The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 is the principal piece of
legislation
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governing the use and development of land within
Scotland
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. The act's forerunner was the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act of 1972.
The 1997 act is supported by various pieces of subordinate legislation, such as the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Scotland) Order 1992, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992, and the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997.
More recently, and following a
white paper
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on ''Modernising the Planning System'', the Scottish Parliament passed the
Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006, which sought to amend certain parts of the 1997 Act; including development plan preparation, development control, now known as
development management in Scotland,
["Development Management" as outlined in Part 3, Section 3 of the ] and enforcement. These changes came into force on 3 August 2009 and amended the 1997 Act, which still remains the principal planning act in
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...
.
One change brought in by the 2006 Act was the formation of a
Strategic Development Planning Authority to prepare a strategic development plan in each of the four city regions.
See also
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Grampian condition
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Town and country planning in the United Kingdom
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Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
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Strategic Development Planning Authority
References
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External links
Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
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