Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 31st July 2017.

Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

2.-(1) The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2004(2) are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In regulation 13 (fees for certain applications for the prior approval of the planning authority)-

(a)in paragraph (1)(3), for "paragraph (1A)" substitute "paragraphs (1A) and (1B)"; and

(b)after paragraph (1A)(4) insert-

"(1B) Where an application is made to a planning authority by virtue of sub-paragraph (23)(b) of class 67 of Part 20 (development by electronic communications code operators) of schedule 1 of the General Permitted Development Order a fee shall be paid to that authority of £300.".

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 ("the principal Regulations") to increase certain planning fees.

Regulation 2 amends the principal Regulations to introduce a fee for applications under paragraph (23)(b) of class 67 of schedule 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the planning authority is required with regard to the siting and appearance of a ground based mast for supporting electronic communications apparatus.

A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre(5). Copies can be obtained free of charge from the Scottish Government Planning Directorate, Area 2H, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ.