Written Question · S3W-18423 · Session 3
What guidance is available to assist local authority planners and environmental health officers in the assessment of planning applications …
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is available to assist local authority planners and environmental health officers in the assessment of planning applications that incorporate wood-burning biomass energy elements.
The answer
Scottish Government planning policy and advice on biomass is contained in:
Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 6, Renewable Energy (2007),
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 45, Renewable Energy Technologies (2002) and,
PAN45 Annex, Planning for Micro-Renewables (2006).
These documents provide information and guidance to planning authorities on the technology, including fuel types and processes, and the planning issues to be taken into account when considering planning applications.
Guidance and screening tools to help local authorities assess the potential air quality impacts of such planning applications will be included in the revised guidance issued to authorities to assist them in undertaking their local air quality management duties under the 1995 Environment Act. This guidance is due to be published by the end of 2008.
Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 6, Renewable Energy (2007),
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 45, Renewable Energy Technologies (2002) and,
PAN45 Annex, Planning for Micro-Renewables (2006).
These documents provide information and guidance to planning authorities on the technology, including fuel types and processes, and the planning issues to be taken into account when considering planning applications.
Guidance and screening tools to help local authorities assess the potential air quality impacts of such planning applications will be included in the revised guidance issued to authorities to assist them in undertaking their local air quality management duties under the 1995 Environment Act. This guidance is due to be published by the end of 2008.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-18423 by reference.