The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 1997

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations replace, with amendments, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 1990, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 and the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1992.

They make provision for the payment of fees to planning authorities in respect of applications made under Part III of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 for planning permission for development or for approval of matters reserved by an outline planning permission and in respect of applications for consent for the display of advertisements; for the payment of fees to the Secretary of State in respect of applications for planning permission which are deemed to have been made, by virtue of the provisions of section 85(7) of the 1972 Act, in connection with an appeal against an enforcement notice; and for the payment of fees for applications for certificates of lawful use or development.

The main changes made by these Regulations are–

(a) all fees are increased by approximately 10% from the date the regulations come into force and by a further 5% approximately from 1st October 1997.

Regulation 15 revokes the existing Regulations except in relation to applications for planning permission deemed to have been made before the Regulations come into force.