The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1988

Availability of directions and opinions for inspection

11.—(1) Where a planning authority place copies of an application for planning permission in Part I of the register, they shall also place in that Part a copy of any direction given by the Secretary of State which is relevant to the question whether consideration of environmental information is required before planning permission can be granted on that application and or any relevant opinion given under regulation 7.

(2) Where any such direction as is mentioned in paragraph (1) is given after a copy of the relevant application has been placed in Part I of the register, a copy of that direction shall also be placed in that Part of the register when it is received by the planning authority.

(3) Where a planning authority notify an applicant under regulation 14 that they consider his application cannot be granted unless they have taken into consideration environmental information in respect of the proposed development, they shall place a copy of that notification in Part I of the register.

(4) Where a direction sent under regulation 10 is received by the planning authority and an application has not been made for planning permission for the development in question, the planning authority shall make a copy of the direction and any other documents sent with it available for public inspection at all reasonable hours at the place where Part I of the register is kept.