The Planning (Listed Building Consent and Conservation Area Consent Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Advertisement of applications

8.—(1) The planning authority must give notice of—

(a) an application for listed building consent;

(b) an application for conservation area consent; or

(c) an application for variation or discharge of conditions,

in accordance with this regulation.

(2) Notice under paragraph (1) must—

(a) be published in—

(i) the Edinburgh Gazette; and

(ii) a local newspaper circulating in the locality in which the building to which the application relates is situated; and

(b) be displayed on or near the building for not less than 7 days.

(3) Notice under paragraph (1) must—

(a) state—

(i) in the case of an application for listed building consent or conservation area consent, the nature of the works to which the application relates; and

(ii) in the case of an application for variation or discharge of conditions, the nature of the variation or discharge to which the application relates;

(b) describe the location of the building to which the application relates including, where applicable, a postal address;

(c) include the reference number (if any) given to the application by the planning authority;

(d) state how the application, plans or drawings related to it and other documents submitted in connection with it may be inspected;

(e) state that representations may be made to the planning authority and include information as to how any representations may be made and by which date they must be made (being a date not earlier than 21 days after the date of publication of the notice); and

(f) include a statement as to how to obtain information explaining the procedures which are followed in relation to applications for listed building consent, applications for conservation area consent or applications for variation or discharge of conditions, as the case may be.