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The Town and Country Planning (Hierarchy of Developments) (Scotland) Regulations 2009
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Regulation 2(1)
SCHEDULEMajor Developments
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| Description of development | Threshold or criterion |
|---|---|
1. Schedule 1 development | |
| Development of a description mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999(1) (other than exempt development within the meaning of those Regulations). | All development. |
2. Housing | |
| Construction of buildings, structures or erections for use as residential accommodation. | (a)The development comprises 50 or more dwellings; or (b)The area of the site is or exceeds 2 hectares. |
3. Business & General Industry, Storage and Distribution | |
Construction of a building, structure or other erection for use for any of the following purposes– (a) as an office; (b) for research and development of products or processes; (c) for any industrial process; or (d) for use for storage or as a distribution centre. | (a)The gross floor space of the building, structure or other erection is or exceeds 10,000 square metres; or (b)The area of the site is or exceeds 2 hectares. |
4. Electricity Generation | |
| Construction of an electricity generating station. | The capacity of the generating station is or exceeds 20 megawatts. |
5. Waste Management Facilities | |
| Construction of facilities for use for the purpose of waste management or disposal. | The capacity of the facility is or exceeds 25,000 tonnes per annum. In relation to facilities for use for the purpose of sludge treatment, a capacity to treat more than 50 tonnes (wet weight) per day of residual sludge. |
6. Transport and infrastructure projects | |
| Construction of new or replacement roads, railways, tramways, waterways, aqueducts or pipelines. | The length of the road, railway, tramway, waterway, aqueduct or pipeline exceeds 8 kilometres. |
7. Fish Farming | |
| The placing or assembly of equipment for the purpose of fish farming within the meaning of section 26(6) of the Act. | The surface area of water covered is or exceeds 2 hectares. |
8. Minerals | |
| Extraction of minerals. | The area of the site is or exceeds 2 hectares. |
9. Other Development | |
| Any development not falling wholly within any single class of development described in paragraphs 1 to 8 above. | (a)The gross floor space of any building, structure or erection constructed as a result of such development is or exceeds 5,000 square metres; or (b)The area of the site is or exceeds 2 hectares. |
(1)
S.S.I. 1999/1, as amended by S.S.I. 2006/614, regulation 3.
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