http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/265/article/9/madeThe Planning (National Security Directions and Appointed Representatives) (Scotland) Rules 2006Listed buildingsPlanning (town and country)Conservation areasNational securityPlanning applicationsKing's Printer for Scotland2016-07-21TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING Section 265A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 provides that all planning inquiries are to be held in public except where the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers, after consultation with the Secretary of State, otherwise direct on the grounds of national security. Section 265A also makes provision for the appointment of persons (“appointed representatives”) to represent the interests of any person who will be prevented from hearing or inspecting any evidence at a local inquiry if such a direction is given. 9 1 Where the Scottish Ministers consider that one or more matters relating to the request would be more satisfactorily resolved by holding a hearing attended by the parties, they shall give the parties written notice accordingly. 2 The date fixed by the Scottish Ministers for the holding of a hearing shall be not later than 6 weeks after the date of the notice referred to in paragraph (1). 3 Unless the Scottish Ministers agree a lesser period of notice with the parties, they shall give to the parties not less than 2 weeks written notice of the date, time and place fixed by them for the holding of the hearing. 4 The Scottish Ministers may vary the date fixed for the holding of the hearing, whether or not the date as varied is within the period of 6 weeks mentioned in paragraph (2); and paragraph (3) applies to a variation of a date as it applied to the date originally fixed. 5 The Scottish Ministers may vary the time or place for the holding of a hearing and shall give the parties such notice of any variation as appears to them to be reasonable.