(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.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 32 substituted (12.12.2008 for specified purposes, 3.8.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 17), ss. 7(1), 59(2); S.S.I. 2008/411, art. 2(2)(3)(a); S.S.I. 2009/219, art. 2, sch.