The Scottish Government has launched a document which sets out planning policy on topics such as housing, wind farms, flooding and the natural and built environment. It replaces 17 separate policies with one single document which is easier for communities and developers to understand and interpret.
The Government has also published a circular updating guidance on the criteria and processes when developers are required to make a contribution to the provision of local infrastructure, where a development would create additional infrastructure demands.
"By consolidating planning policies into one, single document, we are providing a shorter, clearer and more focused statement of national planning policy," said Infrastructure Minister Stewart Stevenson. "And our new circular spells out the importance of speeding up the planning agreements process, enabling swifter issuing of planning permission."
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