The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development and Use Classes) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020

Amendment of Interpretation section of Part 6

13.  In Part 6 of schedule 1, in the interpretation section—

(a) after the definition of “building” insert—

““designated area” means—

(a)

a national scenic area,

(b)

a National Park

(c)

a World Heritage Site,

(d)

a historic garden or designed landscape,

(e)

the curtilage of a category A listed building,

(f)

a site of archaeological interest,

(g)

a conservation area,”,

(b) for the definition of “significant extension” and “significant alteration” substitute—

““significant extension” and “significant alteration” mean—

(a)

in respect of the period before 1 April 2021, any extension or alteration of the building where the cubic content of the original building would be exceeded by more than 10% or the height of the building as extended or altered would exceed the height of the original building,

(b)

in respect of the period beginning on 1 April 2021, any extension or alteration of the building where the cubic content of the original building would be exceeded by more than 20% or the height of the building as extended or altered would exceed the height of the original building,”,

(c) after the definition of “slurry” insert—

““World Heritage Site” means land appearing on the World Heritage List kept under article 11(2) of the 1972 UNESCO Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.”.