9 Planning functions
(1) A designation order may make provision for a National Park authority_
(a) to be the planning authority for the National Park for the purposes of the planning Acts,
(b) to be treated as the planning authority for the National Park, but only for such purposes of Part II (development plans) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c.8) as are specified in the order, or
(c) to have, in relation to the National Park, such functions in relation to planning as the order may specify.
(2) In this section, "the planning Acts" has the same meaning as in the Act of 1997.
Explanatory Notes Section 9 Planning functions This section provides for the arrangements for the exercise of the town and country planning function (under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and the other planning Acts) in a National Park to be specified in the designation order setting up that National Park. These arrangements may take the form of (a) the National Park authority being the planning authority for the area of the park; (b) the National Park authority being the planning authority only in respect of development plan preparation, or (c) the National Park authority to have such functions in respect of planning as the designation order specifies. This third option could include, for example, the possibility of the planning function remaining with local authorities in the area, with the National Park authority given statutory powers as a consultee. |