Scottish Statutory Instrument
2013
Scotland
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
At a glance
What's here
10 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Applicant 2
- Any Person 1
Plus 7 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
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What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — Introductory
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Application
Interpretation
Part 2 — Pre-application consultation
Form and content of pre-application consultation report
- Prepare and submit a pre-application consultation report Applicant
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Pre-application consultation – classes of development
Pre-application consultation – exemptions
Content of pre-application screening notice
Content of proposal of application notice
Pre-application consultation
Temporary relaxation of pre-application consultation requirements during Coronavirus emergency period
Part 3 — Procedure on applications for planning permission
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Applications for planning permission
Form and content of an application for planning permission
Application for planning permission in principle
Further applications
Application for approval of matters specified in conditions
Design and access statements
Validation date
Notices to owners and agricultural tenants under section 35 of the Act
Part 4 — Procedure by planning authority
(1) A notice published by virtue of regulation 20(1) and...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Planning authorities must follow strict procedures for handling applications Local authority
Browse 14 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Registers of applications
Acknowledgment of applications
Notification by the planning authority
Notification of minerals applications
Publication of application by the planning authority
List of applications
Publication of list of applications
Provision of information to community councils and within public libraries
Further information
Consultation by the planning authority
Time periods for decision
Pre-determination hearings
Decision notice
Schemes of delegation
Part 5 — Directions
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Directions requiring consultation
Directions requiring information
Directions restricting the grant of planning permission
Directions requiring consideration of condition
Provisions supplementary to regulations 30 to 33
Notice of reference of applications to the Scottish Ministers
Part 6 — Particular cases
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Application relating to marine fish farming
Cairngorms National Park
Applications – national security
Development which does not accord with the development plan
Part 7 — Notification and display
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Notification of initiation of development
Display notices
Part 8 — Certificates of lawful use or development
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Application for certificate of lawful use or development
Documentation accompanying applications
Procedure on receipt of application
Applications for certificate of lawful use or development - national security
Revocations of certificate of lawful use or development
Part 9 — General
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Electronic communications
Service of notices
Part 10 — Transitional provisions, revocations and savings
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Transitional provisions
Applications for approval of reserved matters made on or after 3rd August 2009
Revocations and savings
Schedules
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Notices under regulation 15
Registers under section 36(1)
Register of applications for planning permission
Part I of the register is, in respect of every...
Part II of the register of applications for planning permission...
The information to be contained in the Report is—
Certificates of lawful use or development
The register kept by the planning authority must also contain...
Provisions applicable to registers generally
Where the register kept by a planning authority under this...
Classes of development - regulations 20(2)(c) and 41(1)(b)
The following are the classes of development specified for the...
Notice for publication in newspaper
Consultation by the planning authority
SEPA— (1) where the development is likely to result in...
The roads authority concerned, where the development involves—
The Theatres Trust where the development involves any land on...
Scottish Water where the development is likely to require a...
A district salmon fishery board where the development consists of...
The Scottish Ministers and the Secretary of State where marine...
The Crofting Commission where the development may have an adverse...
sportscotland where the development is likely to—
Historic Environment Scotland, in the case of—
Scottish Natural Heritage where— (a) the development may affect a...
The Health and Safety Executive where the development is within...
The Office for Nuclear Regulation where the development is within...
Scottish Natural Heritage, the Health and Safety Executive and SEPA...
The Scottish Ministers, in the case of—
The community council, if any, within whose area the development...
The Coal Authority where the development consists of—
Any adjoining planning authority, where the development is likely to...
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited or any other railway undertakers likely...
Subject to regulation 25, the planning authority must before determining...
Interpretation of Schedule 5
Notice to accompany refusal etc.
Form of notice to be displayed while development in progress
Certificate of lawful use or development
Revocations
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.
Content of pre-application screening notice
- Include required details in pre-application screening notices Any Person
Application for planning permission in principle
- Submit specific information when applying for planning permission in principle Applicant
Notification by the planning authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Planning authorities must notify neighbours of planning applications Local authority
Notification of minerals applications
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authority must notify the public of minerals applications Local authority
List of applications
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Planning authority must maintain a public list of planning applications Local authority
Decision notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Planning authority must issue a formal decision notice on applications Local authority
Provisions supplementary to regulations 30 to 33
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Planning authorities must comply with Scottish Ministers' directions Local authority
Cairngorms National Park
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Planning authority must notify Cairngorms National Park of applications Local authority
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Citation and commencement
Application
Interpretation
Pre-application consultation – classes of development
Content of proposal of application notice
Pre-application consultation
Applications for planning permission
Form and content of an application for planning permission
Further applications
Application for approval of matters specified in conditions
Design and access statements
Validation date
Notices to owners and agricultural tenants under section 35 of the Act
Registers of applications
Acknowledgment of applications
Publication of application by the planning authority
Publication of list of applications
Provision of information to community councils and within public libraries
Further information
Consultation by the planning authority
Time periods for decision
Pre-determination hearings
Schemes of delegation
Directions requiring consultation
Directions requiring information
Directions restricting the grant of planning permission
Directions requiring consideration of condition
Notice of reference of applications to the Scottish Ministers
Application relating to marine fish farming
Applications – national security
Development which does not accord with the development plan
Notification of initiation of development
Display notices
Application for certificate of lawful use or development
Documentation accompanying applications
Procedure on receipt of application
Applications for certificate of lawful use or development - national security
Revocations of certificate of lawful use or development
Electronic communications
Service of notices
Transitional provisions
Applications for approval of reserved matters made on or after 3rd August 2009
Revocations and savings
Form and content of pre-application consultation report
Pre-application consultation – exemptions
Procedure by planning authority
Temporary relaxation of pre-application consultation requirements during Coronavirus emergency period
Official guidance
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