Planning Service guidance documents
14 May 2025
This document contains the Cairngorms National Park Authority's Planning Service Charter, setting out the standards customers can expect. The Planning Service is dedicated to ensuring thoughtful development within the National Park, promoting good investment while safeguarding the environment and creating places people will value. It achieves this through Development Planning, which sets policies and guidance like the Local Development Plan, and Development Management, which handles planning applications, monitoring, and enforcement. The Park Authority is committed to being open, customer-focused, and working in partnership to deliver high-quality outcomes. The charter also details specific service standards for public engagement, transparency, and efficient responses, explaining how you can provide feedback or raise concerns.
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This document contains a voluntary agreement, called a Protocol, between the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) and five local authorities (Aberdeenshire, Angus, Highland, Moray, Perth and Kinross). It aims to improve how planning functions work together within and affecting the Cairngorms National Park. The Protocol outlines the legislative background, the process for preparing and adopting the Local Development Plan, working arrangements for development management and enforcement, and the use of powers by the CNPA and local authorities. It also highlights the importance of partnership and trust, sharing responsibility, and continuous improvement in planning practices and it came into effect on 31 March 2016.
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This document contains the Cairngorms National Park Authority's Planning Performance Framework for 2022-2023. It outlines the Planning Service's commitment to the National Park's vision, mission, and values, as set out in the National Park Partnership Plan 2022. The framework includes key performance markers related to development planning, land supply, decision making, and enforcement, and it details the Authority's qualitative narrative, supporting evidence, and planned service improvements for 2023-2024. The report also features case studies of recent planning projects, workforce information, and statistics related to planning decisions and appeals, all contributing to a comprehensive overview of the Planning Service's performance and its efforts to enhance the built and natural environment within the Cairngorms National Park.
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