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The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013

S.S.I. 2013/155 · Made 21 May 2013 · Extends to Scotland

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Town And Country Planning

Made 21st May 2013

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd May 2013

Coming into force 30th June 2013

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 27A(1), 27C, 30(1) and (3), 32, 34, 35, 35A, 35B(4) and (5), 35C(2), 36, 36A, 38(2)(b), 38A(1), 43, 43A, 59, 152 and 275 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 M1, and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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M1

1997 c.8. The functions of the Secretary of State transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). Sections 27A and 27C were inserted by section 6, sections 35A, 35B and 35C by section 11, section 36A by section 13, section 38A by section 14 and section 43A by section 17 of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 17) (“the 2006 Act”) and sections 32, 34, 36, 43, 59 and 275 were respectively substituted by or amended by sections 7, 10, 12, 16, 21 and 54(16) of the 2006 Act. Section 43A is amended by S.S.I. 2013/24 and 2013/26.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introductory
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Application
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. Part 2: Pre-application consultation
  6. 4Pre-application consultation – classes of development
  7. 4APre-application consultation – exemptions
  8. 5Content of pre-application screening notice
  9. 6Content of proposal of application notice
  10. 7Pre-application consultation
  11. 7ATemporary relaxation of pre-application consultation requirements during Coronavirus emergency period
  12. 7BForm and content of pre-application consultation report
  13. Part 3: Procedure on applications for planning permission
  14. 8Applications for planning permission
  15. 9Form and content of an application for planning permission
  16. 10Application for planning permission in principle
  17. 11Further applications
  18. 12Application for approval of matters specified in conditions
  19. 13Design and access statements
  20. 14Validation date
  21. 15Notices to owners and agricultural tenants under section 35 of the Act
  22. Part 4: Procedure by planning authority
  23. 16Registers of applications
  24. 17Acknowledgment of applications
  25. 18Notification by the planning authority
  26. 19Notification of minerals applications
  27. 20Publication of application by the planning authority
  28. 20ARegulation 20A
  29. 21List of applications
  30. 22Publication of list of applications
  31. 23Provision of information to community councils and within public libraries
  32. 24Further information
  33. 25Consultation by the planning authority
  34. 26Time periods for decision
  35. 27Pre-determination hearings
  36. 28Decision notice
  37. 29Schemes of delegation
  38. Part 5: Directions
  39. 30Directions requiring consultation
  40. 31Directions requiring information
  41. 32Directions restricting the grant of planning permission
  42. 33Directions requiring consideration of condition
  43. 34Provisions supplementary to regulations 30 to 33
  44. 35Notice of reference of applications to the Scottish Ministers
  45. Part 6: Particular cases
  46. 36Application relating to marine fish farming
  47. 37Cairngorms National Park
  48. 38Applications – national security
  49. 39Development which does not accord with the development plan
  50. Part 7: Notification and display
  51. 40Notification of initiation of development
  52. 41Display notices
  53. Part 8: Certificates of lawful use or development
  54. 42Application for certificate of lawful use or development
  55. 43Documentation accompanying applications
  56. 44Procedure on receipt of application
  57. 45Applications for certificate of lawful use or development - national security
  58. 46Revocations of certificate of lawful use or development
  59. Part 9: General
  60. 47Electronic communications
  61. 48Service of notices
  62. Part 10: Transitional provisions, revocations and savings
  63. 49Transitional provisions
  64. 50Applications for approval of reserved matters made on or after 3rd August 2009
  65. 51Revocations and savings
  66. Signature
  67. Schedule 1Notices under regulation 15
  68. Schedule 2: Registers under section 36(1)
  69. 1Register of applications for planning permission
  70. 2Paragraph 2
  71. 3Paragraph 3
  72. 4Paragraph 4
  73. 5Certificates of lawful use or development
  74. 5AParagraph 5A
  75. 6Provisions applicable to registers generally
  76. 7Paragraph 7
  77. Schedule 3: Classes of development - regulations 20(2)(c) and 41(1)(b)
  78. Paragraph
  79. Schedule 4Notice for publication in newspaper
  80. Schedule 5: Consultation by the planning authority
  81. Paragraph
  82. 1Paragraph 1
  83. 2Paragraph 2
  84. 3Paragraph 3
  85. 3AParagraph 3A
  86. 4Paragraph 4
  87. 5Paragraph 5
  88. 6Paragraph 6
  89. 7Paragraph 7
  90. 8Paragraph 8
  91. 9Paragraph 9
  92. 10Paragraph 10
  93. 11Paragraph 11
  94. 12Paragraph 12
  95. 13Paragraph 13
  96. 14Paragraph 14
  97. 15Paragraph 15
  98. 16Paragraph 16
  99. 17Paragraph 17
  100. Interpretation of Schedule 5
  101. Schedule 6: Notice to accompany refusal etc.
  102. FORM 1Part FORM 1
  103. FORM 2Part FORM 2
  104. Schedule 7Form of notice to be displayed while development in progress
  105. Schedule 8Certificate of lawful use or development
  106. Schedule 9Revocations
  107. Explanatory note