Written Question · S4W-28679 · Session 4
How it ensures that local authority planning officers are aware of Scottish Planning Policy in relation to wild land areas and how it shoul…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that local authority planning officers are aware of Scottish Planning Policy in relation to wild land areas and how it should be (a) applied in relation to applications for wind turbine developments and (b) considered in reports to planning committees.
The answer
Scottish Planning Policy is a material consideration within the planning process. The Scottish Government refers to Scottish Planning Policy in our routine communications with planning authorities, including through the Heads of Planning Scotland network.
Communities, developers and planning authorities should be guided by the spatial frameworks for wind farm development that are guided by Scottish Planning Policy but prepared and applied by planning authorities. The approach to wild land as set out in Scottish Planning Policy should inform relevant policies contained within local development plan. Legislation requires that decisions on individual planning applications accords with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
It is for the planning authority to decide whether direct reference to Scottish Planning Policy is required in any decision or report to committee it makes.
Further information is available in our online advice:
http://scotgovplanningarchitecture.com/2014/12/05/onshore-wind-questions-answered/
Communities, developers and planning authorities should be guided by the spatial frameworks for wind farm development that are guided by Scottish Planning Policy but prepared and applied by planning authorities. The approach to wild land as set out in Scottish Planning Policy should inform relevant policies contained within local development plan. Legislation requires that decisions on individual planning applications accords with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
It is for the planning authority to decide whether direct reference to Scottish Planning Policy is required in any decision or report to committee it makes.
Further information is available in our online advice:
http://scotgovplanningarchitecture.com/2014/12/05/onshore-wind-questions-answered/
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-28679 by reference.