The Town and Country Planning (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Notification to interested parties

5.—(1) The planning authority must not later than 14 days following notification of the appeal under regulation 4(1) give notice of the appeal to each interested party.

(2) Notice under paragraph (1) may be given–

(a) by post to any interested person notified or consulted under the Act other than by newspaper advertisement; and

(b) by post or by advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the locality where the proposed development is situated, to any other interested person.

(3) Notice under paragraph (1) shall–

(a) state the name of the appellant;

(b) include a description of the development to which the appeal relates;

(c) include the postal address of the land to which such development relates, or if the land in question has no postal address, a description of the location of the land;

(d) state that copies of any representations previously made to the planning authority, other than representations which the interested party has asked to be treated as confidential, will be sent to the Scottish Ministers and the appellant and will be taken into consideration in the determination of the appeal;

(e) state that further representations may be made to the Scottish Ministers and include information as to how any representations may be made and by what date they must be made;

(f) state how a copy of the notice of appeal and other documents related to the appeal may be inspected.

(4) An interested party may, within 14 days beginning with the date on which notice is given under paragraph (1) make representations in respect of the appeal to the Scottish Ministers.

(5) The Scottish Ministers are to send a copy of any representations received under paragraph (4) to the appellant and to the planning authority and are to inform them how and by what date (being a date not less than 14 days after the date on which such copy is sent under this paragraph) they may make comments to the Scottish Ministers on such representations.

(6) The appellant and the planning authority may, on or before that date, make comments on such representations to the Scottish Ministers.