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The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
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7.—(1) The prospective applicant is to consult as respects a proposed application every community council any part of whose area is within or adjoins the land where the proposed development is situated and in doing so is to give a copy of the proposal of application notice to the community council.
(2) [F1Subject to regulation 7A,] the prospective applicant is to—
(a)hold at least [F2two public events] where members of the public may make comments to the prospective applicant as regards the proposed development; and
[F3(b)publish in a local newspaper circulating in the locality in which the proposed development is situated—
(i)a notice in respect of the first public event containing the information specified in paragraph (2A), and
(ii)a further notice in respect of the final public event containing the information specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) and (e) of paragraph (2A).]
[F4(2A) The information is—
(a)a description of, and the location of, the proposed development,
(b)details as to how (including by what electronic means) further information may be obtained concerning the proposed development,
(c)the date and place of the public event,
(d)a statement explaining how, and by when, persons wishing to make comments to the prospective applicant relating to the proposal may do so, and
(e)a statement that comments made to the prospective applicant are not representations to the planning authority and if the prospective applicant submits an application there will be an opportunity to make representations on that application to the planning authority.]
(3) A public event held by the prospective applicant in accordance with paragraph (2)(a) is not to be held earlier than 7 days after notification of the date and place of [F5the public event is given under paragraph (2)(b)(i) or (ii), as the case may be, and the final public event must be held at least 14 days after the first public event].
[F6(4) The prospective applicant must at the final public event provide feedback to members of the public in respect of comments received by the prospective applicant as regards the proposed development.]
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F1Words in reg. 7(2) inserted (24.4.2020) by The Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Temporary Modifications) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/124), regs. 1, 2(2)
F2Words in reg. 7(2)(a) substituted (1.10.2021) by The Town and Country Planning (Pre-Application Consultation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/99), regs. 1(1), 6(a) (with reg. 10(a))
F3Reg. 7(2)(b) substituted (1.10.2021) by The Town and Country Planning (Pre-Application Consultation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/99), regs. 1(1), 6(b) (with reg. 10(a))
F4Reg. 7(2A) inserted (1.10.2021) by The Town and Country Planning (Pre-Application Consultation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/99), regs. 1(1), 6(c) (with reg. 10(a))
F5Words in reg. 7(3) substituted (1.10.2021) by The Town and Country Planning (Pre-Application Consultation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/99), regs. 1(1), 6(d) (with reg. 10(a))
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