This process is set out in these Regulations.
The regulations
On 23 September 2024, the following package of planning-related Scottish Statutory Instruments was laid in the Scottish Parliament:
Affirmative instruments
Town and Country Planning (Amendment of National Planning Framework) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft]
Masterplan Consent Area Scheme (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft]
Negative instruments
Town and Country Planning (Amendment of Local Development Plan) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/250)
Town and Country Planning (Masterplan Consent Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/253)
All four sets of regulations were laid under powers conferred by the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.