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Scottish Planning Series: Planning Circular 1 2009: Development Planning

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DEFAULT POWERS

104. The Act gives Scottish Ministers a number of default powers which are not core to the plan process and may rarely be required. These include powers:

  • To direct one authority to appoint an employee as SDP manager, and other authorities to appoint assistants (section 4(3))
  • To request information from authorities, within 14 days, about the appointment of a SDP manager or assistants (section 4(8))
  • To direct a planning authority to prepare and submit a report as to why it has failed to replace its LDP within five years (section 16(7))
  • To direct the planning authority to consider modifying a LDP, or for Scottish Ministers to approve the plan themselves (section 20).

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