Collection
Chief Planner letters
Collection of guidance provided to planning authorities in the form of correspondence.
2024
2023
- Chief Planner letter: stakeholder update - autumn 2023
- Withdrawal of Gypsy/Traveller Notification Direction: Chief Planner letter - 6 July 2023
- Chief Planner and Planning Minister letter: summer 2023 update - June 2023
- Withdrawal of West Edinburgh Direction 2016: Chief Planner letter - 29 June 2023
- Conventional Oil and Gas Direction: Chief Planner letter - 21 March 2023
- Transitional arrangements for National Planning Framework 4: Chief Planner letter - February 2023
- National Planning Framework 4 stakeholder update: Chief Planner Letter - January 2023
2022
2021
- Chief Planner letter and Notification Direction - Energy from Waste (Incineration and Advanced Thermal Treatment) Facilities: 17 November 2021
- Chief Planner Letter: stakeholder update - November 2021
- Chief Planner letter: stakeholder update - March 2021
- Commercial peatland notifications: Chief Planner letter - 17 February 2021
2020
- Chief Planner letter: stakeholder update - December 2020
- Consultation on housing and Scottish planning policy: Chief Planner letter September 2020
- Electricity generation, transmission or distribution developments: notification direction - Chief Planner letter August 2020
- Battery storage consents: Chief Planner letter August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): planning - use of outdoors spaces and 'the ‘28-day rule’
- Spaceport notifications - Chief Planner letter June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): planning procedures - Chief Planner letter May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): development planning - Chief Planner letter May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): planning procedures - Chief Planner letter April 2020
- Coronavirus – relaxation of enforcement where public houses and restaurants offer a takeaway service: Chief Planner letter March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): handling of planning conditions for retail deliveries and store opening times: Chief Planner letter March 2020
2019
- Historic battlefields notification: Chief Planner letter
- Notification directions and gypsy/traveller developments: Chief Planner letter
- Current workstreams: Chief Planner letter June 2019
- Current workstreams: Chief Planner letter July 2019
- Unconventional oil and gas direction: Chief Planner letter October 2019
- Commercial extraction of peat: Chief Planner letter November 2019
- Gypsy/traveller accommodation needs notfication: Chief Planner letter
2018
2017
2015
- Energy targets and Scottish planning policy: Chief Planner letter
- Underground coal gasification - notification of applications: Chief Planner letter(2)
- Underground coal gasification - notification of applications: Chief Planner letter
- New private rented sector housing delivery: Chief Planner letters
- Neighbouring planning authorities and historic environment: Chief Planner letter
- Supplementary guidance and development plans: Chief Planner letter
- Heritage management directions and guidance: Chief Planner letter
- Unconventional oil and gas notification: Chief Planner letter
2014
Contact
Email: chief.planner@gov.scot
Telephone: 0131 244 7528
Post:
Area 2-H (South)
Planning and Architecture Division
The Scottish Government
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
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