Culture Change and Planning documents

Scottish Planning Policy

National planning policy is currently set out through the following documents:

the National Planning Framework (NPF)

the Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) and National Planning Policy Guideline (NPPG) series

Designing Places
Circulars

Some readers may be aware that the Scottish Government is rationalising national planning policy by replacing the current series of Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) documents and National Planning Policy Guidelines with a single SPP. More information on this can be found at

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/planning/National-Planning-Policy/newSPP

This "Consolidated SPP" is currently out for consultation which ends on 240609 and several APT members attended an event

But what will happen to the Planning Advice Notes?

The notes below are from a non-attributable record of a Q and A session which formed part of discussions at the Government road show events . The advice on the bottom of the note states that they should not be interpreted as advice or guidance of the Scottish Government. APTSec will need to follow up where we can find the up to date guidance regarding PANs.

"Planning Advice Notes are being retained as a series. Some will be retained in their current form, some will be withdrawn and others will be updated, with some PANs being merged during review. The proposed approach is :

RETAINED IN CURRENT FORM (subject to legislative and policy reference updates)

PAN 33 Development of Contaminated Land
PAN 39 Farm and Forestry Buildings
PAN 51 Planning, Environmental Protection and Regulation
PAN 59 Improving Town Centres
PAN 65 Planning and Open Space
PAN 67 Housing Quality
PAN 68 Design Statements
PAN 72 Housing in the Countryside
PAN 73 Rural Diversification
PAN 77 Designing Safer Places
PAN 78 Inclusive Design
PAN 80 Control and Management of Fly-posting
PAN 83 Masterplanning
PAN 84 Reducing Carbon Emissions in New Development

TO BE UPDATED IN 2009

PAN 45 Renewable Energy Technologies merged with Annex 1 Planning for Micro Renewables and Annex 2 Spatial Frameworks and Supplementary Guidance for Wind Farms
PAN 56 Planning and Noise
PAN 74 Affordable Housing to incorporate SPP3 Annex on Housing Land Audits
PAN 81 Community Engagement
PAN 66 Best Practice in Handling Planning Applications Affecting Trunk Roads merged with PAN 75 Planning for Transport
PAN 70 Electronic Planning Service Delivery
PAN 82 Local Authority Interest Developments
PAN – SEA of Development Plans (new)


TO BE UPDATED IN 2010-2011

PAN 42 Archaeology
PAN 44 Fitting New Housing Development into the Landscape
PAN 50 Controlling the Environmental Effects of Surface Mineral Workings merged with 4 annexes and PAN 64 Reclamation of Surface Mineral Workings
PAN 58 Environmental Impact Assessment
PAN 60 Planning for Natural Heritage
PAN 61 Planning and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems merged with PAN 79 Water and Drainage
PAN 62 Radio Telecommunications
PAN 63 Waste Management Planning
PAN 69 Planning and Building Standards Advice on Flooding
PAN 71 Conservation Area Management

TO BE REVOKED AND NOT REPLACED
PAN 40 Development Control
PAN 41 Development Plan Departures
PAN 43 Golf Courses and Associated Development
PAN 47 Community Councils
PAN 48 Planning Application Forms
PAN 52 Planning and Small Towns
PAN 53 Classifying the Coast for Planning Purposes
PAN 54 Enforcement
PAN 55 Private Finance Initiative and the Planning Process
PAN 76 New Residential Streets"