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Scotland: Planning Due Diligence for Property Lawyers-Checklist for Reporting on Planning Permissions, Conditions, Implementation, Unauthorised Development, Enforcement and Immunity

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This Checklist outlines the principal legal and practical issues to consider when undertaking planning due diligence in Scotland to confirm a site’s precise planning status. It includes reviewing the planning application record, deciding between a limited or comprehensive report, pinpointing which permissions have been lawfully implemented, and evaluating the scope of authorised development. It also deals with breaches of conditions or planning control, reporting on the extent and current legal standing of consents, verifying any enforcement measures, and considering whether a breach is immune from action. This sits within a wider suite of Scottish planning guidance; see: Planning for property lawyers in Scotland-collection.

Importance of establishing the planning history of a site

In property deals involving the creation, purchase or sale of interests in land, establishing the legality of any existing or intended uses or operational development on that land is essential. This is because planning permission is required for the ‘development’ of land as defined in section 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (TCP(S)A 1997) (see Practice Note: Planning for Property lawyers (Scotland)-Judicial review of planning decisions), unless it is allowed under a development order such as the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) (General Permitted...

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