# The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013, Regulation 7A: Temporary relaxation of pre-application consultation requirements during Coronavirus emergency period


(1) This regulation applies in relation to an application for planning permission submitted—
(a) either—
(i) during the emergency period, or
(ii) within the period of 6 months immediately following the expiry of the emergency period, and
(b) in respect of which a proposal of application notice is given to the planning authority before, or during, the emergency period.
(2) Where this regulation applies in relation to an application for planning permission, regulation 7 applies in relation to that application—
(a) as if paragraphs (2)(a) and (b)(iii) and (3) were omitted, ...
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, the “emergency period” is the period beginning on 24 April 2020 and ending at the end of 30 September 2022 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/155/regulation/7A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-development-management-procedure-scotland-regulations-2013/regulation-7A
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