| Description | Circular 15/1998 |
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| ISBN | n/a (Web Only) |
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| Website Publication Date | October 01, 1998 |
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Circular 15/1998
The Chief Executive Local Authorities
Our ref: PGC/7/15/2
Copy to: The Director of Planning
October 1998
Dear Sir or Madam
THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (NOTIFICATION OF
APPLICATIONS) (SCOTLAND) AMENDMENT DIRECTION 1998
NOTIFICATION OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Introduction
1. This Circular amends a requirement set out in The
Scottish Office Development Department Circular No 4/1997
relating to the notification of planning applications to
the Secretary of State. It incorporates, at Annex A, the
Town and Country Planning (Notification of Applications)
(Scotland) Amendment Direction 1998, which gives force to
the amended requirements and is issued to coincide with the
publication of the revised National Planning Policy
Guideline on Retailing.
Major Retail Development
2. The existing arrangements for notification to the
Secretary of State is revised so that the Secretary of
State is informed about proposals which are in excess of
10,000 square metres of gross retail floor space (reduced
from the present 20,000 square metres threshold).
Effective Date
3. The Direction which gives statutory effect to this
change (The Town and Country Planning (Notification of
Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Direction 1998 is
incorporated within and shall have effect from the date of
this Circular.
Enquiries and Further Copies
4. Any enquiries about the content of this Circular
should be addressed to Mr Ed Swanney (0131-244-7069) or Mr
Ian Stage (0131-244-7070). Further copies of the Circular
and a list of current planning circulars may be obtained
from The Scottish Office Development Department, Planning
Division, Area 2-H, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ
(Telephone 0131-244-7066).
Yours faithfully
IAN FIRTH
THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (NOTIFICATION OF
APPLICATIONS) (SCOTLAND) AMENDMENT DIRECTION
1998
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers
conferred on him by Articles 17, 19 and 22(3) of the Town
and Country Planning (General Development Procedure)
(Scotland) Order 1992
(a) and all other powers enabling him in
that behalf, hereby gives the following Direction:
1. The Town and Country Planning (Notification of
Applications) (Scotland) Direction 1997 shall be amended as
follows:-
In paragraph 6(a) of the Schedule in place of "20,000"
substitute "10,000"
2. This Direction may be cited as the Town and Country
Planning (Notification of Applications) (Scotland)
Amendment Direction 1998.
Ian Firth
Principal
The Scottish Office Development Department
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
6 October 1998
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(a) S.I. 1992/224 as amended