The Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Decisions of verifiers and local authorities

56.—(1) Where an application to a verifier is–

(a) refused; or

(b) in the case of an application for a building warrant under section 9 of the Act, granted subject to conditions,

the verifier shall include in its decision a statement of its reasons therefor including its reasons for any conditions attached thereto.

(2) The decision of the verifier on any application made to the verifier shall be notified in writing by the verifier to the applicant and to any person who has made representations in relation thereto.

(3) In any other proceedings before the verifier or the local authority the decision of the verifier or the local authority and the reasons therefor shall be notified by the verifier or the local authority as the case may be in writing to the parties to the proceedings.

(4) Where the verifier has on an application for a building warrant decided to grant a building warrant, the building warrant shall be sent by the verifier to the applicant accompanied by the copy of the relative plans duly signed by the verifier with reference to the grant of that building warrant.

(5) Where the verifier has on an application for a building warrant decided to refuse the application the verifier shall without delay return to the applicant the plans submitted with reference to the application unless the verifier has obtained the consent of the applicant to the retention of the plans.