Question reference: S5W-33687
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 2 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 December 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria are followed when considering whether to grant the (a) building of new and (b) recommissioning of former intensive poultry units, including how the proposed facilities will be able to control potential (i) diseases, including avian flu and (ii) environmental risks, particularly near residential and/or farming areas.
Answer
Planning applications should be determined in accordance with the terms of the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise, each proposal being considered on its own merits. Planning applications should provide sufficient information to enable a full assessment to be made of the likely effects of a development. This includes the characteristics of the various environmental effects likely to arise and the mitigation that can be provided.
The primary responsibility for dealing with planning applications and local planning matters rests with the local planning authority. It is for the planning authority to interpret and implement relevant planning legislation and guidance as it deems appropriate given the circumstances of a case and to ensure that the provisions of the planning system are applied properly. Planning authorities are required to seek views on applications from relevant statutory consultees, including SEPA.