Action 37
"The Executive will underline the importance of helping
farming businesses to adapt and diversify in the planning
guidelines it issues on Rural Development, Housing,
Business and Industry, and any other future relevant
guidance."
Progress
Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 2:
Economic Development was published on 15 November
2002. It states that in responding to the need for
innovative rural development planning authorities should
identify and develop, in association with the Enterprise
Networks and other agencies, the economic potential
stemming from better links between farming and other rural
businesses.
SPP3:
Planning for Housing was published on 27 February
2003. It recognises that buildings in the countryside no
longer required for their original purposes can offer
opportunities for conversion to dwellings, and advises that
planning authorities should look sympathetically at
proposals for the sensitive re-use, conversion or
rehabilitation of such buildings which can be accessed
safely and readily serviced.
National Planning Policy Guideline (NPPG) 15: Rural
Development: Following public consultation, and
with the assistance of stakeholders, NPPG 15 has been
revised as a Scottish Planning Policy (SPP). The final SSP
was published in February 2005. A Planning Advice Note
(PAN) on rural diversification was issued at the same
time.
Links
- Scottish Executive Planning:-
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Planning-Building/Planning
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