National Planning Policy Guideline 18 Planning and the historic environment

Publication Year

1999

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Specifies national policy on the historic environment, explains how the protection of the historic environment and the promotion of opportunities for change can contribute to sustainable development, identifies a range of planning action designed to achieve conservation objectives, including implications for development plans and development control, and emphasises the contribution of social and economic factors in shaping the historic environment.

Document History

Superseded by Scottish planning policy SPP 23: Planning and the historic environment (Scottish Government, 2008). To be read with PAN 71: Conservation area management (SEDD, 2004) and Scottish planning policy SPP 23: Planning and the historic environment - consultative draft (Scottish Government, 2008).

ISBN

9780748081622

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