Part III Control over Development
Simplified planning zones
54 Exclusion of certain descriptions of land or development.
1
The following descriptions of land may not be included in a simplified planning zone—
a
land in a conservation area;
b
land in a National Scenic Area;
c
land identified in the development plan for the area as part of a green belt;
F1d
land in a site of special scientific interest;
e
land in respect of which a nature conservation order or land management order made under Part 2 of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 6) has effect;
2
Where land included in a simplified planning zone becomes land of a description mentioned in subsection (1), that subsection does not have effect to exclude it from the zone.
3
The Secretary of State may by order provide that no simplified planning zone scheme shall have effect to grant planning permission—
a
in relation to an area of land specified in the order or to areas of land of a description so specified, or
b
for development of a description specified in the order.
4
An order under subsection (3) has effect to withdraw such planning permission under a simplified planning zone scheme already in force with effect from the date on which the order comes into force, except in a case where the development authorised by the permission has been begun.