Paragraph 4

In regulation 21 (duties to inform the public and the Scottish Ministers of final decisions), after paragraph (3) insert–

“(4)

Notification in writing of a decision shall be deemed to have been given to a person for the purposes of this regulation where–

(a)

the planning authority or the Scottish Ministers, as the case may be, and the person have agreed that a decision and reasons required under this regulation to be given in writing may instead be accessed by that person via a website;

(b)

the decision is a decision and reasons to which that agreement applies;

(c)

the planning authority have published the decision on a website; and

(d)

the person is notified, in a manner for the time being agreed between that person and the planning authority, of–

(i)

the publication of the decision and reasons on a website;

(ii)

the address of the website; and

(iii)

the place on the website where the decision and reasons may be accessed, and how they may be accessed.”.