Town and Country Planning (Natural Criteria World Heritage Sites) (Scotland) Consultation and Notification Direction 2025

Letters to Chief Planning Officers

Scottish Government, 2025
Town and Country Planning (Natural Criteria World Heritage Sites) (Scotland) Consultation and Notification Direction 2025 Download document

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Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

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Letters to Chief Planning Officers

Abstract

Comprises a letter from the Chief Planner setting out the details of the 2025 Direction for ensuring planning authorities consult appropriately with NatureScot on development proposals which may affect World Heritage Sites with natural heritage value. Covers: consultation requirement, notification requirement, restriction on grant of planning permission and general: provision of information.

History

Document type: publication - correspondence. First published: 25 September 2025.

Subjects

  • Planning control, Scotland
  • Strategic planning
  • Heritage planning
  • Planning control
  • Planning and development

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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