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Park Protocol

The Development Control Protocol is an agreement between the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) and the 4 Local Authorities (Aberdeenshire, Angus, Highland, Moray) about the exercise of development control functions within and adjacent to the Cairngorms National Park.

The document can be downloaded as a pdf or as a text file.