Action 36
"The Executive will consult on removing the special
protection afforded to prime quality agricultural
land."
Progress
A consultation paper
Removing the Special Protection of Prime Quality
Agricultural Land from Development was published on 26
September 2001. A total of 91 responses were received.
No planning applications for development on prime
agricultural land had been notified to Scottish Ministers
in the previous 5 years. Ministers decided that there was
no real purpose in retaining the requirement. The need for
planning authorities to notify Scottish Ministers of such
applications was therefore withdrawn on 9 October 2002.
As part of the Conclusions and Next Steps arising from
the consultation, it was announced that diversification
issues, including those relating to prime quality
agricultural land, would be looked at as part of the
research which was currently underway to evaluate the
effectiveness of National Planning Policy Guideline (NPPG)
15:
Rural Development. The research report was
published on 17 June 2003. Following public consultation,
and with the assistance of stakeholders, NPPG 15 has been
revised as a Scottish Planning Policy (SPP). The final SSP
was published in February 2005. A Planning Advice Note
(PAN) on rural diversification was issued at the same
time.
Links
- Scottish Executive Planning:-
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Planning-Building/Planning
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