Planning obligations and good neighbour agreements

Circular 4/2025

Scottish Government, 2025
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Document Status

Current

Supplement

Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

Series

Circular

Abstract

Details Scottish Government policy on the use of planning obligations, including unilateral obligations, and good neighbour agreements made under section 75 and section 75D respectively, of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as amended by the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 and Planning (Scotland) Act 2019.

History

Supersedes: Circular 3/2012: Planning obligations and good neighbour agreements (Revised November 2020) (Scottish Government, 2020). Document type: publication - advice and guidance. First published: 12 December 2025.

ISBN

9781806434732

Subjects

  • Planning control
  • Planning and development
  • Planning control, Scotland

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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