Housing and Planning Act 1986

Land adversely affecting amenity of neighbourhood

32 (1) For subsection (1) of section 63 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (proper maintenance of waste land) substitute—

“(1) Ii it appears to a planning authority that the amenity of any part of their district, or an adjoining district, is adversely affected by the condition of any land in their district, they may serve on the owner, lessee and occupier of the land a notice under this section requiring such steps for abating the adverse effect as may be specified in the notice to be taken within such period as may be so specified.”.

(2) In subsections (1B) and (1C) of the said section, for the words " waste land notice " substitute " notice under this section ".

33 (1) In subsections (1) and (5) of section 63A (appeals against waste land notices) of the [1972 c. 52.] Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972, for the words " waste land notice " substitute " notice under section 63 of this Act ".

(2) For paragraph (a) of the said subsection (1) substitute—

“(a) that neither the amenity of any part of the planning authority's district nor that of any adjoining district has been adversely affected;”.

(3) In paragraph (b) of the said subsection (1), for the word " injury " substitute " adverse effect ".