Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 8)

SCHEDULES

[F1 SCHEDULE 5A E+W+S Masterplan consent areas

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 5A inserted (1.4.2024 for specified purposes) by Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 13), ss. 15(3), 63(2); S.S.I. 2024/79, reg. 2(1)(2)(b)(4)

PART 4 E+W+S Scottish Ministers' powers to make and alter schemes and stop proposals

CHAPTER 1 E+W+S Calling in planning authorities' proposals

Powers after calling in E+W+S

15 (1) Where a call-in direction has been given in relation to a planning authority's proposals for making or altering a scheme, the Scottish Ministers may— E+W+S

(a) make the scheme or alteration proposed,

(b) make a scheme or alteration that is different from what the authority proposed, or

(c) decline to make any scheme or alteration.

(2) In considering what to do under sub-paragraph (1), the Scottish Ministers may take matters into account despite their not having been taken into account by the planning authority in formulating their proposals.

(3) The Scottish Ministers may, for the purpose of deciding what to do under sub-paragraph (1), cause a local inquiry or other hearing to be held by a person appointed by them.

(4) If—

(a) the Scottish Ministers decide to alter a scheme under sub-paragraph (1), and

(b) the alteration they intend to make would have one of the effects described in paragraph 13(1)(b),

they may not make the alteration until the end of the day that falls 12 months after the day on which they decided to make the alteration.]