Requirement to hold hearings
(1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations prescribe circumstances in which, to fulfil the requirement under paragraph 10(1), a planning authority must give a person of a description prescribed in the regulations an opportunity to appear before and be heard by a committee of the authority.
(2) The requirement under paragraph 10(1) for a planning authority to consider representations includes any representations made at a hearing required by regulations under sub-paragraph (1).
(3) Each planning authority is to make such rules as they consider appropriate in relation to—
(a) the procedures in accordance with which any hearing required by regulations under sub-paragraph (1) is arranged and conducted (including, without prejudice to the generality of this sub-paragraph, procedures for ensuring relevance and avoiding repetition),
(b) any other procedures consequent upon such a hearing,
(c) any right of attendance at such a hearing (other than for the purpose of appearing before, and being heard by, a committee).
(4) Any requirement to hold hearings created by regulations under sub-paragraph (1) is subject to paragraph 14(3)(b).
Requirement to notify the Scottish Ministers of certain proposals
(1) The Scottish Ministers may direct a planning authority to notify them, as soon as reasonably practicable, of any proposals for making or altering a scheme that the authority have publicised in accordance with paragraph 9.
(2) Where a planning authority are required by a direction under this paragraph to notify the Scottish Ministers of their proposals, the authority may not make the proposed scheme or alteration (whether in the terms proposed or otherwise) until the period provided for in the direction has ended.
(3) A direction under this paragraph may—
(a) be addressed to a particular authority or all authorities,
(b) require that the Scottish Ministers be notified of proposals if—
(i) the proposals are of a description specified in the direction, or
(ii) an event specified in the direction occurs in connection with the proposals,
(c) provide for the period in the direction to be either—
(i) a specified period of time, or
(ii) an indefinite period that ends only when the Scottish Ministers tell the authority it has ended.
Pause before making certain alterations
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where, having completed the consultation process in relation to their proposals for altering a scheme—
(a) a planning authority intend to alter the scheme (whether in the terms proposed or otherwise), and
(b) the intended alteration would have the effect of—
(i) excluding a place from the area to which the scheme relates,
(ii) withdrawing authorisation granted by the scheme, or
(iii) making the authorisation granted by the scheme subject to new or more stringent conditions, limitations or exceptions.
(2) The intended alteration may not be made before the end of the day that falls 12 months after the consultation process was completed.
(3) For the purpose of this paragraph, the consultation process in relation to proposals to alter a scheme is completed—
(a) on the last day of hearings in relation to the proposals required by regulations under paragraph 11(1), or
(b) if no such hearings are required in relation to the proposals, on the last day that representations in relation to the proposals could be validly submitted for the purpose of paragraph 10.
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