The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2004(1).

(3) These Regulations apply to–

(a) applications referred to at regulation 1(2)(a) of the principal Regulations which are made on or after 1st April 2007; and

(b) deemed applications for planning permission in connection with an enforcement notice issued on or after 1st April 2007.

General increase

2.—(1) The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with this regulation and regulations 3 and 4.

(2) In regulation 2(1) after the definition of “the Schedule”–

(a) omit the word “and”; and

(b) insert–

““the Table” means the Table set out in Part III of the Schedule; and”.

(3) In regulation 2(3) omit paragraph (c).

(4) In regulation 12–

(a) in paragraph (5)(b) for the words from “ £120” to “£130” substitute “£145”; and

(b) in paragraph (6) for the words from “£240” to “£13,000” substitute “£290 for each dwellinghouse, subject to a maximum of £14,500”.

(5) In regulation 13(1) for the words from “£46” to “£50” substitute “£55”.

(6) In regulation 14(2) for the words from “£120” to “£130” substitute “£145”.

3.  In the Schedule to the principal Regulations (fees in respect of applications and deemed applications for planning permission or for approval of reserved matters)–

(a) in paragraph 1(a) for “the tables set out in Part III” substitute “the Table”;

(b) in paragraph 2(a) for “Table 1” substitute “the Table”;

(c) in paragraph 2(b) for “Table 2” substitute “the Table”;

(d) in paragraphs 4(1) and 5(2) and (3)(b) for the words from “£240” to “£260” substitute “£290”;

(e) in paragraphs 6 and 7(b) for the words from “£120” to “£130” substitute “£145”; and

(f) in paragraph 14 for–

(i) “£240” substitute “£290”; and

(ii) “£6,500” substitute “£7,250”.

4.  For Table 1 and Table 2 contained in Part III of the Schedule to the principal Regulations substitute the Table contained in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Savings

5.  These Regulations shall not affect the principal Regulations in so far as the principal Regulations apply to–

(a) any application or deemed application referred to at regulation 1(2)(a) of the principal Regulations made before 1st April 2007; and

(b) any deemed application for planning permission in connection with an enforcement notice issued before 1st April 2007.

DES McNULTY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

19th March 2007