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Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, Section 36 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

36 Registers of applications etc.S

(1)Every planning authority shall keep, in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations or a development order, a register containing such information as may be so prescribed with respect to—

(a)applications for planning permission and for approval required by the regulations or order made to that authority,

[F1(aa)any variation, by virtue of section 32A(1), to such an application,

(ab)documents to which regard was had in dealing with each such application (including documents to which regard was had in considering whether to agree to such a variation),

(ac)material considerations to which regard was had by virtue of section 37(2),

(ad)any pre-application consultation report prepared under section 35C(1) and submitted with such an application,]

(b)the manner in which [F2each such application has been dealt with and a copy of any notice given by virtue of paragraph (d) or (e) of section 43(1) in respect of an application (or, in the case of an application in respect of which notice does not fall to be so given, a statement of the reasons on which the authority based their decision on the application)], F3...

[F4(ba)applications under section 242A(2) for planning permission in respect of development in the district of that authority,]

[F5(bb)the grant or refusal of planning permission by the Scottish Ministers under section 31A in respect of development in the district of that authority,]

(c)simplified planning zone schemes relating to zones in the authority’s area, F6[F7...

[F8(ca)masterplan consent area schemes relating to parts of the authority's area, and]

(d)any planning obligation entered into under section 75]

(2)The regulations or the order may make provision for the register to be kept in two or more parts, each part containing such information relating to applications mentioned in subsection (1)(a) as may be prescribed by the regulations or order.

(3)The regulations or the order may also make provision—

(a)for a specified part of the register to contain copies of applications [F9and variations to applications] and of any plans or drawings submitted with [F10such applications and variations and copies of documents to which regard was had in dealing with such applications and in considering whether to agree to such variations], and

(b)for the entry relating to any application, and everything relating to it, to be removed from that part of the register when the application (including any appeal[F11or review] arising out of it) has been finally disposed of (without prejudice to the inclusion of any different entry relating to it in another part of the register).

(4)Every register kept under this section shall be available for inspection by the public at all reasonable hours.

Textual Amendments

F1S. 36(1)(aa)-(ad) inserted (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. 12(a)(i), 59(2); S.S.I. 2008/411, art. 2(2)(3)(a); S.S.I. 2009/219, art. 2, sch.

F2Words in s. 36(1)(b) 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. 12(a)(ii), 59(2); S.S.I. 2008/411, art. 2(2)(3)(a); S.S.I. 2009/219, art. 2, sch.

F7S. 36(1)(d) and word inserted (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. 12(a)(v), 59(2); S.S.I. 2008/411, art. 2(2)(3)(a); S.S.I. 2009/219, art. 2, sch.

F9Words in s. 36(3)(a) inserted (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. 12(b)(i), 59(2); S.S.I. 2008/411, art. 2(2)(3)(a); S.S.I. 2009/219, art. 2, sch.

F10Words in s. 36(3)(a) 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. 12(b)(ii), 59(2); S.S.I. 2008/411, art. 2(2)(3)(a); S.S.I. 2009/219, art. 2, sch.

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