Planning Circular 3/2004: The Town and Country Planning (Electronic Communications) (Scotland) Order 2004

Guidance on the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Electronic Communications) (Scotland) Order 2004.

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Scottish Planning Series

PLANNING CIRCULAR 3 2004
The Town and Country Planning (Electronic Communications) (Scotland) Order 2004

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July 2004
© Crown copyright 2004
ISSN 0141-514X
ISBN 0 7559 2491 6

CONTENTS

Covering Letter

This Circular contains the following main sections:

Paragraph

Introduction

1

General

2

Exclusions from the scope of the Order

4

The Provisions of the Order

5

Definition of Working Day

29

Payment of fees

31

Necessary conditions for use of electronic communications

32

Deemed consent to use of electronic communications

33

Electronic signatures

34

Requirement to provide a postal address

37

Planning Advice Note on Electronic Service Delivery

39

Enquiries

40

PLANNING SERIES:

  • Scottish Planning Policies (SPPs) provide statements of Scottish Executive policy on nationally important land use and other planning matters, supported where appropriate by a locational framework.
  • Circulars, which also provide statements of Scottish Executive policy, contain guidance on policy implementation through legislative or procedural change.
  • Planning Advice Notes (PANs) provide advice on good practice and other relevant information.

Statements of Scottish Executive policy contained in SPPs and Circulars may be material considerations to be taken into account in development plan preparation and development control.

Existing National Planning Policy Guidelines (NPPGs) have continued relevance to decision making, until such time as they are replaced by a SPP. The term SPP should be interpreted as including NPPGs.

Statements of Scottish Executive location-specific planning policy, for example the West Edinburgh Planning Framework, have the same status in decision making as SPPs.

This Circular summarises the Scottish Ministers' understanding of the general effect of the relevant primary or secondary legislation although the summaries do not carry statutory authority in themselves and legal advice should always be taken in case of doubt.

Contact

Chief.Planner@gov.scot

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