Part III

Control over Development

Applications for planning permission

Applications for planning permission
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1
Regulations or a development order may make provision as to applications for planning permission made to a planning authority or the Scottish Ministers.
2
Provision referred to in subsection (1) includes provision as to—
a
the form and manner in which an application must be made,
b
particulars of such matters as are to be included in the application,
c
any documents or other materials which are to accompany the application,
d
evidence to be provided in support of anything in, or relating to, the application.
3
The regulations or development order must—
a
require that an application for planning permission of such description as is specified in the regulations or order is to be accompanied by a statement (either or both and if both then either in one document or in two)—
i
about the design principles and concepts applied to the development,
ii
about how issues relating to access for the disabled to the development have been dealt with,
b
include provision as to the form and content of any such statement as is mentioned in paragraph (a), and
c
require that an application in respect of which compliance with section 35B is required is to be accompanied by a pre-application consultation report prepared in accordance with section 35C.
4
Different provision may be made under this section—
a
for different cases or classes of case,
b
for different areas, and
c
according to whether a development is a national development, a major development or a local development.
S. 32 substituted (12.12.2008 for specified purposes, 3.8.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 17), ss. 7(1), 59(2); S.S.I. 2008/411, art. 2(2)(3)(a); S.S.I. 2009/219, art. 2, sch.