Item 6 AA Development Plan Scheme Report

This document contains a proposal for the Cairngorms National Park Authority's Planning Committee to consider and approve the Development Plan Scheme (DPS) for 2019/20. All planning authorities in Scotland must produce an annually updated DPS, which outlines how they are working to adopt and review their Local Development Plan (LDP). The DPS includes a timetable for producing the LDP and explains how local residents and other interested groups can get involved. The current LDP for the Cairngorms National Park was adopted on 27 March 2015 and lasts for five years, so work is underway to have a new LDP (LDP2) in place by April 2020. The proposed DPS for 2019/20 sets out the timetable for preparing LDP2 and explains the key stages of public involvement. Key remaining milestones include submission of the Proposed Plan for examination in September 2019 and adoption of LDP2 in April 2020. The DPS for 2018/19 will be published and sent to interested parties, and progress in producing LDP2 will be monitored.