http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/749/article/3/madeThe Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1997Planning (town and country)Planning applicationsRegional planningLand searchesUrban developmentKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2016-02-22TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, SCOTLAND This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Scotland) Order 1992. The main changes are–article 15 (consultations before grant of planning permission) is amended to–require the Secretary of State to be consulted about development for the purpose of creating a motorway service area or a new development within the boundary of such an area and also similar types of development situated within specified distances of a motorway;require the Scottish Sports Council to be consulted about development likely to prejudice the use of land as a playing field or likely to lead to loss of land as a playing field;article 23 (appeals) is amended–so that it now applies to appeals against refusal of any consent, agreement or approval of a planning authority required by a condition imposed on a grant of planning permission;consequential on the abolition of regional planning authorities as a result of local government re-organisation, by deletion of references to appeals against a decision made by a regional planning authority or against the failure of a regional planning authority to give notice of their decision. 3 1 In article 15(1) of the 1992 Order (consultations before grant of planning permission) insert– a after sub-paragraph (j)(ii)– iiA development for the purpose of creating a motorway service area or new development within the boundary of such an area; iiB development of land within 400 metres of the boundary of any motorway for the purpose of providing such services as refreshments, fuel or parking; iiC development of an area of land exceeding 2 hectares situated within one kilometre of a motorway junction for the purpose of providing fuel and refreshments; ; and b after sub-paragraph (n)– o the Scottish Sports Council where the development– i is likely to prejudice the existing use of any land as a playing field; ii is likely to result in the loss of land as a playing field; or iii is likely to prevent the use of land, which was last used as a playing field, from being used again for that purpose. . 2 Paragraph (1) of this article shall not apply in relation to applications for planning permission made before the date on which this Order comes into force. Inserted by S.I. 1996/467.