Part III General
Special cases
73BF1Urgent works relating to Crown land: application
1
This section applies to any works proposed to be executed in connection with any building which is on Crown land if the appropriate authority certifies—
a
that the works are of national importance, and
b
that it is necessary that the works are carried out as a matter of urgency.
2
The appropriate authority may, instead of making an application for consent to the planning authority in accordance with this Act, make an application for consent to the Scottish Ministers under this section.
3
If the appropriate authority proposes to make the application to the Scottish Ministers it must publish in one or more newspapers circulating in the locality of the building a notice—
a
describing the proposed works, and
b
stating that the authority proposes to make the application to the Scottish Ministers.
4
For the purposes of an application under this section the appropriate authority must provide to the Scottish Ministers a statement of the authority’s grounds for making the application.
5
If the appropriate authority makes an application under this section subsections (6) to (11) below apply.
6
The Scottish Ministers may require the authority to provide them with such further information as they think necessary to enable them to determine the application.
7
As soon as practicable after they are provided with any document or other matter in pursuance of subsection (4) or (6) the Scottish Ministers must make a copy of the document or other matter available for inspection by the public in the locality of the proposed development.
8
The Scottish Ministers must in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed publish notice of the application and of the fact that such documents and other material are available for inspection.
9
Subsection (7) above does not apply to the extent that the document or other matter is subject to any direction given under section 265A(3) of the principal Act.
10
The Scottish Ministers must consult—
a
the planning authority, and
b
such other persons as may be prescribed,
about the application.
11
Subsections (4) and (5) of section 11 apply to an application under this section as they apply to an application in respect of which a direction under section 11 has effect.