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 – Planning and architecture (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

Scottish Government – Aquaculture Development (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

On-line Planning Office (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

PAS - Planning Aid Scotland (Opens in a new window or downloads a file) is an independent charity which offers free, impartial and confidential planning advice, provided by staff and volunteers all of whom are chartered planners.

Transforming Planning (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

The Royal Town Planning Institute in Scotland (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

Statutory Consultees - Policy and Guidance

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) - Planning Pages (including Flood Risk and Sustainable Drainage Systems) (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

Historic Environment Scotland – Managing Change in the Historic Environment Guidance Notes (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

NatureScot (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

Sitelink - information on designations and key Protected Areas across Scotland (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

Architects, Consultant, Surveying & Building Services

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) – Directory of Architects’ Practices (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

Sustainability and Design 

Architecture and Design Scotland (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative (SCHRI) (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

Sust.org’s Green Directory - Resource for products, manufacturers and service providers of green products in Scotland (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)

Planning Performance Statistics (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)