The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure (Scotland) Amendment Order 1993

• Citation: S.I. 1993/1039
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure (Scotland) Amendment Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st May 1993.

(2) In this Order “the 1992 Order ” means the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Scotland) Order 1992( ).

Section 2 Consultation before grant of planning permission

In article 15(1) of the 1992 Order (consultations before grant of planning permission), for paragraph (f) there shall be substituted–

(f) the Health and Safety Executive where the development is within an area which has been notified to the planning authority by the Health and Safety Executive for the purpose of this provision because of the presence within the vicinity of toxic, highly reactive, explosive or inflammable substances and which involves the provision of–

(i) residential accommodation;

(ii) more than 250 square metres of retail floor space;

(iii) more than 500 square metres of office floor space; or

(iv) more than 750 square metres of floor space to be used for an industrial process,

or which is otherwise likely to result in a material increase in the number of persons working within or visiting the notified area;

Section 3 Saving

Article 2 above shall not apply in relation to applications for planning permission made before 1st May 1993.