241122Paper3DevelopmentPlanScheme2024

This document contains a request for the Cairngorms National Park Authority Board to agree to the updated Development Plan Scheme 2024. This scheme is a communications tool that lets people know how to get involved in preparing the next Local Development Plan and keeps them informed. The Park Authority must submit a Development Plan Scheme to Scottish Ministers each year. The document details the strategic context, scope, and timetable of the Development Plan Scheme, noting that it has been updated from the previous version due to a greater volume of work and vacant staff posts. The Development Plan Scheme sets out the timetable for preparing the next Local Development Plan and a Participation Statement that describes how the public will be consulted. The Park Authority will keep the Board updated on the plan's progress and will publish the scheme on their website, in local libraries, and send copies to community councils and Scottish Ministers.