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Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 National Planning Framework

    1. 1.National Planning Framework

  3. Part 2 Development plans

    1. 2.Development plans

  4. Part 3 Development management

    1. Meaning of development

      1. 3.Meaning of “development”

      2. 4.Marine fish farms

      3. 5.Hierarchy of developments for purposes of development management etc.

    2. Initiation and completion of development

      1. 6.Initiation and completion of development

    3. Applications for planning permission and certain consents

      1. 7.Applications for planning permission and certain consents

      2. 8.Variation of planning applications

      3. 9.Development already carried out

    4. Publicity for applications

      1. 10.Publicity for applications

      2. 11.Pre-application consultation

      3. 12.Public availability of information as to how planning applications have been dealt with

      4. 13.Keeping and publication of lists of applications

    5. Determination of applications

      1. 14.Pre-determination hearings

      2. 15.Additional grounds for declining to determine application for planning permission

      3. 16.Manner in which applications for planning permission are dealt with etc.

      4. 17.Local developments: schemes of delegation

    6. Powers of Scottish Ministers in relation to planning applications and decisions

      1. 18.Call-in of applications by Scottish Ministers

      2. 19.Appeals etc.

    7. Duration of planning permission and listed building consent etc.

      1. 20.Duration of planning permission and listed building consent etc.

      2. 21.Planning permission in principle

      3. 22.Further provision as regards duration of planning permission etc.

    8. Planning obligations and good neighbour agreements

      1. 23.Planning obligations

      2. 24.Good neighbour agreements

  5. Part 4 Enforcement

    1. Fixed penalty notices

      1. 25.Fixed penalty notices

    2. Stop notices

      1. 26.Temporary stop notices

    3. Enforcement charters

      1. 27.Enforcement charters

  6. Part 5 Trees

    1. 28.Tree preservation orders

  7. Part 6 Correction of errors

    1. 29.Correction of errors

  8. Part 7 Assessment

    1. 30.Assessment of planning authority's performance or decision making

  9. Part 8 Financial provisions

    1. 31.Fees and charges

    2. 32.Grants for advice and assistance

  10. Part 9 Business improvement districts

    1. BID arrangements

      1. 33.Arrangements with respect to business improvement districts

      2. 34.Joint arrangements

      3. 35.Additional contributions and action

      4. 36.Duty to comply with arrangements

    2. Administration etc.

      1. 37.BID Revenue Account

    3. Procedure

      1. 38.BID proposals

      2. 39.Entitlement to vote in ballot

      3. 40.Approval in ballot

      4. 41.Approval in ballot – alternative conditions

      5. 42.Power of veto

      6. 43.Appeal against veto

      7. 44.Commencement of BID arrangements

    4. Miscellaneous

      1. 45.Duration of BID arrangements etc.

      2. 46.Regulations about ballots

      3. 47.Further provision as to regulations under Part 9

      4. 48.Crown application of Part 9

      5. 49.Interpretation of Part 9

  11. Part 10 Miscellaneous and general provisions

    1. Miscellaneous

      1. 50.National Scenic Areas

      2. 51.Equal opportunities

      3. 52.Regulations in connection with inquiries etc.

      4. 53.Old development plans

      5. 54.Further amendment of the principal Act

      6. 55.Further amendment of the listed buildings Act

    2. General

      1. 56.Repeals

      2. 57.Interpretation

      3. 58.Supplementary and consequential provision

      4. 59.Commencement

      5. 60.Short title

    1. SCHEDULE

      Repeals

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