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UK Statutory Instrument
1992
Scotland
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992
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What's here
25 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide · 1 journey
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Operator 18
- Any Person 4
Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Step-by-step journeys using this legislation
Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
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- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 75 duties
- Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) 2016 66 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, citation and commencement
Interpretation
Part 2 — PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT
Notification of an application for a determination under class 70
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authority must notify neighbours of demolition applications Local authority
N otification of an application for a determination under class 67
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must notify neighbours of telecoms planning applications Local authority
Browse 9 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Permitted development
Directions restricting permitted development
Notice and service of article 4 directions
Cancellation of article 4 directions
Directions restricting development in respect of minerals under class 54 or 66
When a planning authority is in receipt of an application...
When a planning authority is in receipt of an application...
Before determining an application submitted under sub-paragraph (23)(b) of class...
When determining an application submitted under sub-paragraph (23)(b) of class...
Part 3 — REVOCATIONS
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Revocations and savings
Schedules
Browse 20 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
CLASSES OF PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT
REVOCATIONS
The removal of material of any description from a stockpile....
(1) The removal of material of any description from a...
BAD NEIGHBOUR DEVELOPMENT
Form of Direction by Planning Authority under Article 4(8)
Interpretation of Part 14
Interpretation of Part 15
Interpretation of Part 16
Interpretation of Part 17
Interpretation of Part 18
Interpretation of Part 19
Interpretation of Part 22
Interpretation of Part 2A
Interpretation of Part 2D
Interpretation of Part 2G
Interpretation of Part 3—
Interpretation of Part 6
Interpretation of Part 7
Interpretation of Part 8
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.
(1) The carrying out on agricultural land comprised in an ...
- Apply for prior approval before erecting or significantly altering agricultural buildings Operator
(1) Development consisting of a change of use of a ...
- Apply for prior approval before converting agricultural building to dwelling Operator
(1) Development consisting of a change of use of a ...
- Apply for prior approval before converting agricultural buildings to commercial use Operator
(1) The carrying out on peatland of works for the ...
- Submit peatland restoration scheme and obtain approval before starting works Operator
(1) The placing or assembly of equipment within the area ...
- Obtain prior approval before replacing or installing fish farm pens Operator
(1) The placing or assembly of equipment within the area ...
- Apply for prior approval before replacing or relocating a fish farm feed barge Operator
(1) The placing or assembly of equipment within the area ...
- Apply for prior approval to replace fish farm top nets or supports Operator
(1) The placing or assembly of a long-line for use ...
- Apply for prior approval before placing or assembling long-lines at fish farms Operator
(1) The placing or assembly of equipment within the area ...
- Apply for prior approval before replacing finfish pen nets at Scottish fish farms Operator
(1) The carrying out on land used for the purposes ...
- Apply for prior approval before building or forming private ways on forestry land Operator
(1) Development consisting of a change of use of a ...
- Apply for prior approval before converting a forestry building to a dwelling Operator
(1) Development consisting of a change of use of a ...
- Apply for planning prior approval before converting forestry building to commercial use Operator
Public gas transporters
- Comply with conditions for permitted gas development works Any Person
Development at an airport
- Consult planning authority before airport development works Operator
(1) Development on any land ... consisting of— (a) the ...
- Notify planning authority and restore land after mineral exploration Operator
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement of a free standing ...
- Obtain prior approval for a free-standing wind turbine at your home Operator
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement of an air source ...
- Comply with conditions and restrictions when installing an air source heat pump Any Person
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement of a wind turbine ...
- Install a wind turbine on a detached house (permitted development rules) Any Person
(1) A building operation consisting of the demolition of a ...
- Obtain prior approval or give written justification before demolishing a building Operator
(1) Development consisting of— (a) the setting up and the ...
- Apply for prior approval before building toll collection facilities Operator
(1) Development by, or on behalf of, a local authority ...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must notify planning authority and restore land after emergency development Local authority
(1) Any alteration or replacement of an existing window. (2) ...
- Get prior approval before replacing windows in conservation areas Operator
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement, within a qualifying parking ...
- Comply with size and placement limits for EV charging points in parking areas Any Person
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(1) Development consisting of a change of use of a ...
Development consisting of a change of use of a building ...
(1) Development consisting of a change of use of a ...
(1) Development consisting of a change of use of a ...
Development consisting of a change of use of a building ...
(1) Development consisting of a change of use of a ...
(1) Development consisting of a change of use of a ...
(1) The provision on land of buildings, moveable structures, works, ...
The use of land (other than a building or land ...
(1) The use of land, other than a building, as ...
Development required by the conditions of a site licence for ...
Water Management
(1) The winning and working on land held or occupied ...
Enlargement of a dwellinghouse
Land drainage works
Peat
(1) The placing or assembly of equipment within the area ...
(1) The placing or assembly of any equipment within the ...
(1) Development consisting of a change of use of a ...
(1) The placing or assembly of equipment within the area ...
(1) The placing or assembly of equipment within the area ...
(1) The placing or assembly of equipment within the area ...
(1) The extension or alteration of an industrial building or ...
(1) Development carried out on industrial land for the purposes ...
(1) The provision of a hard surface within the curtilage ...
(1) The deposit of waste material resulting from an industrial ...
(1) The carrying out on land within the boundaries of ...
(1) The carrying out of any works for the purposes ...
(1) Development authorised by— (a) a local or private Act ...
Improvements or alterations to a dwellinghouse which are not enlargements
The erection or construction and the maintenance, improvement or other ...
The carrying out by a roads authority– (a) on land ...
The carrying out, within their own district by a local ...
Railway or light railway undertakings
Dock, pier, harbour, water transport, canal or inland navigation undertakings
Works to inland waterways
Dredgings
Water undertakings
Other development within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse
Electricity undertakings
Tramway or road transport undertakings
Lighthouse undertakings
Universal Service Providers
Sewerage undertakings
Air navigation development at an airport
Air navigation development near an airport
Development by Civil Aviation Authority within an airport
Development by Civil Aviation Authority for air traffic control and ...
Development by Civil Aviation Authority in emergency
(1) Any improvement or other alteration to the external appearance...
(1) The provision of a building within the curtilage of...
Development by Civil Aviation Authority for air traffic control etc.
Development by Civil Aviation Authority for surveys etc.
Use of airport buildings managed by relevant airport operators
(1) Development on any land during a period not exceeding ...
(1) The carrying out of operations for the erection, extension, ...
(1) The carrying out, on land used as a mine ...
(1) The carrying out with the prior approval of the ...
(1) Development by a licensee of the Coal Authority, in ...
(1) Any development required for the purposes of a mine ...
(1) Any development required for the purposes of a mine ...
(1) The carrying out by the Coal Authority or a ...
(1) Development by or on behalf of an electronic communications ...
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement on any building or ...
(1) Development on land used as an amusement park consisting ...
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement of a flue, forming ...
The installation, alteration or replacement of a ground source heat ...
The installation, alteration or replacement of a water source heat ...
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement of a flue, forming ...
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement of solar PV or ...
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement of solar PV or ...
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement of a ground source ...
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement of solar PV or ...
(1) The carrying out on agricultural land comprised in an ...
(1) The carrying out on land used for the purposes ...
(1) The extension or alteration of an industrial building or ...
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement of free standing solar ...
(1) The erection, construction, maintenance, improvement or alteration of a ...
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement on any building or ...
Housing of poultry and captive birds
(1) The carrying out by or on behalf of the ...
(1) Development by or on behalf of the Crown on ...
The formation, laying out and construction of a means of ...
(1) The stone cleaning or painting of the exterior of ...
(1) The extension or alteration of a shop or financial ...
(1) The erection or construction of a trolley store within ...
(1) The extension or alteration of (a) a school, college, ...
(1) The extension or alteration of an office building ....
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement, within a qualifying parking ...
(1) The erection, construction or alteration of any access ramp...
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement of a reverse vending...
(1) The provision within the curtilage of a commercial building ...
(1) The provision of a building within the rear curtilage ...
(1) The provision within the boundaries of a public road ...
(1) Development consisting of— (a) a change of use of ...
(1) The installation, alteration or replacement— (a) within a qualifying ...
For the purposes of Part 1— “balcony” means a platform, ...
For the purposes of Part 1A– “Air Quality Management Area”, ...
For the purposes of Part 1B— “air quality management area” ...
For the purposes of Part 23— “building” does not include ...
For the purposes of Part 24— “facilities for the collection ...
For the purposes of this Part— (1) The following expressions ...
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Development management and National Scenic Areas | NatureScot (opens in a new tab) from NatureScot Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
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Local Authority (Environmental Health / Licensing / Planning)
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