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Planning Advice Notes
advice on good planning practice in Scotland ISSN 0141-514X
PANs 1-32, 34 and 35 have been superseded or are out of print.

PAN 33	DEVELOPMENT OF CONTAMINATED LAND (Revised Oct 2000: 28 pages)
	identifying, assessing, developing contaminated land, planning approach, powers, duties, financial help.
PAN 36	SITING & DESIGN OF NEW HOUSING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE (1991: 28 pages)
	developing in harmony with the landscape, factors for development plans and in deciding applications, ways to get the message over.
PAN 37	STRUCTURE PLANNING (Revised 1996: 15 pages)
	purpose, functions, sustainable development, plan content (context, long term development strategy, policies, proposals, implementation priorities), plan process (starting, draft, finalised plan, approval, monitoring, review), plan documents (survey report, consultative draft, written statement, key diagram, publicity & consultation statement, supplementary guidance).
PAN 38	STRUCTURE PLANS HOUSING LAND REQUIREMENTS (Revised 1996: 16 pages)
	process elements, participants, plan periods, structure plan land supply, demographic needs, demand, housing market areas, other factors, plan requirement & policy response, supply audits: established & effective supply; glossary.
PAN 39	FARM AND FORESTRY BUILDINGS (1993: 20 pages)
	agriculture trends, problems with buildings, control & notification criteria, authorities' roles, siting and design advice, sources of help.
*PAN 40*	DEVELOPMENT CONTROL (Revised March 2001: 32 pages) Also available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format (154k)
	Quality, local charters, indicators, targets, expectations, customer care, informed decisions, avoiding delay, monitoring, duties of councillors, officers, applicants, consultees, pre-application advice, forms, registration, adverts, seeking information, negotiation, consultation, progress chasing, time extensions, delegation, committee cycles, decisions, ground checks, value.
PAN 41	DEVELOPMENT PLAN DEPARTURES (Revised 1997:16 pages)
	background to advice, best practice summary, deciding what is a departure, giving publicity to departures, taking account of representations, informing respondents, monitoring departures and altering plans. Annexes: practice diagram, 1996 Direction, example forms.
*PAN 42*	ARCHAEOLOGY- THE PLANNING PROCESS & SCHEDULED MONUMENT PROCEDURES (1994: 24 pages)
	sites & monuments records, development plans, applications, Article 4 directions, Simplified Planning Zones, finding remains in developing, legislative arrangements, 1981 Order.
PAN 43	GOLF COURSES AND ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENTS (1994: 28 pages)
	provision, use and capacity, demand, policy framework, golf-related planning issues, golf course design, development planning and control, consultations.
PAN 44	FITTING NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT INTO THE LANDSCAPE (1994: 7+56 pages)
	policy framework, need for advice, action in plans and development control. PAN 44 incorporates a detailed illustrated consultants manual of design and analysis techniques with a worked example.
PAN 45	2002 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES (2002: 58 pages)
	General considerations, wind power, hydro power, energy from biomass and wastes, implications for the rural communities.
PAN 46	PLANNING FOR CRIME PREVENTION (1994: 33 pages)
	planning issues, police liaison, structure and local plans, development briefs and control, crime prevention principles, housing areas, town centres, industrial estates and business parks, lighting, landscaping, subways, walls and fences, security shutters, CCTV. Bibliography.
PAN 47	COMMUNITY COUNCILS AND PLANNING (1996: 4 pages)
	about community councils, local involvement and Agenda 21, local authority & community council roles and responsibilities, checklists + contacts.
PAN 48	PLANNING APPLICATION FORMS (1996: 8 pages)
	key points about the content and layout of planning application forms, with suggestions for improvement. Includes model forms and guidance notes for both householder and general planning applications.
PAN 49	LOCAL PLANNING (1996: 32 pages)
	introduction, role of local plans, preparing effective local plans, keeping plans relevant and up-to-date, setting local plans in context, taking public interests into account, dealing with the main issues, managing plan preparation, some aspects of plan content, presentation of plan documents, supplementary documents, glossary.
PAN 50	CONTROLLING THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF SURFACE MINERAL WORKINGS (1996: 29 pages)
	introduction, environmental issues, proximity to communities, planning conditions (performance, amelioration, codes of practice), specific environmental effects (traffic, blasting, noise, dust, visual intrusion, ground & surface water, wastes, severance & footpaths), conclusions, references.
	ANNEX A: CONTROL OF NOISE AT SURFACE MINERAL WORKINGS (1996: 22 pages)
	introduction, noise survey, estimating future noise, BS5228, noise limits, locations and values, noise monitoring locations, equipment , frequency and responsibility, noise abatement controls, statutory considerations, implementation and review, glossary, bibliography.
	ANNEX B: CONTROL OF DUST AT SURFACE MINERAL WORKINGS (1998: 25 pages)
	introduction, dust sources, impacts, type, climate, topography, process, location, monitoring standards, dust assessment, reduction & control by layout & work method, site management & monitoring, planning & other environmental controls, planning conditions, summary, bibliography.
	ANNEX C: CONTROL OF TRAFFIC AT SURFACE MINERAL WORKINGS (1998: 31 pages)
	on and off site traffic, mitigation (alternative modes, TIA, lorry routes, new road links, landscape, entrance, parking, fuel storage, noise, acoustic barriers, audible warnings, vehicle cleaning & maintenance, sheeting, hours, siting, management) development plans, implementation, review, glossary, sources.
	ANNEX D: THE CONTROL OF BLASTING AT SURFACE MINERAL WORKINGS

PAN 51	PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (1997: 48 pages)
	introduction, origins, sustainable development, environmental pollution, Europe, legislation, SEPA, development planning & control, hazardous substances. Regimes for integrated pollution control, local air pollution control, pollution of controlled waiters, drinking water quality, contaminated land, radioactive substances, statutory nuisance and noise, litter, light. Contacts, glossary, bibliography
PAN 52	PLANNING AND SMALL TOWNS (1997: 63 pages)
	introduction, legacy, pressures (population, economic, employment & service concentration, traffic growth, insensitive development), planning approach (function, sense of place, community, structure & local plans, regeneration & expansion, town centres, transport, townscape), development funding & co-ordination, small towns initiative, conclusions. Townscape audit, Scottish burghs survey. Bibliography.
PAN 53	CLASSIFYING THE COAST FOR PLANNING (1998: 8+16 pages)
	introduction, working group, classification, defining the coast, indicators, conclusion.. Annex: consultants report: Coastal Planning Zones Study.
PAN 54	PLANNING ENFORCEMENT (1999: 54 pages)
	introduction, legislation, policy context, setting out policy clearly, concordat, unauthorised development, enforcement provisions, prosecuting offences, organisation. Annexes show policy, procedures, notices, flow chart.
PAN 55	THE PRIVATE FINANCE INITIATIVE & PLANNING (1999: 10 pages)
	introduction, principle, project management, outline & detailed planning permission, liaising with planning authority, managing the bidding process, development brief, local authority projects, summary, note, bibliography.
PAN 56	PLANNING AND NOISE (1999: 33 pages)
	general principles, noise policies in development plans, development control, mitigating noise impact, noisy development, noise-sensitive development, designated areas and the countryside, planning conditions, enforcement, environmental assessment, other statutory controls, glossary, annexes.
PAN 57	TRANSPORT AND PLANNING (1999: 21 pages)
	integrated transport & land use planning, town centres & retailing, providing for non-motorised travel and public transport, managing motorised travel, providing transport infrastructure, development control, enquiries. Background information on transport, the environment, and the Scottish economy.
*PAN 58*	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (1999) Also available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format (1011k)

*PAN 59*	IMPROVING TOWN CENTRES (1999)
	Download as three part Adobe acrobat document. - Part A (1681k), Part B (1478k) Part C (811k)
*PAN 60*	PLANNING FOR NATURAL HERITAGE (2000)
	Download as four part Adobe acrobat document - Part A (1562k) Part B (1887k) Part C (1677k) Part D (1822k)

*PAN 61*	PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS (2001)

*PAN 62*	RADIO TELECOMMUNICATIONS (2001)
	Download as 2 part Adobe acrobat document - Part A (2741k) Part B (240k)

*PAN 63*	WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANNING (2002)
	Also available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format (225k)
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