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Noise and odour

Scottish Planning Policy

Scottish Planning Policy (SPP)  sets out the Scottish Government’s policy on nationally important land use planning matters.

Planning Advice Notes

Planning Advice Notes (PANS)  provide advice on good practice and information including PAN 51 Planning, Environmental Protection and Regulation (Revised 2006)  and PAN 56 Planning for Noise (April 1999) .

SEPA policy and guidance

We provide planning advice on noise and odour only where we will also regulate an activity under a regulatory regime. Our guidance on How to respond to respond to planning consultations in relation to SEPA regulated sites and processes provides details of the information which must be submitted to us at the planning stage in relation to any permissions or licences required under our regulatory regimes.  This is the minimum amount of information necessary for us to establish the acceptability of any proposal in principle.

Where we do not regulate the activity then advice should be sought from Environmental Health in the Local Council prior to submission of any planning applications to ensure all the required information is included in the planning application.

Regulatory and best practice advice

Regulatory and best practice advice relating to noise and odour include pollution prevention advice and our odour guidance, and advice on The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000.