The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Application for planning permission in principle

10.—(1) An application to a planning authority for planning permission in principle is to be made in accordance with the requirements of this regulation.

(2) An application for planning permission in principle must contain–

(a) a written description outlining the development to which it relates;

(b) the postal address of the land to which the development relates, or if the land in question has no postal address, a description of the location of the land; and

(c) the name and address of the applicant and, where an agent is acting on behalf of the applicant, the name and address of that agent.

(3) The application must be accompanied by–

(a) a plan–

(i) sufficient to identify the land to which it relates; and

(ii) showing the situation of the land in relation to the locality and in particular in relation to neighbouring land;

(b) one or other of the certificates required under regulation 15;

(c) where access to the site is to be taken directly from a road, a description of the location of the access points to the proposed development;

(d) where the application relates to development belonging to the categories of national developments or major developments, a pre application consultation report; and

(e) any fee payable under the Fees Regulations.