EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (“the 1992 Order”) to introduce new class 72D which provides permitted development rights for temporary development by the Crown in relation to the prevention, control and mitigation of a pandemic. The Order also extends the duration of planning permission under class 91 from 6 to 18 months where temporary development relates to the prevention, control or mitigation of a pandemic.