The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024

Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992

3.—(1) The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992(1) is amended as follows—

(a) in article 2(1) (interpretation)—

(i) after the definition of “local authority” insert—

““MCS Planning Standards” means the product and installation standards specified in the Microgeneration Certification Scheme MCS 020, Issue 1.3(2),”,

(ii) in the definition of “statutory undertaker” for “licence holders within the meaning of section 64(1)” substitute “the holder of a licence under section 6”,

(iii) after the definition of “Use Classes Order” insert—

““World Heritage Site” means land appearing on the World Heritage List kept under article 11(2) of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage adopted by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation at Paris on 16 November 1972(3).”,

(b) Schedule 1 (classes of permitted development) is amended in accordance with articles 4 to 18.

(1)

S.I. 1992/223 which has been relevantly amended by S.I. 1994/3294, S.I. 1997/3060, S.S.I. 2009/34, S.S.I. 2010/27, S.S.I. 2011/136, S.S.I. 2011/357, S.S.I. 2014/142, S.S.I. 2016/126, S.S.I. 2017/189, S.S.I. 2020/269, S.S.I. 2020/437 and S.S.I. 2023/35.

(2)

Issue 1.3 dated 19 June 2019 available at https://mcscertified.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/MCS-020.pdf.

(3)

See Command Paper 9424.