Planning control for hazardous substances
Circular 3/2015
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Series
Circular
Abstract
Provides guidance on the implementation of European Directive 2012/18/EU, 'the Seveso III Directive', on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances from a land use planning perspective. Covers: Control of major accident hazards regulations (COMAH); preparation of planning policies, plans and programmes; requirement for hazardous substances consent; exemptions from hazardous substances consent requirements; hazardous substances consent process; appeals and called-in applications; planning permission and major accident hazards; enforcement; revocation or modification of hazardous substances consent; health and safety requirements and hazardous substances control decisions; Crown land; transitional and related provisions; security and confidentiality.
History
Supersedes Circular 5/1993: Planning controls for hazardous substances: Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 1993; Circular 11/1993: Planning controls for hazardous substances - consequential amendments; Circular 16/1993: Hazardous substances consent: guide for industry (all Scottish Office, 1993); and SDD Circular 13/1976: The Petroleum and Submarine Pipelines Act 1975 - refinery controls (SDD, 1976).
ISBN
9781785448416
Subjects
- Planning control
- Environmental planning/land
- Planning and development
- Planning control, Scotland
- Hazardous substances
Publisher History
The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. It is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport. Previously known as the Scottish Executive.
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