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Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

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3AB Revising the framework: participation statement and considerations

(1) This section applies where a revised National Planning Framework is to be prepared following a review under section 3AA. (2) Before preparing the revised framework, the Scottish Ministers must prepare and publish their participation statement. (3) In preparing the revised framework, the Scottish Ministers must— (a) have regard to relevant policies and strategies, including, in particular— (i) any national strategy and action plan for housing prepared by the Scottish Ministers, (ii) any infrastructure investment plan prepared by the Scottish Ministers to set out their priorities for the development of public infrastructure, (iii) any national transport strategy prepared by the Scottish Ministers, (iv) any strategic transport projects review prepared by the Scottish Ministers to set out their priorities for transport investment, (v) the land use strategy prepared under section 57 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, (vi) the programme for adaptation to climate change prepared under section 53 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, (vii) any national strategy in respect of the improvement of air quality prepared by the Scottish Ministers, (viii) any land rights and responsibilities statement prepared under section 1 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016, (ix) any national strategy or action plan for the ownership or use of land prepared by the Scottish Ministers, and (x) the national marine plan prepared under section 5 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, and (b) have regard to the desirability of— (i) resettling rural areas that have become depopulated, (ii) preserving disused railway infrastructure for the purpose of ensuring its availability for possible future public transport requirements, and (iii) preserving peatland. (4) In this Part, “participation statement” means an account by the Scottish Ministers of— (a) when consultation as regards the proposed revised framework is likely to take place, (b) with whom they intend to consult, which must include— (i) planning authorities, (ii) key agencies (within the meaning of section 23D), (iii) the appropriate body under subsection (5), and (iv) such persons or bodies who the Scottish Ministers consider have a role in the delivery of the outcomes mentioned in section 3A(3A), (c) the steps to be taken to involve the public at large in the consultation, and (d) the likely form of the review. (5) For the purpose of subsection (4)(b)(iii), the “appropriate body” is— (a) the advisory body designated by an order under section 24(1) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, or (b) if no such order has been made, the Committee on Climate Change established under section 32 of the Climate Change Act 2008.

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3AB Revising the framework: participation statement and considerations

(1) This section applies where a revised National Planning Framework is to be prepared following a review under section 3AA. (2) Before preparing the revised framework, the Scottish Ministers must prepare and publish their participation statement. (3) In preparing the revised framework, the Scottish Ministers must— (a) have regard to relevant policies and strategies, including, in particular— (i) any national strategy and action plan for housing prepared by the Scottish Ministers, (ii) any infrastructure investment plan prepared by the Scottish Ministers to set out their priorities for the development of public infrastructure, (iii) any national transport strategy prepared by the Scottish Ministers, (iv) any strategic transport projects review prepared by the Scottish Ministers to set out their priorities for transport investment, (v) the land use strategy prepared under section 57 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, (vi) the programme for adaptation to climate change prepared under section 53 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, (vii) any national strategy in respect of the improvement of air quality prepared by the Scottish Ministers, (viii) any land rights and responsibilities statement prepared under section 1 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016, (ix) any national strategy or action plan for the ownership or use of land prepared by the Scottish Ministers, and (x) the national marine plan prepared under section 5 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, and (b) have regard to the desirability of— (i) resettling rural areas that have become depopulated, (ii) preserving disused railway infrastructure for the purpose of ensuring its availability for possible future public transport requirements, and (iii) preserving peatland. (4) In this Part, “participation statement” means an account by the Scottish Ministers of— (a) when consultation as regards the proposed revised framework is likely to take place, (b) with whom they intend to consult, which must include— (i) planning authorities, (ii) key agencies (within the meaning of section 23D), (iii) the appropriate body under subsection (5), and (iv) such persons or bodies who the Scottish Ministers consider have a role in the delivery of the outcomes mentioned in section 3A(3A), (c) the steps to be taken to involve the public at large in the consultation, and (d) the likely form of the review. (5) For the purpose of subsection (4)(b)(iii), the “appropriate body” is— (a) the advisory body designated by an order under section 24(1) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, or (b) if no such order has been made, the Committee on Climate Change established under section 32 of the Climate Change Act 2008.

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