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Regulation 4 Consultation on proposed amendments to the local development plan

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(1)

If a planning authority proposes to amend a local development plan, the planning authority must consult with regard to the proposed amendments by—

(a)

publishing on the internet and making available for inspection at an office of the planning authority and in every public library in the local development plan area—

(i)

a document setting out the proposed amendments,

(ii)

a document setting out the purpose of the proposed amendments and the planning authority’s reasons, and evidence, for proposing the amendments,

(b)

publishing in a local newspaper circulating in the area and on the internet a notice containing the information specified in paragraph (2),

(c)

sending a notice containing that information to—

(i)

the Scottish Ministers,

(ii)

the key agencies,

(iii)

a planning authority for the land which adjoins the local development plan area,

(iv)

every community council any part of whose area is within the local development plan area.

(2)

The information is—

(a)

a statement that it is proposed to amend the local development plan and how the proposed amendments may be inspected,

(b)

a brief description of the purpose of the proposed amendments,

(c)

details of how further information may be obtained regarding the proposed amendments, including that a document setting out the proposed amendments, and the planning authority’s reasons for proposing them, is to be published on the internet under paragraph (1)(a),

(d)

a statement that any person wishing to do so may make representations on the proposed amendments before the end of the period for representations, and

(e)

information as to how and to whom any representations should be made including information stating when the period for representations expires.

(3)

In this regulation—

  • “community council” means a community council established in accordance with Part IV of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973f1,

  • “key agencies” means the bodies listed in regulation 25(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Planning ) (Scotland) Regulations 2023f2

  • “the period for representations” means a period of at least 6 weeks beginning, in the case of a notice published under paragraph (1)(b), with the date on which that notice is first published, and, in the case of a notice sent under paragraph (1)(c), the date on which that notice is sent.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1973 c. 65. There are amendments to Part IV which are not directly relevant to these Regulations.

f2

S.S.I. 2023/101.