National Planning Framework 4: explanatory report
This explanatory report accompanies our National Planning Framework 4 revised draft. It provides a summary of the representations made through our consultation on Draft National Planning Framework 4 and sets out the changes made in response to those reviews.
List of Acronyms Used in Explanatory Report
20MN - 20 minute neighbourhood
the 2019 Act - the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019
the Act - The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended)
AoC -Agent of Change
BARR - Buildings at Risk Register
BGI-Blue Green Infrastructure
BRIA - Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment
CCC - Climate Change Committee
CCS - Carbon Capture and Storage
Circular 3/2012 - Planning Circular 3/2012: planning obligations and good neighbour agreements (revised 2020)
Circular 4/1998 - Planning Circular 4/1998: the use of conditions in planning permissions
COSLA - Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Covid19 - Coronavirus
CPO - Compulsory Purchase Order
CSGN - Central Scotland Green Network
CWB - Community wealth building
DM - Development management
DMRB - Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
DPMTAG - Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance
EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment
ETSU – R – 97 - A commonly applied methodology for wind farm noise impact assessment
EV - Electric vehicle
HES - Historic Environment Scotland
HIA - Health Impact Assessment
HIIA - Health Inequality Impact Assessment
HLA - Housing Land Audit
HLR - Housing Land Requirement
HNDA - Housing Need and Demand Assessment
HSCSC - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee (of the Scottish Parliament)
IF - Infrastructure First
IIA - Integrated Impact Assessment
IIH - Infrastructure Investment Hierarchy
IIP - Infrastructure Investment Plan
INTOG - Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas Leasing
LA - Local Authority
LBAPs - Local Biodiversity Action Plans
LDP(s) - Local Development Plan(s)
LGHP - Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee (of the Scottish Parliament)
Km - kilometre
MATHLR - Minimum All-Tenure Housing Land Requirement
MW - Megawatt
NDs - National Developments
NFU - National Farmers Union
NPF - National Planning Framework
NPF4 - National Planning Framework 4
NTS2 - National Transport Strategy 2
NWCWN - National Walking, Cycling and Wheeling Network
OSS - Open Space Strategy
PAN 1/2011 - Planning Advice Note 1/2011: Planning and noise
PAN 2/2011 - Planning Advice Note 2/2011: Planning and archaeology
PAS - Planning Aid Scotland
PAs - Planning authorities
Para(s) - Paragraph(s)
RAINE - Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee (of the Scottish Parliament)
RSS(s) - Regional Spatial Strategy/(Strategies)
RTS - Regional Transport Strategy
RTPI - Royal Town Planning Institute
S75 - Section 75 of the Town and Country Planning Act on planning obligations
SEA - Strategic Environmental Assessment
SEPA - Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
SG - Scottish Government
SPA - Special Protection Area
SPP - Scottish Planning Policy (2014)
STPR (2) - Strategic Transport Projects Review 2
STH - Sustainable Travel Hierarchy
SUDS - Sustainable Drainage Systems
TPO(s) - Tree Preservation Orders
UNCRC - United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
VDL - Vacant and Derelict Land
WEWS - Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003
Contact
Email: Chief.Planner@gov.scot
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