EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision for the payment of fees to planning authorities in respect of applications made under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Scotland) Regulations 1984, and the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992. These Regulations apply to the applications listed in regulation 1(2)(a). The level of fee is to be calculated in accordance with schedule 1.
The Regulations also provide that planning authorities may charge fees for other services related to the performance of their planning functions listed in regulation 1(2)(b).
Under regulation 5, planning authorities may waive or reduce certain fees. Regulation 6 provides that planning authorities may charge a surcharge for retrospective applications for planning permission. Part 3 of the Regulations sets out where no fee is payable. Regulation 15 amends the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 to increase the fees payable under regulation 55 of those regulations.
Under regulation 16, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 are revoked, together with those regulations listed in schedule 2.