Planning law

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011

This consultation paper concerns the relaxation of planning controls on development in relation to existing dwelling-houses thus removing the need for planning applications.

• See the Scottish Government's website to view the consultation paper
• The Law Society of Scotland's response (December 2010)

Resourcing a High Quality Planning System: A Consultation Paper

This Scottish Government consultation seeks views on how the planning service can be more effectively resourced and focused on quality of service. The paper also seeks views on options for amending the fee structure for planning applications.

• See the Scottish Government's website to view the Consultation Paper (July 2010)
• The Law Society of Scotland's response (October 2010)

Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) Consultation Paper

This Scottish Government consultation seeks views on the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation Order and Trees in Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 and the Model Tree Preservation Order (TPO).

• See the Scottish Government's website to view the Consultation Paper (April 2010)
• The Law Society of Scotland's response (July 2010)

Consultation on Planning Obligations and Good Neighbour Agreements Regulations 2010

The purpose of this Scottish Government consultation is to seek comments and feedback on two sets of proposed regulations that will further implement the Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006 (the 2006 Act). Specifically, the regulations relate to sections 23 and 24 of the 2006 Act which respectively amend and extend section 75 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and introduce Good Neighbour Agreements.

• See the Scottish Government's website to view the Consultation (April 2010)
• The Law Society of Scotland's response (June 2010)