2018 No. 110
Town And Country Planning

The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 252(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 19971 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 and come into force on 24th May 2018.

(2)

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 20042.

Amendment of the principal Regulations2.

(1)

The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

In the table in Part III of the schedule (table scale of fees), after category 9 insert—

“9A. The construction of a hydro-electric generating station and the carrying out of any other operations in connection with the construction of the generating station, including the construction or installation of any means of access to the generating station, pipes or other conduits and overhead electric lines.

£401 for each 0.1 hectare, subject to a

maximum of £20,055.”

Saving provision3.

Notwithstanding the amendment of the principal Regulations by regulation 2, the principal Regulations continue to apply in respect of any application for planning permission for development described in that regulation made before 24th May 2018 as they did immediately before that date.

KEVIN STEWART
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2004. They introduce a new category of fee for applications for planning permission for construction of hydro-electric generating stations and connected operations of £401 per 0.1 hectare, subject to a maximum of £20,055.

(The new fee will be chargeable instead of the plant and machinery fee of £401 per 0.1 hectare below 5 hectares and £200 for each remaining 0.1 hectare, subject to an overall maximum of £125,000.)