Part III Control over Development

Applications for planning permission

32F1Applications for planning permission

1

Regulations or a development order may make provision as to applications for planning permission made to a planning authority or the Scottish Ministers.

2

Provision referred to in subsection (1) includes provision as to—

a

the form and manner in which an application must be made,

b

particulars of such matters as are to be included in the application,

c

any documents or other materials which are to accompany the application,

d

evidence to be provided in support of anything in, or relating to, the application.

3

The regulations or development order must—

a

require that an application for planning permission of such description as is specified in the regulations or order is to be accompanied by a statement (either or both and if both then either in one document or in two)—

i

about the design principles and concepts applied to the development,

ii

about how issues relating to access for the disabled to the development have been dealt with,

b

include provision as to the form and content of any such statement as is mentioned in paragraph (a), and

c

require that an application in respect of which compliance with section 35B is required is to be accompanied by a pre-application consultation report prepared in accordance with section 35C.

4

Different provision may be made under this section—

a

for different cases or classes of case,

b

for different areas, and

c

according to whether a development is a national development, a major development or a local development.