Planning Service
Useful Links
Planning Information and guidance is available from a number of bodies, including the Scottish Government. This page provides some useful links.
General Planning - Policy, Guidance and Advice
- Scottish Government – Directorate for the Built Environment
- Scottish Government – Aquaculture Development
- On-line Planning Office
- Planning Aid for Scotland
- Modernising Planning
- The Royal Town Planning Institute in Scotland
- Fire Safety for the Erection of a Dwellinghouse
Statutory Consultees - Policy and Guidance
- Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) - Planning Pages (including Flood Risk and Sustainable Drainage Systems)
- Historic Scotland – Memorandum of Guidance (conservation and listed building consent)
- Scottish Natural Heritage Information Service
Architects, Consultant, Surveying & Building Services
- Royal Town Planning Institute Directory of Planning Consultants
- Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) – Directory of Architects’ Practices
- Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - Buying With Confidence List of Approved Businesses
Sustainability and Design
- Scottish Government Policy and Advice on Design
- Designing Places – A Policy Statement for Scotland
- Architecture and Design Scotland
- Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative (SCHRI)
- Scottish Building Standards Agency – Home Improvements A Sustainability Guide
- Sust.org’s Green Directory - Resource for products, manufacturers and service providers of green products in Scotland
