conditional grant of planning permission: noise-sensitive developments
  35. 25Conditional grant of planning permission: noise-sensitive developments
  36. Conditional grant of planning permission: provision of toilet facilities within certain large developments
  37. 26Conditional grant of planning permission: provision of toilet facilities within certain large developments
  38. Delegation of development decisions
  39. 27Delegation of development decisions
  40. 28Schemes of delegation Not yet in force
  41. Call-in of applications by Scottish Ministers: further provision
  42. 29Call-in of applications by Scottish Ministers: further provision
  43. Determination of applications: statement to accompany notification
  44. 30Determination of applications: statement to accompany notification
  45. Agreements relating to period before which an appeal may be made Not yet in force
  46. 31Agreements relating to period before which an appeal may be made Not yet in force
  47. Duration of planning permission
  48. 32Duration of planning permission
  49. 33Completion notices
  50. Planning obligations
  51. 34Planning obligations: financial agreements
  52. 35Planning obligations: publication Not yet in force
  53. 36Planning obligations: annual report Not yet in force
  54. 37Planning obligations: modification or discharge
  55. Declining to determine an application: further provision
  56. 38Declining to determine an application: further provision
  57. Development orders Not yet in force
  58. 39Withdrawal of planning permission granted by development order Not yet in force
  59. Part 4: Other matters
  60. Promotion and use of mediation etc.
  61. 40Promotion and use of mediation etc.
  62. Charges and fees
  63. 41Fees for planning applications etc.
  64. Enforcement
  65. 42Fines: increases and duty of court in determining amount
  66. 43Liability for expenses under enforcement notice Not yet in force
  67. 44Enforcement charters: statement on major developments Not yet in force
  68. Training for taking planning decisions Not yet in force
  69. 45Power to impose training requirements: planning authorities Not yet in force
  70. Performance of planning authorities
  71. 46Annual report by planning authorities on performance Not yet in force
  72. 47National performance monitoring
  73. Regulations
  74. 48Regulations
  75. Ministerial directions
  76. 49Publication of directions
  77. Chief planning officers
  78. 50Chief planning officers
  79. National Scenic Areas
  80. 51National Scenic Areas
  81. Notice by planning authority of applications for listed building consent
  82. 52Notice by planning authority of applications for listed building consent
  83. Forestry and woodland strategy
  84. 53Forestry and woodland strategy
  85. Part 5: Infrastructure levy
  86. 54Power to provide for levy Not yet in force
  87. 55Guidance Not yet in force
  88. 56Interpretation of Part and schedule Not yet in force
  89. 57Power to change meaning of “infrastructure” Not yet in force
  90. 58Lapsing of power to provide for levy
  91. Part 6: Final provisions
  92. 59Ancillary provision
  93. 60Power to replace descriptions with actual dates
  94. 61Regulation-making powers
  95. 62Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
  96. 63Commencement
  97. 64Short title
  98. Schedule 1: Infrastructure-levy regulations Not yet in force
  99. General Not yet in force
  100. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  101. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  102. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  103. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  104. Who is liable for what Not yet in force
  105. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  106. Relief where relevant planning obligation Not yet in force
  107. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  108. Local exemptions and discounts Not yet in force
  109. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  110. Collection and enforcement Not yet in force
  111. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  112. Financial penalty for late payment Not yet in force
  113. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
  114. Stopping development Not yet in force
  115. 10Paragraph 10 Not yet in force
  116. Remission and repayment Not yet in force
  117. 11Paragraph 11 Not yet in force
  118. Appeals Not yet in force
  119. 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force
  120. Accounting requirements Not yet in force
  121. 13Paragraph 13 Not yet in force
  122. Expenditure of levy income Not yet in force
  123. 14Paragraph 14 Not yet in force
  124. Use of planning and development powers Not yet in force
  125. 15Paragraph 15 Not yet in force
  126. Maximum penalties Not yet in force
  127. 16Paragraph 16 Not yet in force
  128. Schedule 2: Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
  129. Part 1: Development planning
  130. Removal of requirement to prepare strategic development plans
  131. 1Paragraph 1
  132. Local development plans
  133. 2Paragraph 2
  134. Delivery programmes
  135. 3Paragraph 3
  136. Development plan
  137. 4Paragraph 4
  138. Part 2: Masterplan consent areas
  139. Masterplan consent area schemes
  140. 5Paragraph 5
  141. Part 3: Development management
  142. Duration of planning permission
  143. 6Paragraph 6
  144. Schemes of delegation and local review Not yet in force
  145. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  146. Development orders Not yet in force
  147. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  148. Part 4: Regulations
  149. 9Paragraph 9