Planning Agreements and Positive Planning for Sustainable Communities in Scotland

DescriptionConsultations did not reveal a call for Section 75 provisions to be abandoned in the new Bill. There will continue to be a need for powers to restrict and regulate the use of land where this cannot be achieved by the use of conditions under presently applied tests.
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Contents

1. Executive Summary
2. Study Brief and Research Methodology
3. Section 75 Agreements: policy, law and the case for change
4. Planning agreements and positive planning for sustainable communities
5. Funding and Delivery: tariffs, optional charges and taxation
6. Planning Agreements Affordable Housing
Appendix: 1. Stakeholder consultation
Appendix: 2. Stakeholder contacts
Appendix: 3. Stakeholder feedback agenda
Appendix: 4. Stakeholder meetings
Appendix: 5. Town and Country Planning Act 1997 (Section 75)
Appendix: 6. Scottish and English Legislation and Circulars compared
Appendix: 7. Expressions of Scottish Executive Policy on Legal Agreements
Appendix: 8. Sec. 75 Agreements and Development Planning in Scotland
Appendix: 9. Tariffs and Optional Charges (Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill 2003/4)
Appendix: 10. Tariffs & Optional Charges: Selected Stakeholder Comments
Appendix: 11. Barker Report: Selected Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix: 12. Selected International Approaches to Planning Agreements/Obligations
Appendix: 13. References

The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not represent the views of Scottish Executive Development Department or Scottish Ministers and are offered as a basis for consultation.
Grateful thanks to all those planning authorities, companies, organisations and individuals who contributed to this research.
Iain Ross
April 2004

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