Scottish Government documents within the Construction Information Service

• Building standards Technical Handbooks 2022 - summary of changes for 1 June 2022
• Building standards Technical Handbooks 2022 - summary of changes for 1 June 2022 and 1 December 2022
• Building standards verification performance report 2013-14 (including implementation period 2012-13)
• Building warrant fees: Consultation. Analysis of consultation responses
• Building warrant fees: Consultation. Outcome report
• Burial and cremation review group - report and recommendations
• Business development and the planning system
• Carbon assessment of the infrastructure investment plan 2021-22 to 2025-26
• Carbon dioxide emissions (issued 06.2019)
• Carbon dioxide monitors meeting guidance to standard 3.14
• Carrying out and recording a fire safety risk assessment
• Certification handbook for schemes approved under Section 7(2) and direct appointments under Section 7(1) of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003. Edition 3, May 2012
• Changes to guidance for April 2021 - Building (Scotland) Act 2003: Sections 4(2) and 4(4) Notice relating to guidance documents
• Changes to legislation and guidance for July 2017 - Building (Scotland) Act 2003 - Sections 4(2) and 4(4) Notice relating to guidance documents
• Changes to legislation and guidance for March 2021 - Building (Scotland) Act 2003 - Sections 4(2) and 4(4) Notice relating to guidance documents
• Changes to legislation and guidance for October 2011 - Building (Scotland) Act 2003 - Sections 4(2) and 4(4) Notice relating to guidance documents
• Changes to legislation and guidance for October 2015: Building (Scotland) Act 2003: sections 4(2) and 4(4) notice relating to guidance documents
• Changes to legislation and guidance for October 2019. Building (Scotland) Act 2003: Sections 4(2) and 4(4) Notice relating to guidance documents
• Changes to legislation for January 2015 - Building (Scotland) act 2003 - Amendments introduced by the Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Act 2014
• Changes to legislation for October 2014: Amendments to Building (Scotland) regulations 2004 - as introduced by the Explosives Regulations 2014
• Changes to the process of producing Energy performance certificates (EPCs) for new buildings - from 30 June 2013
• Changing land use in rural Scotland - drivers and decision-making
• Changing places toilets - building standards consultation
• Changing places toilets: planning guide
• Chief planner letter: stakeholder update - March 2021
• Chief planner letter: stakeholder update - November 2021
• Chief planner letter: stakeholder update - November 2023
• Chief planner letter: stakeholder update - October 2022
• Chief planning officers. Guidance
• Class 67 permitted development rights for electronic communications code operators
• Cleaner air for Scotland 2. Delivery plan
• Cleaner air for Scotland 2. Towards a better place for everyone
• Cleaner air for Scotland 2. Towards a better place for everyone. 2022/23 progress report
• Cleaner air for Scotland 2. Towards a better place for everyone. 2023/24 progress report
• Cleaner air for Scotland strategy - an independent review
• Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. Report on Scottish Government approach to implementing Section 63 energy performance of non-domestic buildings
• Climate change adaptation: review of specific building standards
• Climate change delivery plan - meeting Scotland's statutory climate change targets
• Climate change plan - the third report on proposals and policies 2018-2032
• Climate change plan - the third report on proposals and policies 2018-2032: technical annex
• Climate change plan. Monitoring report
• Climate change plan. Monitoring report
• Climate change plan. Monitoring reports
• Climate change plan. Monitoring reports
• Climate change plan. Monitoring reports
• Climate ready Scotland: Scottish climate change adaptation programme
• Climate ready Scotland: Scottish climate change adaptation programme 2014. Fifth annual progress report
• Climate ready Scotland: Scottish climate change adaptation programme. Annual progress report 2015
• Climate ready Scotland: Scottish climate change adaptation programme. Fourth annual progress report 2018
• Climate ready Scotland: Scottish climate change adaptation programme. Second annual progress report 2016
• Climate ready Scotland: Scottish climate change adaptation programme. Third annual progress report 2017
• Climate ready Scotland: Second Scottish climate change adaptation programme 2019-2024
• Code of guidance on homelessness - guidance on legislation, policies and practices to prevent and resolve homelessness (interim update) November 2019
• Code of practice - procedures for handling environmental appeals through hearings or local inquiries
• Code of practice for local plan inquiries
• Code of practice on litter and refuse (Scotland) 2018 - statutory guidance on keeping land free of litter and refuse, and roads clean
• Community Councils and planning: review of the town and country planning system in Scotland
• Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015. Part 2 - community planning guidance
• Community engagement
• Community-led regeneration - a review of literature
• Community-led regeneration - a review of literature
• Comparison between the HMG construction playbook and Scottish Government client guide to construction projects
• Compartmentation
• Compartmentation
• Compartmentation (issued 20.09.2018)
• Compartmentation (issued 24.01.2013)
• Compartmentation and to provide the occupants with opportunity to escape (issued 16.10.2012)
• Competency criteria for local authority verifiers when checking fire engineered solutions for compliance with building standards
• Compliance handbook. Early adopters scheme
• Compulsory acquisition of land: land compensation rate of interest
• Compulsory purchase and compensation - a guide for owners, tenants and occupiers in Scotland
• Compulsory purchase in Scotland - guidance for acquiring authorities. Can I use compulsory purchase?
• Compulsory purchase in Scotland - guidance for acquiring authorities. Confirmed orders - next steps
• Compulsory purchase in Scotland - guidance for acquiring authorities. How do I prepare and submit a compulsory purchase order?
• Compulsory purchase in Scotland - guidance for acquiring authorities. How do Scottish Ministers consider a compulsory purchase order?
• Compulsory purchase in Scotland - guidance for acquiring authorities. What should I do before developing a compulsory purchase order?
• Compulsory purchase in Scotland. A guide for property owners and occupiers
• Compulsory purchase orders
• Confirming a compulsory purchase order. Procedural guidance for Scottish Government and its Agencies
• Conflict avoidance - early intervention to avoid disputes
• Conservation area management
• Consideration of climatic factors within strategic environmental assessment (SEA)
• Consideration of high-efficiency alternative systems in new buildings
• Construction capability assessment - request for participation in pilot process
• Construction manual - project initiation and business case handbook
• Construction manual - project initiation and business case handbook
• Construction manual - project initiation and business case handbook - chapter 15: design
• Construction phase handbook
• Construction phase handbook Chapter 3: quality - client guide to construction contracts
• Construction Policy Notes - an introduction
• Construction procurement handbook
• Construction procurement handbook
• Construction Products Regulations 2013 - the Building (Scotland) Regulations - Regulation 8 (materials and workmanship)
• Consultation on and notification of planning applications for outdoor sports facilities and open space
• Consultation on fire and smoke alarms in Scottish homes: analysis of responses
• Consultation on heat and energy efficiency strategies, and regulation of district heating: analysis of responses: November 2017
• Consultation on practical fire safety guidance for existing specialised housing and similar premises. Analysis of responses. Final report
• Consultation report better regulation - review 2014-15 - review of the Building (Scotland) regulations 2004: proposed changes to guidance within the Domestic and Non-domestic building standards technical handbooks
• Contact and complaint handling by the planning service
• Contaminated land performance indicators - guidance document