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This document contains information for the Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee regarding the adoption of Scotland's National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) and its role as part of the Cairngorms National Park's Development Plan. NPF4, adopted on 13 February 2023, includes new policies relating to climate change and renewable energy and is intended to be applied consistently across Scotland, including in decisions regarding planning applications that affect the National Park, even those outside of its boundaries. The planning team will ensure NPF4 policies are appropriately considered in reports to the Planning Committee and will monitor the ways in which they do so.