Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 8) is the principal piece of legislation governing the use and development of land within Scotland. The act's forerunner was the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 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 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, 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.

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

• Grampian condition
• Town and country planning in the United Kingdom
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
• Strategic Development Planning Authority

References

External links

• Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
• Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997
• Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992
• Planning etc. (Scotland) act 2006
• Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972
• Modernising the Planning System, Scottish Government
• BBC News Online, 'Scotland: Planning concerns'
• Age rule on new housing estate

1. Town and Country Planning Act 1947
2. Town and country planning in the United Kingdom
3. Development plan
4. Town and Country Planning Act 1990
5. Town and Country Planning Act
6. Compulsory purchase laws in Scotland
7. Planning gain
8. Development management (Scotland)
9. Affordable housing by country
10. Planning Inspectorate
11. Grampian condition
12. Planning system in Scotland
13. Consolidation bill
14. Listed building
15. Tree preservation order
16. Planning and Compensation Act 1991
17. Anglo-Scottish border
18. Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
19. Scotland
20. Distribution of Industry Act 1945