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The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 8) is the principal piece of legislation governing the use and development of land within Scotland. [1] The act's forerunner was the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 .
Warehouse conversion to flats in Hull. Development of this type is sometimes allowed under the GPDO. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (the "GPDO 2015") is a statutory instrument, applying in England, that grants planning permission for certain types of development without the requirement for approval from the local planning authority (such ...
Development Management, the second component of the planning system in Scotland, is the system of granting or refusing planning permission for any project to be undertaken within Scotland. Local councils in Scotland each have authority to grant or refuse planning permission based on information received by the council from the applicant.
In Scotland, to the Scottish Government; Directorate for Planning & Environmental Appeals or a Local Review Body of the local planning authority. In Wales, to the Senedd. In England and Wales the appeal is heard by a planning inspector, while in Scotland this role is filled by a reporter. [9]
In modern times, development, including that by government departments and local authorities requires planning permission, and is subject to the same process of scrutiny as any private developer. An increasing range of developments are permitted development – a form of planning permission granted nationally or locally by order in advance.
This table also shows the permitted changes of use (in relation to England) from Schedule 2 Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (note: some of these permitted changes of use require an application for prior approval to be submitted to the local planning authority).
These categories are referred to as permitted development. [1] In the case of any proposal there is therefore a two-stage test: "is the proposal development at all?" and, if the proposal is development, "is it permitted development?" Only if a development is not permitted development would an application for planning permission be required.
Development Management is the name given to the element of Scotland's system of town and country planning, through which national government, local government and national park authorities (the 'Planning Authority') regulate land-use and development. [1]