Scottish Government

Planning in Scotland is essentially a local function and the planning authority in your local area should be your first point of contact for all planning applications and enquiries. It's helpful to discuss any proposals before you make an application. Use the links to get in touch with your authority.

Authorities have three main planning duties: Development Management, Development Planning and Enforcement.

Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Angus Argyll and Bute Cairngorms Clackmannanshire Dumfries and Galloway Dundee East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Lothian East Renfrewshire

Edinburgh Eilean Siar (Western Isles) Falkirk Fife Glasgow Highland Inverclyde Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Midlothian Moray North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire

Orkney Islands Perth and Kinross Renfrewshire Scottish Borders Shetland Islands South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire Stirling West Dunbartonshire West Lothian

Strategic Development Planning Authorities

• Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Planning Authority

• Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Joint Structure Plan

• SESplan - Strategic Development Planning Authority for Edinburgh and South East Scotland

• Tayplan - Strategic Development Planning Authority for Dundee, Perth, Angus and North Fife

A Territorial Map showing which planner deals with each authority is available