Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

Application of Part III to statutory undertakersS

218 Applications for planning permission by statutory undertakers.S

(1)Where—

(a)an application for planning permission to develop land to which this subsection applies is made by statutory undertakers and is referred to the [F1Scottish Ministers] under Part III, [F2or]

(b)an appeal is made to the [F1Scottish Ministers] under that Part from the decision on such an application, F3...

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the application or appeal shall be dealt with by the [F4Scottish Ministers].

(2)Subsection (1) applies to—

(a)operational land, and

(b)land in which the statutory undertakers hold or propose to acquire an interest with a view to its being used for the purpose of carrying on their undertaking, where the planning permission, if granted on the application or appeal, would be for development involving the use of the land for that purpose.

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(4)Subsection (2)(b) shall have effect in relation to the Civil Aviation Authority as if for the reference to development involving the use of land for the purpose of carrying on the Civil Aviation Authority’s undertaking there were substituted a reference to development involving the use of land for such of the purposes of carrying on that undertaking as may be prescribed.

219 Conditional grants of planning permission.S

Notwithstanding anything in Part III, planning permission to develop operational land of statutory undertakers shall not, except with their consent, be granted subject to conditions requiring—

(a)that any buildings or works authorised by the permission shall be removed, or

(b)that any use of the land so authorised shall be discontinued,

at the end of a specified period.

220 Development requiring authorisation of government department.S

(1)[F6Scottish Ministers]shall not be required under section 218(1) to deal with an application for planning permission for the development of operational land if the authorisation of a government department is required in respect of that development.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply where the relevant authorisation has been granted without any direction as to the grant of planning permission.

(3)For the purposes of this section development shall be taken to be authorised by a government department if—

(a)any consent, authority or approval to or for the development is granted by the department in pursuance of an enactment,

(b)a compulsory purchase order is confirmed by the department authorising the purchase of land for the purpose of the development,

(c)consent is granted by the department to the appropriation of land for the purpose of the development or the acquisition of land by agreement for that purpose,

(d)authority is given by the department—

(i)for the borrowing of money for the purpose of the development, or

(ii)for the application for that purpose of any money not otherwise so applicable, or

(e)any undertaking is given by the department to pay a grant in respect of the development in accordance with an enactment authorising the payment of such grants,

and references in this section to the authorisation of a government department shall be construed accordingly.

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