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This document contains the draft minutes from the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee meeting held on 27 January 2023. Members present declared interests in Item 5, related to short-term lets. The committee discussed the Badenoch and Strathspey short-term let control area policy consultation, raising points about the policy's link to the National Park development plan, its application to new builds, and potential conflicts in rural areas. The committee agreed to officers submitting a response to the consultation, welcoming the proposed planning policy. The committee also discussed Scottish Government feedback on the Park Authority's planning performance framework report for 2021/2022 and the impact of pre-application advice on staffing resources. Finally, they noted that National Planning Framework 4 was approved by the Scottish Parliament and Judith Webb's last Planning Committee and the date of the next meeting was set for 10 March 2023.