Whether it plans to amend the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 in order to require that planning consent be granted before licence appl…

Answered Asked by Robert Brown LD Lodged 20 Nov 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to amend the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 in order to require that planning consent be granted before licence applications for houses in multiple occupancy (HMO) can be determined.

The answer

Answered by Margaret Curran on 3 Dec 2002 · 13 days after it was lodged, on time

Planning and licensing controls are for different statutory and policy purposes and we have no plans to amend the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 in the manner suggested. In those instances where the owner needs both a licence and planning permission he or she has a legal duty to obtain each of them. Local authorities may wish to encourage HMO owners to obtain any necessary planning permission in advance of submitting a licence application to avoid the possibility of abortive work.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-31767 by reference.