| Description | Provides an overview of the land use planning system |
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| ISBN | 0-7559-2284-0 |
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| Official Print Publication Date | |
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| Website Publication Date | November 15, 2002 |
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Scottish Planning Policy
SPP1
The Planning System
November 2002
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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 may be material considerations to be taken into account in development plan preparation and development control.
Existing National Planning Policy 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 indecision making as SPPs.
This SPP summarises the Scottish Ministers' understanding of the effect of the relevant primary and secondary legislation although the summaries do not carry statutory authority in themselves and legal advice should always be taken in case of doubt.
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