Part III

Control over Development

Simplified planning zones

Exclusion of certain descriptions of land or development.
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1
The following descriptions of land may not be included in a simplified planning zone—
a
land in a conservation area;
b
land in a National Scenic Area;
c
land identified in the development plan for the area as part of a green belt;
d
land in a site of special scientific interest;
e
land in respect of which a nature conservation order or land management order made under Part 2 of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6) has effect;
2
Where land included in a simplified planning zone becomes land of a description mentioned in subsection (1), that subsection does not have effect to exclude it from the zone.
3
The Secretary of State may by order provide that no simplified planning zone scheme shall have effect to grant planning permission—
a
in relation to an area of land specified in the order or to areas of land of a description so specified, or
b
for development of a description specified in the order.
4
An order under subsection (3) has effect to withdraw such planning permission under a simplified planning zone scheme already in force with effect from the date on which the order comes into force, except in a case where the development authorised by the permission has been begun.
S. 54(1)(d)(e) substituted for s. 54(1)(d) (29.11.2004) by Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6), s. 59(2), Sch. 7 para. 12(1) (with s. 55(2)); S.S.I. 2004/495, art. 2