Housing and Planning Act 1986

PART IV Consequential Amendments—Scotland

1 At the end of subsection (2) of section 31 of the [1972 c. 52.] Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (registers) insert " and also containing such information as may be so prescribed with respect to simplified planning zone schemes relating to zones in the authority's area ".

2 In section 38 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (limit of duration of planning permission), in subsection (3) (exceptions) after paragraph (ad) insert—

“(ab) to any planning permission granted by a simplified planning zone scheme ;”.

3 In section 51(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (applications to determine whether planning permission required) after the word " scheme " insert " or simplified planning zone scheme ".

4 After subsection (1)(a) of section 231 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (validity of plans, &c.) insert—

“(aa) a simplified planning zone scheme or any alteration of any such scheme whether before or after the adoption or approval of the scheme or alteration ; or”.

5 In section 232 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (proceedings for questioning plans, &c), after subsection (3) insert—

“(4) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section apply to a simplified planning zone scheme or an alteration of such a scheme as they apply to a structure plan and an alteration of such a plan, with the following modifications—

(a) for the references to Part II of this Act substitute references to Part III of this Act, and

(b) for the reference to regulations under section 16(1) of this Act substitute a reference to regulations under paragraph 12 of Schedule 6A to this Act,

and with any other necessary modifications.”.

6 In section 273 of the [1972 c. 52.] Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (orders)—

(a) in subsection (4), after " 21," insert " 21E, ", and

(b) in subsection (5), after " 1(3)," insert " 21E, ".

7 In section 275(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 after the definition of " road " insert—

• “' simplified planning zone' and ' simplified planning zone scheme' shall be construed in accordance with section 21A of this Act;”.