# The Town and Country Planning (Play Sufficiency Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision in connection with the preparation of a play sufficiency assessment under section 16D of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (“the Act”). Planning authorities must carry out a play sufficiency assessment as part of the evidence report which must be prepared under section 16B of the Act before the preparation of a local development plan.
Regulation 3 sets out the form and content of a play sufficiency assessment. Regulation 4 provides who the planning authority must consult in the preparation of the play sufficiency assessment. Regulation 5 specifies that the play sufficiency assessment must be published electronically.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2023/97/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-play-sufficiency-assessment-scotland-regulations-2023/note
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