The Scottish Government has published a consultation paper on Proposed Changes to Pre-Application Consultation Requirements in Planning. This forms part of their wider work on planning reform and includes implementation of provisions in the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. This is not COVID-19 related.
You are invited to respond to the consultation by 6 November 2020. You can keep up-to-date on the planning reform programme, including consultations, at: www.transformingplanning.scot/