Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

Applications for planning permission

32 Form and content of applications for planning permission

Any application to a planning authority for planning permission—

(a) shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations or by a development order, and

(b) shall include such particulars and be verified by such evidence as may be required by the regulations or the development order or by directions given by the planning authority under the regulations or order.

33 Planning permission for development already carried out

(1) On an application made to a planning authority, the planning permission which may be granted includes planning permission for development carried out before the date of the application.

(2) Subsection (1) applies to development carried out—

(a) without planning permission,

(b) in accordance with planning permission granted for a limited period, or

(c) without complying with some condition subject to which planning permission was granted.

(3) Planning permission for such development may be granted so as to have effect from—

(a) the date on which the development was carried out, or

(b) if it was carried out in accordance with planning permission granted for a limited period, the end of that period.