| PART 1 | | | | |
| Section 1 | National Planning Framework | | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| PART 2 | | | | |
| Section 2 | Development Plans | Only for the purposes of enabling orders or regulations to be made and directions or guidance to be issued | 3 | May 19, 2008 |
| Section 2 | Development Plans | Only for the purposes of-
(a) the determination and re-determination of the boundary of a strategic development plan area and procedures relating thereto;
(b) requiring a strategic development plan authority to have regard to guidance issued by Scottish Ministers; and
(c) the definitions of "strategic development plan area" and "strategic development planning authority" | 3 | June 25, 2008 |
| Section 2 | Development Plans | For all other purposes | 3 | February 28, 2009 |
| PART 3 | | | | |
| Part 3 | Development Management | Only for purpose of enabling provision to be made by order, directions or regulations | 1 | February 06, 2007 |
| Section 3 | Meaning of Development | For the purposes of enabling provisions to be Made by order, direction or regulation | 1 | February 06, 2007 |
| Section 3 | Meaning of Development | Section 3(1)(a), (c), (d) and (e) and (4 | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| Section 4 | Marine Fish Farms | | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| Section 5 | Hierarchy of Developments for Purposes of Development Management | This section and the related regulations only have practical effect when legislation specifying what is to be done with a particular category of development come into force - e.g. schemes of delegation or pre-application consultation requirements | 7 | April 06, 2009 |
| Section 6 | Initiation and Completion of Development | Requirements to send notices of initiation and completion and to display notices on site will only apply where permission granted on or after 3rd August | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 7 | Applications for Planning Permission and Certain Consents | Section 7 (1) and (2) | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 8 | Variation of Planning Applications | The restriction on variations to proposals once an appeal has been made applies only in relation to appeals made on or after 3 August | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 9 | Development Already Carried Out | | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 10 | Publicity for Applications | The current provisions on neighbour notification for example will continue to apply for applications made before 3 August 2009 | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 11 | Pre-application Consultation | The requirements apply only in relation to applications for major or national development to be made on or after 3 August 2009 | 7 | April 06, 2009 |
| Section 12 | Public availability of information as to how planning applications have been dealt with | Section 12(a)(iii) and (iv | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| Section 12 | Public availability of information as to how planning applications have been dealt with | For all other purposes | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 13 | Keeping and Publishing of Lists of Applications | The requirement to have a list of extant planning applications will only apply to applications received on or after August 03, 2009 | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 14 | Pre-determination Hearings | This will apply to applications for major development significantly contrary to the development plan or for national development to be determined on or after August 03, 2009 | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 15 | Additional Grounds for Declining to Determine Application for Planning Permission | The additional grounds for declining to determine planning applications will apply in relation to applications received on or after August 03, 2009 | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 16 | Manner in which applications for planning permission are dealt with | Section 16(a) - Directions relating to possible conditions to be attached to planning permission, and to requiring provision of information needed to reach decisions on planning applications | 2 | March 01, 2007 |
| Section 16 | Manner in which applications for planning permission are dealt with | Section 16(b) - Content of decision notices | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 17 | Local Developments: Schemes of Delegation | Commencement in April only for the purposes of making and adopting schemes of delegation | 7 | April 06, 2009 |
| Section 17 | Local Developments: Schemes of Delegation | For all other purposes | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 18 | Call-in of applications by Scottish Ministers | Applications called-in before August 03, 2009 will be processed in accordance with procedures in place at that time | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| Section 19 | Appeals | Where the right to appeal arises before August 03, 2009, the applicant retains the right to appeal to the Scottish Ministers and has 6 months to do so | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 19 | Appeals | Appeals made before August 03, 2009 will be processed in accordance with procedures in place at that time | | |
| Section 20 | Duration of Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent etc | Section 20(1) and (2). These will apply in relation to permission granted on or after August 03, 2009 | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 21 | Planning Permission in Principle | Section 21 will apply to planning permission in principle granted on or after August 03, 2009, which includes grants of permission made in relation to applications for outline planning permission made before that date | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 22 | Further Provision as Regards Duration of Planning Permission | | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 23 | Planning Obligations | To be subject of public consultation on draft regulations prior to being commenced | | |
| Section 24 | Good Neighbour Agreements | To be subject of public consultation on draft regulations prior to being commenced | | |
| PART 4 | | | | |
| Section 25 | Fixed Penalty Notices | | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 26 | Temporary Stop Notices | | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 27 | Enforcement Charters | | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| PART 5 | | | | |
| Section 28 (1), (a), (b) and (c) | Tree Preservation Orders | | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| PART 6 | | | | |
| Section 29 | Correction of Errors | | | |
| PART 7 | | | | |
| Section 30 | Assessment of Planning Authority's Performance or Decision Making | NO CURRENT PLANS TO COMMENCE | | |
| PART 8 | | | | |
| Section 31 | Fees and Charges | | 8 | May 14, 2009 |
| Section 32 | Grants for Advice and Assistance | | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| PART 9 | | | | |
| Sections 33-49 | Business Improvement Districts | Only for the purposes of enabling regulations to be made | 1 | February 06, 2007 |
| Sections 33-49 | Business Improvement Districts | | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| PART 10 | | | | |
| Section 50 | National scenic Areas | Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made and guidance to be issued | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| Section 51 | Equal Opportunities | | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| Section 52 | Regulations in Connection with inquiries etc | Section 52(1) | 5 | December 12, 2008 |
| Section 53 | Old Development Plans | | 6 | February 28, 2009 |
| Section 54 | Further Amendment of the Principal Act | Only for the purpose of bringing into force the amendment to section 275 of the principal Act made by section 54(16)(a | 1 | February 06, 2007 |
| Section 54(1), (2), (11)(b)(i) and (iii), (16)(d) and (e) and (17)(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) | Further Amendment of the Principal Act | Section (17)(a)(i) is commenced only for the purpose of inserting the definitions of "national developments" and "National Planning Framework" into Section 277(1) of the principal Act | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| Section 54(11)(a), (12), (14), (15), (16)(b)(i) and (f) and (17)(a)(i) | Further Amendment of the Principal Act | Section 17(a)(i) is commenced only for the purpose of inserting the definition of "local development plan" into section 277(1) of the principal Act | 6 | February 28, 2009 |
| Section 54(16)(b)(i), (c) and (f) | Further Amendment of the Principal Act | Only for the purposes of enabling orders or regulations to be made and directions or guidance to be issued | 3 | May 19, 2008 |
| Section 54(17)(a)(i) | Further Amendment of the Principal Act | Section 54(17)(a)(i) is commenced only for the purpose of inserting the definitions of "strategic development plan", "strategic development plan area" and "strategic development planning authority" into section 277(1) of the Principal Act | 3 | June 25, 2008 |
| Section 54(17)(a)(i) and (19) | Further Amendment of the Principal Act | Section 54(17)(a)(i) is commenced only for the purpose of inserting the definitions of "local developments" and "major developments" into section 277(1) of the principal Act | 7 | April 06, 2009 |
| Section 54(18)(b)(ii) | | NOT TO BE COMMENCED | | |
| Section 54(3) to (10), (13) and (17)(a)(i) | | | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 55 | Further Amendment of the Listed Buildings Act | Section 55(1) and (3) | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| Section 55 | Further Amendment of the Listed Buildings Act | Section 55(2) | 4 | June 01, 2008 |
| Section 56 and the Schedule | Repeals | Only for the purpose of the repeal of-
(i) section 263 of and Part 2 of Schedule 18 to the principal Act; and
(ii) the provisions of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 specified in the schedule | 2 | April 01, 2007 |
| Section 56 and the Schedule | Repeals | For all purposes other than the repeal (wholly or partially) of -
(a) section 67(8) of the 1997 Act;
(b) section 163 of the 1997 Act;
(c) section 182(3)(a) of the 1997 Act;
(d) section 252(2) of the 1997 Act; and
(e) sections 20(2), 36(2) and 72(1)(b) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 | 9 | August 03, 2009 |
| Section 57 | Interpretation | | 1 | February 06, 2007 |
| Section 58 | Supplementary and Consequential Provision | | 1 | February 06, 2007 |