Please note that paragraphs 24 - 27 of this circular replace the text at paragraph 65 of Scottish Planning Policy ( SPP) 1: The Planning System
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Contents
Introduction
Notification of Applications Direction
Category 1: Environmental impact assessment
Category 8: Development contrary to development plans
Category 13: Development in which planning authorities have an interest
Category 15: Opencast coal and related minerals
Category 18: Marine fish farming development
Other notification directions still in force
Submission of documents to Scottish Ministers
Scottish Executive handling of notified applications
Call-in of applications by Scottish Ministers
Further copies and enquiries
Annex A: Notification Direction
Annex B: Checklist for submission of documents to Ministers.
Planning Series:
- Scottish Planning Policies ( SPPs) provide statements of Scottish Executive policy on nationally important land use and other planning matters, supported where appropriate by a locational framework.
- Circulars, which also provide statements of Scottish Executive policy, contain guidance on policy implementation through legislative or procedural change.
- Planning Advice Notes ( PANs) provide advice on good practice and other relevant information.
Statements of Scottish Executive policy contained in SPPs and Circulars are material considerations to be taken into account in development plan preparation and development management.
Existing National Planning Guidelines ( NPPGs) have continued relevance to decision making, until such time as they are replaced by a SPP. The term SPP should be interpreted as including NPPGs.
Statements of Scottish Executive location-specific planning policy, for example the West Edinburgh Planning Framework, have the same status in decision-making as SPPs.
The National Planning Framework sets out the strategy for Scotland's long-term spatial development. It has the same status as SPPs and provides a national context for development plans and planning decisions and the ongoing programme of the Scottish Executive, public agencies and local government.
Important Note: In the interests of brevity and conciseness, SPPs do NOT repeat policy across thematic boundaries. Each SPP takes as read the general policy in SPP1 and highlights the other SPPs where links to other related policy will be found. The whole series of SPPs should be taken as an integral policy suite and read together.