Planning Policy

The Scottish Government's policy for integrating land use and transport planning was published on 17 August 2005.

Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 17

Planning for Transport replaces the National Planning Policy Guideline (NPPG) 9 The Provision of Roadside Facilities on Motorways and Other Trunk Roads in Scotland (1996), NPPG17 Transport and Planning (1999), and SPP17 Transport and Planning Maximum Parking Standards Addendum to NPPG17 (2003). It covers local plans; sets maximum parking standards and transport assessment parameters. Click here to read more.

SPP17 is accompanied by a new Planning Advice Note (PAN) 75 which sets out background information and good practice advice; by Transport Assessment and Implementation: A Guide which explains to developers how they should demonstrate the transport effects of their proposed development; and a Consultation Report which explains how the consultation on the draft SPP17 has influenced the final document. Click here to read more.

PAN 76: New Residential Streets sets out basic parameters for designing new residential streets. It does not provide solutions but aims to highlight how to achieve context, identify and connection.