Climate Change Act – Section 72: thirteenth annual report

Information and conclusions fulfilling our annual reporting requirements on the operation of Section 3F of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (introduced by Section 72 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009).


1. Summary

1.1. This report on the operation of Section 3F of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 is a requirement of Section 73 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.

1.2. As per previous annual reports it is concluded that the legislation remains operationally effective at this time and is therefore required.

1.3. This report highlights that future reports should take into account changes to building regulations and heat standards in order to establish whether Section 3F continues to be needed.

Contact

Email: chief.planner@gov.scot

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