2008 No. 203

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30, 31 and 275(8) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 19971 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008 and comes into force on 20th June 2008.

Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 19922

In article 2(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (interpretation)2, for the definition of “national scenic area” substitute–

  • “national scenic area” means an area defined as a national scenic area in Part II of “Scotland’s Scenic Heritage” published by the Countryside Commission for Scotland on 26th April 1978

MICHAEL W RUSSELLAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (“the 1992 Order”).

The 1992 Order permits certain classes of development without express planning permission being granted under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. There are a number of exceptions to such permitted development rights where the development takes place within a national scenic area.

Article 2 of this Order amends the definition of “national scenic area” in the 1992 Order by substituting a reference to Part II of “Scotland’s Scenic Heritage” published by the Countryside Commission for Scotland on 26th April 1978.

No Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on the cost of business.