Item12AADevelopmentPlanSchemeCommitteePaper

This document contains information for the Planning Committee about the Development Plan Scheme (DPS) 2021 for the Cairngorms National Park Authority. The DPS sets out the timeline for creating the next Local Development Plan (LDP), which all planning authorities in Scotland must do annually, outlining how they're progressing. The current LDP lasts until April 2026, so work needs to start on the next one (LDP3), following the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. The DPS for 2021 includes the timetable for preparing LDP3 and how the public can get involved. The National Park Authority's current focus is the National Park Partnership Plan, but after that, the focus will shift to the Local Development Plan 2026, and the DPS will be published and sent to interested parties and reviewed in 2022.