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Coronavirus Acts: Duration of Planning Permission The Scottish Government has announced its decision that, subject to the agreement of the Parliament, Part 1 of both Scottish Coronavirus Acts should be extended to 30 September 2021. On 24 February we laid regulations in the Scottish Parliament which extend the provisions within the Coronavirus Acts relating to the duration of Planning Permission, including Planning Permission in Principle, Listed Building Consent and Conservation Area Consent. Those consents which are due to expire between now and 30 September will be extended to 31 March 2022. See the regulations | |
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Permitted development rights relating to COVID-19 pandemic We laid a development order in the Scottish Parliament introducing some additional permitted development rights relating to temporary developments (up to 18 months) by the Crown relating to the pandemic, and further extending the duration of permitted development rights for developments by local authorities and health service bodies to the end of 2021. These can be used for developments and uses such as temporary hospital facilities, testing centres, vaccination centres or other emergency-related purposes. See the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2021, which comes into force on 28 February 2021. | |
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Special Development Order: Cairnryan Border Control Post We have laid a Special Development Order (SDO) in the Scottish Parliament, which will grant temporary planning permission for the development of new border control infrastructure within an area of search around the ports at Cairnryan in Dumfries and Galloway, subject to conditions and to obtaining Scottish Ministers' approval of a site-specific proposal following an appropriate engagement process. Following the end of the EU Exit implementation period, goods entering the UK from the EU are subject to the same border entry requirements and controls as rest of the world goods. Scottish Ministers are responsible for the enforcement of checks on animals, plants, plant products, product of animal origin and high risk foods not of animal origin. This SDO is a contingency measure to ensure planning permission can be in place in time for a new Border Control Post at Cairnryan. See this further information about the Cairnryan Border Control Post and SDO. | |
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NPF4: First step towards a minimum all-tenure housing land requirement The Chief Planner and Director for Housing and Social Justice have written to local and national park authorities on the next steps for meeting statutory requirements on land for housing in the National Planning Framework. The letter seeks the input of authorities and stakeholders and provides housing land figures that are a starting point for local considerations. See Information on this latest stage, as well as previous work. | |
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Notification of applications direction: commercial peatland extraction The Scottish ministers have issued a direction requiring planning authorities to advise them of receipt of commercial peatland planning applications. This is to allow monitoring of those applications, in view of the national importance of peatlands and peatland restoration contributing to the objective of addressing climate change. | |
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Research: Skills in Planning The Scottish Government is a member of the Partners in Planning network which, along with Skills Development Scotland, commissioned research by EKOS which gives timely and valuable insight into skills, capacity and gaps within the planning sector in Scotland. The research sets out tailored actions to promote planning as a career choice and make sure the workforce is equipped. We look forward to working with partners to take these forward. See the Skills in Planning research and key findings | |
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