Planning procedures and COVID-19

Letters to Chief Planning Officers

Scottish Government, 2020
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Document Status

Current

Supplement

Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

Series

Letters to Chief Planning Officers

Abstract

Comprises a letter to Scottish heads of planning providing an update on the impact of COVID-19 on planning functions in Scotland, explaining what is happening with: maintaining a functioning planning system - site visits for a planning purpose, planning committees and local review bodies, engaging with community councils, registration of section 75 agreements; supporting the recovery - construction sites: hours of operation, changing business practices during physical distancing restrictions, safer public places, digital planning; and national planning framework 4.

History

Dated 29 May 2020.

Subjects

  • Planning control, Scotland
  • Environmental planning/land
  • Other planning disciplines
  • Strategic planning
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Telecommunications
  • Planning and development
  • Planning control
  • Compulsory purchase of land

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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