Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006
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One effect of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 was the creation of four Strategic Development Planning Authorities. These bodies each comprise several local planning authorities
and are charged with producing long-term development plans for the following city-regions
Local Planning Authority
A local planning authority is the local authority or council that is empowered by law to exercise planning functions for a particular area of the United Kingdom. Although, in Scotland, where all of the local authorities are unitary, the term 'planning authority' is used without the 'local'...
and are charged with producing long-term development plans for the following city-regions
- GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and the Clyde Valley - AberdeenAberdeenAberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
City and Shire - DundeeDundeeDundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, PerthPerth, ScotlandPerth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
, AngusAngusAngus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...
and North Fife - EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
and South East Scotland
External links
- Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority
- Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Planning Authority
- Tayplan (Dundee, Perth, Angus and North Fife Strategic Development Planning Authority)
- SESPlan (Edinburgh and South East Scotland Strategic Development Planning Authority)