PLAN­NING

Cairngorms Nation­al Park

Loc­al Devel­op­ment Plan 2021

Non-stat­utory guid­ance: Policy 3 – Design and Placemaking

Con­tents

How to Use this Guidance

• Intro­duc­tion and context
• Who is the guid­ance for
• Key Design and Place­mak­ing Considerations
• The right devel­op­ment in the right place
• Devel­op­ment Plan policy and allocations
• Repla­cing or con­vert­ing exist­ing build­ing stock

DESIGN

The Design Process

Sub­mit­ting a proposal

• Com­munity Engagement
• Design State­ments
• Design State­ment: Content
• Site Analysis/​Apprais­al
• Con­text
• Brief
• Design Concept
• Design Solu­tion
• Site Apprais­al
• Will the pro­posed devel­op­ment have adverse effects on the Spe­cial Land­scape Qual­it­ies (SLQ’s) of the Park…..
• Site and Area Apprais­al to inform design

Apprais­al: Wider, Loc­al & Site

• Wider Land­scape Appraisal
• Views / Visu­al Amenity
• Land­scape character
• Land form
• Nat­ur­al heritage
• Oth­er land­scape designations
• Con­ser­va­tion Areas, Lis­ted build­ings and oth­er cul­tur­al her­it­age includ­ing archaeology
• His­tor­ic Layouts
• Water Envir­on­ment
• Loc­al Area Appraisal
• Amen­it­ies and employ­ment opportunities
• Act­ive travel net­work and sus­tain­able trans­port options…
• Access and Roads
• Util­it­ies Infrastructure

Site Con­sid­er­a­tions

• Waste Col­lec­tion
• Cycle Stor­age
• E‑Charging points
• Site Ana­lys­is

Sit­ing

• Sit­ing Integration

Site Lay­out

• Scale and Massing
• Access and Parking
• Bound­ar­ies
• Infill Devel­op­ment

PLACE­MAK­ING The Six Qual­it­ies of Suc­cess­ful Places Dis­tinct­ive

• Place Char­ac­ter with­in or adja­cent to Cairngorms Towns and Villages
• Safe and Pleasant
• Wel­com­ing
• Wel­com­ing: Nethy Bridge Afford­able Housing
• Adapt­able
• Inclus­ive Places
• Adapt­ab­il­ity: Am Fasgadh
• Resource Effi­cient
• Renew­able Energy
• Com­munity hydro-scheme: Resource Efficient
• Easy to Move Around and Beyond
• Spey­side Way: Easy to move around and beyond
• Tim­ber merchant’s show­room and office: All Aspects
• Dell­mohr Afford­able Hous­ing: All Aspects
• Sus­tain­able Drain­age Sys­tems (SuDS): All Aspects