Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 13)

PART 5 S Infrastructure levy

Prospective

56 Interpretation of Part and schedule S

In this Part and schedule 1—

• “development” has the meaning given by section 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997,

• “infrastructure” includes—

  (a)

  communications, transport, drainage, sewerage and flood-defence systems,

  (b)

  systems for the supply of water and energy,

  (c)

  green and blue infrastructure,

  (d)

  educational and medical facilities, and

  (e)

  facilities and other places for recreation,

• “green and blue infrastructure” means features of the natural and built environments (including water) that provide a range of ecosystem and social benefits,

• “infrastructure project” means a project to provide, maintain, improve or replace infrastructure.