Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

4 (1) A simplified planning zone direction is—

(a) if the request was for the making of a scheme, a direction to make a scheme which the Secretary of State considers appropriate, and

(b) if the request was for the alteration of a scheme, a direction to alter it in such manner as he considers appropriate,

and, in either case, requires the planning authority to take all the steps required by this Schedule for the adoption of proposals for the making or, as the case may be, alteration of a scheme.

(2) A direction under sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) may extend—

(a) to the land specified in the request to the authority,

(b) to any part of the land so specified, or

(c) to land which includes the whole or part of the land so specified,

and accordingly may direct that land shall be added to or excluded from an existing simplified planning zone.