Proposed approach for Planning Advice Notes Published
Posted: Monday 7 December 2009
As part of the modernisation of the planning system, the Government has published its proposed approach towards planning advice notes. Some will be retained in their existing form whilst others will be updated over the next two years or will be revoked entirely. The lists below outline the changes. More information is available from the Scottish Government website.
Retained
- PAN 84 Reducing Carbon Emissions in New Development
- PAN 33 Development of Contaminated Land
- PAN 39 Farm and Forestry Buildings
- PAN 51 Planning, Environmental Protection and Regulation
- PAN 59 Improving Town Centres
- PAN 65 Planning and Open Space
- PAN 67 Housing Quality
- PAN 68 Design Statements
- PAN 72 Housing in the Countryside
- PAN 73 Rural Diversification
- PAN 77 Designing Safer Places
- PAN 78 Inclusive Design
- PAN 80 Control and Management of Fly-posting
- PAN 83 Masterplanning
To be Updated in 2009
- PAN 45 Renewable Energy Technologies merged with Annex 1 Planning for Micro Renewables and Annex 2 Spatial Frameworks and Supplementary Guidance for Wind Farms
- PAN 56 Planning and Noise
- PAN 74 Affordable Housing to incorporate SPP3 Annex on Housing Land Audits
- PAN 81 Community Engagement
- PAN 66 Best Practice in Handling Planning Applications Affecting Trunk Roads merged with PAN 75 Planning for Transport
- PAN 70 Electronic Planning Service Delivery
- PAN 82 Local Authority Interest Developments
- PAN - SEA of Development Plans (new)
To be Updated between 2010-2011
- PAN 42 Archaeology
- PAN 44 Fitting New Housing Development into the Landscape
- PAN 50 Controlling the Environmental Effects of Surface Mineral Workings merged with 4 annexes and PAN 64 Reclamation of Surface Mineral Workings
- PAN 58 Environmental Impact Assessment
- PAN 60 Planning for Natural Heritage
- PAN 61 Planning and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems merged with PAN 79 Water and Drainage
- PAN 62 Radio Telecommunications
- PAN 63 Waste Management Planning
- PAN 69 Planning and Building Standards Advice on Flooding
- PAN 71 Conservation Area Management
To be Revoked Entirely
- PAN 40 Development Control
- PAN 41 Development Plan Departures
- PAN 43 Golf Courses and Associated Development
- PAN 47 Community Councils
- PAN 48 Planning Application Forms
- PAN 52 Planning and Small Towns
- PAN 53 Classifying the Coast for Planning Purposes
- PAN 54 Enforcement
- PAN 55 Private Finance Initiative and the Planning Process
- PAN 76 New Residential Streets
