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Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

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144B Temporary stop notices: restrictions

(1) A temporary stop notice does not prohibit— (a) the use of a building as a dwellinghouse, or (b) engagement in an activity (either or both)— (i) of such description, (ii) in such circumstances, as may be prescribed. (2) A temporary stop notice does not prohibit engagement in any activity which has been engaged in (whether continuously or not) for a period of more than 4 years ending with the day on which a copy of the notice is first displayed in pursuance of section 144A(4). (3) But subsection (2) does not prevent a temporary stop notice prohibiting— (a) activity consisting in, or incidental to, building, engineering, mining or other operations, or (b) the deposit of refuse or waste materials. (4) For the purposes of subsection (2), any period during which the activity in question is authorised by planning permission is to be ignored. (5) A second or subsequent temporary stop notice must not be issued in respect of the same activity unless the planning authority have in the meantime taken some other enforcement action in relation to the breach of planning control which is constituted by the activity. (6) In subsection (5), “enforcement action” includes obtaining the grant of an interdict under section 146(2).

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144B Temporary stop notices: restrictions

(1) A temporary stop notice does not prohibit— (a) the use of a building as a dwellinghouse, or (b) engagement in an activity (either or both)— (i) of such description, (ii) in such circumstances, as may be prescribed. (2) A temporary stop notice does not prohibit engagement in any activity which has been engaged in (whether continuously or not) for a period of more than 4 years ending with the day on which a copy of the notice is first displayed in pursuance of section 144A(4). (3) But subsection (2) does not prevent a temporary stop notice prohibiting— (a) activity consisting in, or incidental to, building, engineering, mining or other operations, or (b) the deposit of refuse or waste materials. (4) For the purposes of subsection (2), any period during which the activity in question is authorised by planning permission is to be ignored. (5) A second or subsequent temporary stop notice must not be issued in respect of the same activity unless the planning authority have in the meantime taken some other enforcement action in relation to the breach of planning control which is constituted by the activity. (6) In subsection (5), “enforcement action” includes obtaining the grant of an interdict under section 146(2).

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