British Railways (No. 3) Order Confirmation Act 1994

Saving for town and country planning

32 (1) The [1972 c. 52.] Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972, and any orders, regulations, rules, schemes and directions made or given thereunder and any restrictions or powers thereby imposed or conferred in relation to land shall apply and may be exercised in relation to any land notwithstanding that the development thereof is or may be authorised by this Order.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) below, in their application to development authorised by this Order, article 3 of, and Class 29 in Part 11 of Schedule 1 to, the [S.I. 1992/223 (S. 17).] Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (which permit development authorised by any local or private Act or by any order approved by both Houses of Parliament, being an Act or order designating specifically both the nature of the development thereby authorised and the land on which it may be carried out) shall have effect as if the authority to develop given by this Order were limited to development begun within 10 years after the passing of the Act confirming this Order.

(3) Subsection (2) above shall not apply to the carrying out of any development consisting of the alteration, maintenance or repair of works or the substitution of new works therefor.