The Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2015

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Hazardous substances, controlled quantities and exemptions

   1. 3. Hazardous substances and controlled quantities

   2. 4. Exemptions

4. PART 3 Applications

   1. 5. Notice to owner by applicants

   2. 6. Applications for hazardous substances consent

   3. 7. Applications for removal of conditions

   4. 8. Applications for continuation of hazardous substances consent where there has been a change in the person in control of part of the land

   5. 9. Neighbour notification by planning authorities

   6. 10. Publication of receipt of application by planning authorities

   7. 11. Validation date

   8. 12. Acknowledgment of applications

   9. 13. Further information

   10. 14. Consultation before determination of applications

   11. 15. Representations

   12. 16. Duty to notify the Scottish Ministers of applications

   13. 17. Time period for determination

   14. 18. Decision notices on applications under regulation 6, 7 or 8

   15. 19. Notices of decision on applications for approval of matters specified in conditions

   16. 20. Notice of reference of applications to the Scottish Ministers

5. PART 4 Policies and public participation

   1. 21. Policies

   2. 22. Plans and programmes

   3. 23. Other planning approvals for projects

6. PART 5 Appeals under section 19 of the principal Act

   1. 24. Notice of appeal

   2. 25. Intimation to planning authority and planning authority's response

   3. 26. Notification to interested parties

   4. 27. Publication of appeal documents

   5. 28. Determination without further procedure

   6. 29. Opt-in notice to interested parties

   7. 30. Decisions as to further procedure

   8. 31. Pre-examination meetings

   9. 32. Written submissions procedure

   10. 33. Site inspections

   11. 34. New evidence

   12. 35. Further copies of documents etc.

   13. 36. Compliance with notification and consultation procedures

   14. 37. Appointment of assessor

   15. 38. Notice of decision on appeal

   16. 39. Called-in applications

   17. 40. Non-delegated appeals

7. PART 6 Register of hazardous substances consents

   1. 41. Register of hazardous substances consents

8. PART 7 Enforcement

   1. 42. Hazardous substances contravention notices

   2. 43. Appeals against hazardous substances contravention notices

   3. 44. Intimation of appeal to planning authority and planning authority's response

   4. 45. Notification to other parties

   5. 46. Determination of an appeal against a hazardous substances contravention notice

   6. 47. Appeals against hazardous substances contravention notices: supplementary

   7. 48. Validity of a hazardous substances contravention notice

   8. 49. Execution and cost of works required by hazardous substances contravention notice

   9. 50. Offence where hazardous substances contravention notice not complied with

   10. 51. Effect of hazardous substances consent on hazardous substances contravention notice

   11. 52. Hazardous substances contravention notice to have effect against the subsequent presence of hazardous substances

   12. 53. Register of hazardous substances contravention notices

   13. 54. Proceedings for questioning the validity of other orders, decisions and directions

9. PART 8 Miscellaneous

   1. 55. Fees for applications

   2. 56. Applications by planning authorities

   3. 57. Access to review procedure before a court

   4. 58. Electronic communications

   5. 59. Service of notices

   6. 60. Applications made before the commencement date

   7. 61. Interpretation of existing consents

   8. 62. Saving provision for deemed consent conditions

   9. 63. Notification of other establishments

   10. 64. Appeals made after the commencement date

   11. 65. Appeals made before the commencement date

   12. 66. Applications referred to the Scottish Ministers before the commencement date

   13. 67. Amendments

   14. 68. Revocations

10. Signature

11. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Hazardous substances and controlled quantities

       1. Where a hazardous substance is covered by Part 1 of...

       2. PART 1 Categories of substances

          1. This Part covers all hazardous substances falling under the hazard...

       3. PART 2 Named hazardous substances

       4. PART 3 Substances used in processes

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Exemptions

       1. 1. Military establishments

       2. 2. Nuclear sites

       3. 3. Intermediate presence related to the transport of hazardous substances

       4. 4. Pipelines

       5. 5. Minerals

       6. 6. Paragraph 5 does not apply to a hazardous substance present...

       7. 7. Land-fill sites

       8. 8. Paragraph 7 does not apply to a hazardous substance present...

       9. 9. Emergency unloading from ships

       10. 10. Explosives

       11. 11. Hazardous substance consent is not required where an explosives licence...

       12. 12. Presence of established substances

       13. 13. Paragraph 12 does not apply where the quantity of the...

       14. 14. Presence of exempted substances

       15. 15. Presence of small quantities of substances

       16. 16. Minor changes to types and quantities of substances

       17. 17. The conditions are that— (a) before the relevant minor change...

       18. 18. Interpretation

       19. 19. Expressions appearing in this Schedule and in the Directive have...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Notice to owner by applicant

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Notice for publication in newspaper

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       Notice to be attached to decision notice given under regulation 18

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       Notice to be attached to notice of decision on an application for approval, consent or agreement required by a condition imposed on a grant of hazardous substances consent

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       Hearing Session Rules

       1. 1. Notice of hearing session and specified matters

       2. 2. Appearances at hearing session

       3. 3. Date and notification of hearing session

       4. 4. Service of hearing statements and documents

       5. 5. Procedure at hearing

    8. SCHEDULE 8

       Consequential amendments

       1. 1. Amendment of the Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Applications and Objections Procedure) Rules 2007

       2. 2. Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Development Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

       3. 3. Amendment of the 2013 Regulations

    9. SCHEDULE 9

       Revocations

12. Explanatory Note