Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (repealed 27.5.1997) (Version in vigour from 2014-06-30 to )

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Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (repealed 27.5.1997)
Part I

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Part II: Development Plans

Survey and structure plan

4: Survey of planning districts.
4A: Structure plans.
5: Preparation of structure plans.
6: Publicity in connection with preparation of structure plans.
6A: Consultation with other planning authorities.
7: Approval or rejection of structure plan by Secretary of State.
8: Alteration of structure plans.

Local plans

9: Preparation of local plans.
10: Publicity in connection with preparation of local plans.
11: Inquiries, etc. with respect to local plans.
12: Adoption and approval of local plans.
13: Alteration of local plans.

Supplementary provisions

14: Disregarding of representations with respect to development authorised by or under other enactments.: Notwithstanding anything in the preceding provisions of this Act, neither the Secretary of State nor a . . . planning authority shall be required to consider representations or objections with respect to a structure plan, a local plan or any proposal to alter, repeal or replace any such plan if it appears to the Secretary of State or the authority, as the case may be, that those representations or objections are in substance representations or objections with respect to things done or proposed to be done in pursuance of—
15: Default powers of Secretary of State.
16: Supplementary provisions as to structure and local plans.
17: Meaning of “development plan”.
18: Commencement of Part II and interim provisions.

General

18A: Status of development plans.

Part III: General Planning Control

Meaning of development and requirement of planning permission

19: Meaning of “development” and “new development”.
20: Development requiring planning permission.

Development orders

21: Development orders.

Simplified planning zone schemes

21A: Simplified planning zones.
21B: Simplified planning zone schemes: conditions and limitations on planning permission.
21C: Duration of simplified planning zone scheme.
21D: Alteration of simplified planning scheme.
21E: Exclusion of certain descriptions of land or development.

Applications for planning permission

22: Form and content of applications.
23: Publication of notices of applications.
24: Notice etc. of applications to owners and agricultural tenants.
25: Publicity for applications affecting conservation areas.

Determination by. . . planning authorities of applications for planning permission

26: Determination of applications.
26A: Power of planning authority to decline to determine applications.
26B: Assessment of environmental effects.
27: Conditional grant of planning permission.
27A: Aftercare conditions on permission for winning and working of minerals.
28: Directions, etc. as to method of dealing with applications.
28A: Permission to develop land without compliance with conditions previously attached.
29: Planning permission for development already carried out.
30: Provisions as to effect of planning permission.
30A: Date of planning permission.
31: Information regarding, and registers of, applications and decisions.
31A: Power of planning authorities to vary planning permission.

Secretary of State’s powers in relation to planning applications and decisions

32: Reference of applications to Secretary of State.
33: Appeals against planning decisions.
34: Appeal in default of planning decision.: Where any such application as is mentioned in section 33(1) of this Act is made to a planning authority, then unless within such period as may be prescribed by regulations under this Act or a development order, or within such extended period as may at any time be agreed upon in writing between the applicant and the. . . planning authority, the. . . planning authority . . . —
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Deemed planning permission

37: Development by local authorities and statutory undertakers with sanction of...

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