Question reference: S5W-30140
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 June 2020
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 30 June 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of a number of large and medium-sized planning applications being submitted to national park planning authorities, in light of them not being part of local development plans.
Answer
Planning authorities are required to consider any valid application submitted to them.
Under planning legislation, applications are determined in accordance with the development plan for the area unless material planning considerations justify a departure from it.
It is for the planning authority to identify relevant material planning considerations on a case-by-case basis, and what weight to attach to each material consideration in determining the application.