Scottish Government

"the 1997 Act"

the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as amended by the 2006 Act

"the 2006 Act"

the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006

"the 1973 Act"

the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

"the DMR"

the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

" EIA"

environmental impact assessment under the " EIA Regulations"

" EIA Regulations"

the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999 (as amended)

"Fees Regulations"

the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (as amended)

"the hierarchy"

the hierarchy of national, major and local developments. The NPF specifies national developments, the Town and Country Planning (Hierarchy of Developments) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 specify major developments and anything not specified in either of these is a local development

"the NPF"

The National Planning Framework 2

" PAC"

Pre-application consultation with communities under section 35A(1)

"regulation"

unless otherwise stated, means a regulation in the DMR

"regulation 9 to 12"

this phrase is used throughout the circular to denote an application for planning permission (regulation 9), planning permission in principle (regulation 10), further applications (regulation 11) or for approval of matters specified in conditions (regulation 12).

"section"

unless otherwise stated, means a section of the 1997 Act as amended by the 2006 Act

"schedule"

unless otherwise stated, means a schedule to the DMR