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Publication - Factsheet

Transport Scotland: Core Documents

Published 2 June 2021
Directorate
Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Part of
Building, planning and design

Transport Scotland core documents library for use in planning appeals.

To submit materials to be considered as part of this collection, email them to DPEAITFINANCE@gov.scot

To submit a document on this list as part of your document list, you must hyperlink the document name with the URL for the document. Please note it is not sufficient to provide a link to the front page of the core documents library, accompanied by a list of relevant documents. The links must to be to each specific document referred to. Any document lists submitted without complete links for each document will be returned to you. If you are referring to an extract of a larger document, you should specify the relevant section in your document list e.g. Local development plan - Chapter 3 - Section 7.2.

 

The following are materials that have been accepted as core documents for Transport Scotland.

Legislation

The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (legislation.gov.uk)
2 page PDF
219.4 kB
Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (legislation.gov.uk)
2 page PDF
249.6 kB
Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (legislation.gov.uk)
5 page PDF
500.0 kB
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
4 page PDF
457.7 kB
The Secretary of State’s Traffic Orders (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1987
1 page PDF
145.0 kB
The Stopping Up of Roads and Private Accesses and the Redetermination of Public Rights of Passage (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1986
16 page PDF
3.0 MB
Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947
1 page PDF
132.2 kB
The Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1999
2 page PDF
161.6 kB
The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017
11 page PDF
536.8 kB

Policy

Scottish Planning Policy (SPP)
81 page PDF
752.7 kB

Planning Advice Notes

PAN 66 – trunk roads planning applications handling best practice guidance
14 page PDF
385.7 kB
PAN 75 – Planning for Transport
42 page PDF
292.6 kB

Planning Circulars

Planning Circular 1-1998 - Use Classes
9 page PDF
145.3 kB
Planning Circular 4-1998 - The Use of Conditions in Planning Permissions
31 page PDF
357.7 kB
Planning Circular 4-1998 - Model Planning Conditions Addendum
14 page PDF
237.1 kB
Planning Circular 1-2005 - Notification of Planning Applications Development Affecting Trunk Roads and Special Roads
4 page PDF
167.2 kB
Planning Circular 3-2009 - Notification of Planning Applications
22 page PDF
240.7 kB
Planning Circular 3-2013 - Development Management Procedures
75 page PDF
950.2 kB
Planning Circular 5-2013 - Schemes of Delegation and Local Reviews
18 page PDF
278.5 kB
Planning Circular 6-2013 - Development Planning
49 page PDF
665.8 kB
Planning Circular 1-2017 - Environmental Impact Assessment regulations
64 page PDF
508.7 kB

Key Agencies Documents - Transport Scotland

Departures from Standard
11 page PDF
168.7 kB
Advice on Planning for small developments (March 2016)
10 page PDF
401.9 kB
Development and the Trunk Road Network
16 page PDF
147.6 kB
Road Asset Management Plan for Scottish Trunk Roads (January 2016)
141 page PDF
3.8 MB
Development Management Guidance - 2012
16 page PDF
518.5 kB
Transport Assessment Guidance (June 2012)
57 page PDF
236.1 kB

Transport Scotland Additional Reference Documents

Roads for All - Good Practice Guide for Roads (July 2013)
63 page PDF
7.8 MB
ROAD PROJECTS: Guidance on the Compulsory Purchase Process and Compensation 2014
19 page PDF
3.2 MB
Good Practice Guide on 20mph Speed Restrictions (June 2016)
20 page PDF
367.5 kB

DMRB References

CD 109 Highway Link Design
105 page PDF
2.1 MB
CD 116 Geometric Design of Roundabouts
169 page PDF
18.0 MB
CD 122 Geometric Design of Grade Separated Junctions
96 page PDF
4.3 MB
CD 123 Geometric Design of At-Grade Priority and Signal-Controlled Junctions
71 page PDF
6.8 MB

Legislation Regards to Process and Making of TAWS Orders

Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007
37 page PDF
132.8 kB
The Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017
4 page PDF
233.8 kB
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Transport) (Scotland) Regulations 2019
2 page PDF
178.1 kB
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Transport) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
3 page PDF
202.3 kB
The Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007
2 page PDF
26.4 kB
The Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007
8 page PDF
48.9 kB
Applications and Objections Procedure Rules 2007
PDF
200.4 kB
The Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Applications and Objections Procedure) Amendment Rules 2017
11 page PDF
626.8 kB
Consents under Enactments Regulations 2007
8 page PDF
54.2 kB
Inquiries and Hearings Procedure Rules 2007
20 page PDF
99.8 kB
The Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Access to Land on Application) Order 2008
12 page PDF
68.4 kB
The Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Access to Land by the Scottish Ministers) Order 2008
12 page PDF
63.4 kB

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