Note fees will be increasing from 01st April 2026 - I will be adjusting the calculator appropriately. Planning application fees continue to be challenging for even professional agents to calculate…
When you’ve secured planning permission for a new house (or development), the last thing you really want is to get bogged down in paperwork for small design tweaks. But frequently…
Much like an order of trades for actually building out houses on a housing site there is an order of adminstration that needs to be managed when site construction really…
1. Prior Notification What it is: A simpler process where the developer notifies the local planning authority (LPA) of their intention to carry out certain types of permitted development. Purpose:…
Importance of the Audit The Housing Land Audit is an annual count of future housing coming forward and a record of historical completions on former site. It is a principle…
After submission of a planning application householder and larger applications neighbours and interested parties have the right to comment in support, objecting to or neutrally on an application. What is…
Time limits on existing planning permissions - General Rule 3 years Section 58(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended 1st October 2022, provides that grant…
One of the most common planning applications councils receive is for development within the grounds of a property. In order to be considered as a householder planning application those structures…
"Developers have to consult too many organisations on too wide a range of issue, the Treasury said." Quote from the Independent on Sunday 26 January 2025 full article link below;…
The process by which a development gets planning permission is influenced by its class of development - National, Major or Local. That classification is defined through legislation. The Town and…
Planning Application Fee Calculator - NEW FEE Rates ALL Scotland 01 April 2026 link The Scottish Government has set out an inflation-linked increase to planning fees which will come into force on Wednesday…
Legislation in Scotland is The Caravan Sites Act 1968 [1968 c. 52] The Caravan Sites Act 1968 (Amendment of Definition of Caravan) (Scotland) Order 2019 [2019 No. 295] Mobile Homes…
PANs / Circulars / Creating Places and Designing Streets are more specific derivations of the principles laid out in NPPF4 and Scot Gov Planning Policy PAN(s) – Planning Advice Notes…
Planning Circular 3/2012 - Planning obligations and good neighbour agreements Planning obligations made under section 75 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) should only be…
Users should carefully review any links to legislation when investigating specific points of interest as legislation may or may not be consolidated and release of new legislation tends to be…
Just to be aware going forward I am trying to reference legislation with their Year and Number - as shorter and more distinctive than their often long and repetitive textual…
Scotland Overview - April 19 2023 there was a talk titled Delivering NPF4 & achieving net-zero through behavioural change The UK collaborative centre for housing evidence and the housing and…
Here is a table listing the specified pieces of legislation, some linked to the legislative source, along with their approximate lengths: Legislation / Selected Frameworks and CircularsApproximate LengthThe Town and…
The following legislation sets out who should be consulted by Scottish Planning Authorities (external to the authority in question) for what applications. It goes through all the major consultees including…
Firstly the below legislation requires authorities to advertise planning applications in specific circumstances. The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure)(Scotland) Regulations 2013 Part 4 Regulation 20 Publication of application by…