Planning Scotland (Table of Selected main Legislation)

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 Length
The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 20225–10 pages
The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 202220–30 pages
Planning (Scotland) Act 201980 pages
National Planning Framework 4 (adopted 03 February 2024)
National Planning Framework 3 (June 2014)100–150 pages
National Planning Framework for Scotland 2 (July 2009)80–120 pages
The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 No 3061 (S.195)10–15 pages
Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997200–250 pages
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 199250–70 pages
Education (Scotland) Act 1980150–200 pages
Developer Contributions – Section 69 and Section 75 Legislation2–5 pages each
The Town and Country Planning (Modification and Discharge of Planning Obligations) (Scotland) Regulations 20105–10 pages
The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Scotland) Regulations 198420–30 pages
Development Management Procedures (Planning Circular 3/2013)30–50 pages
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 201360–80 pages

This is not an exhaustive list but just a personal summary of some of the legislation relevant to town planning in the UK. Summing the maximum values of these ranges provides an approximate total length of 1,045 pages. Please note that these are estimated lengths and can vary based on formatting and publication versions. It does not show lengths of PANs. It is interesting that consecutive governments prioritise simplification and reduction of red tape and consecutive governments introduce further legislation that objectively increases administrative complexity.

Interesting paper on complexity as it relates to English Law