The Comhairle Planning Service

Planning Information and guidance

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

On-line Planning Office

Planning Aid for Scotland

Modernising Planning

 

Statutory Consultees - Policy and Guidance

Scottish Environment and Protection Agency (SEPA) – Information on Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS)

SEPA – Floodmaps

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