Planning Permission in Principle

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Overview

Planning Permission in Principle (PPP) is planning permission (granted in accordance with the provisions of regulations or a development order) in respect of the carrying out of any development work or subject to a condition, imposed under section 37(1)(a), that the development in question will not be begun until certain matters have been approved by the planning authority or the Scottish Ministers, as the case may be. 

Since 2009, Planning Permission in Principle applications have replaced the previous route of outline planning permission and are sought when the applicant wishes to obtain consent to the outline or principle of a development before drawing up a detailed proposal.

Application Checklist

• A location plan and any plan showing any neighbouring land owned by the applicant.
• A requirement to describe the location of the access points to the development from a road where this is not otherwise detailed in the application and accompanying documents.

However, it is open to the Council to require additional information where necessary to determine the application.

Applications for Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC)

These applications relate to conditions attached to planning permission in principle requiring the further approval, consent or agreement of the planning authority for any detailed aspect of the development.

Application Requirement

Applications for approval of matters specified in conditions are not applications for planning permission. However, an application in this regard must:

• be accompanied by an application form that must identify the planning permission in principle to which it relates, contain a description of the matter(s) to which it relates, and contain the name and address of the applicant or agent acting on behalf of the applicant;
• be accompanied by plans and drawings sufficient to describe the matter of the application where it involves the alteration or construction of buildings, other structures, roads or landscaping;
• be accompanied by a plan identifying where any neighbouring land is owned by the applicant;
• be accompanied by the appropriate fee payable under the fee's regulations;
• a requirement for advertising where neighbour notification cannot be carried out.