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CAIRNGORMS NATION­AL PARK AUTHOR­ITY Plan­ning Com­mit­tee Agenda Item 8 Appendix 1 13/11/2020 AGENDA ITEM 8 APPENDIX I MON­IT­OR­ING REPORT 2015 – 2020

PLAN­NING Cairngorms Nation­al Park Loc­al Devel­op­ment Plan 2015 Mon­it­or­ing Report for ²⁰¹⁵⁄₁₆ to ²⁰¹⁹⁄₂₀ Novem­ber 2020 Cairngorms NATION­AL PARK Pàirc Nàiseanta a’ Mhon­aidh Ruaidh

Con­tents Intro­duc­tion 2 Con­text 2 Sum­mary of key points 2 Total Applic­a­tions 4 Policy Use 6 Main policies 6 Sub-policies 8 Policy I New Hous­ing Devel­op­ment 9 Policy 2 Sup­port­ing Eco­nom­ic Growth || Policy 3 Sus­tain­able Design 13 Policy 4 Nat­ur­al Her­it­age 15 Policy 5 Land­scape 17 Policy 6 The Sit­ing and Design of Digit­al Com­mu­nic­a­tions Equip­ment 19 Policy 7 Renew­able Energy 21 Policy 8 Sport and Recre­ation 23 Policy 9 Cul­tur­al Her­it­age 25 Policy 10 Resources 27 Policy II Developer Con­tri­bu­tions 29 Appeals 31 Alloc­ated Sites 32

Intro­duc­tion The Cairngorms Nation­al Park Loc­al Devel­op­ment Plan (LDP) was adop­ted on 27^th March 2015. This mon­it­or­ing report provides an over­view of how the LDP was used dur­ing the peri­od 2015/2016 – 2019/2020, being the second, third, fourth and fifth year of its imple­ment­a­tion, by the Nation­al Park Author­ity and the Loc­al Author­it­ies whose area it cov­ers. It also con­siders how the LDP was used by DPEA and Loc­al Review Bod­ies for appeals. Con­text The LDP is the first devel­op­ment plan that cov­ers the whole of the Nation­al Park, repla­cing the Cairngorms Nation­al Park Loc­al Plan 2010 and the Perth & Kinross Coun­cil High­land Area Loc­al Plan 2000, which covered the part of Perth­shire added to the Park in 2010. The LDP sets out policies and pro­pos­als for the devel­op­ment and use of land for the next 5 – 10 years. It gives a broad indic­a­tion of the scale and loc­a­tion of growth up to year 20, as well as provid­ing the basis for the assess­ment of all plan­ning applic­a­tions made across the Nation­al Park.

The Scot­tish Gov­ern­ment believes that the plan­ning sys­tem is essen­tial to achiev­ing its cent­ral pur­pose of cre­at­ing a more suc­cess­ful coun­try, with oppor­tun­it­ies for all of Scot­land to flour­ish, through increas­ing sus­tain­able eco­nom­ic growth. This involves pro­mot­ing and facil­it­at­ing devel­op­ment in the most appro­pri­ate places while pro­tect­ing and enhan­cing the nat­ur­al and built envir­on­ment. The LDP, with its policies and sites alloc­ated for devel­op­ment, is the main tool to deliv­er that. It provides guid­ance to developers and investors, and allows loc­al com­munit­ies and the gen­er­al pub­lic to be involved in shap­ing the future of their area. Sum­mary of key points Over the mon­it­or­ing peri­od of I April 2015 to 31 March 2020: 1876 plan­ning applic­a­tions were sub­mit­ted for devel­op­ment with­in the Nation­al Park, of which 107 were sub­sequently with­drawn and 12 were found not to require planning

per­mis­sion, with 79 remain­ing under con­sid­er­a­tion or had been determ­ined out­with the mon­it­or­ing peri­od at the time of data col­la­tion. Of the 1790 applic­a­tions determ­ined, 1703 were approved, 87 refused aver­age approv­al rate of around 95%. an High­land and Aber­deen­shire areas had the highest num­ber of applic­a­tions, with Angus hav­ing the few­est. Dur­ing the mon­it­or­ing peri­od the Nation­al Park Author­ity called in and determ­ined around 6% of applic­a­tions. The main policy most referred to in plan­ning reports is Policy 3 (Sus­tain­able Design). Sub-policies were not routinely recor­ded in plan­ning reports, how­ever the sub-policies mostly referred to were 3.1 (Design State­ments), 3.4 (Alter­a­tions to the exist­ing build­ing stock) and 9.2 (Con­ser­va­tion Areas). The Park Author­ity has taken a more dir­ect role in applic­a­tions that trig­ger 2

the policies that sup­port eco­nom­ic growth, nat­ur­al her­it­age and land­scape interests (Policies 2, 4 and 5) when com­pared to Loc­al Author­it­ies. There were 29 val­id appeals against refus­al of plan­ning per­mis­sion; 15 referred to LDP policies in the decision notice, with 8 refer­ring to sub-policies. 7 appeals were against the Park Author­ity; 5 were allowed (around 71%), I dis­missed (around 14%), and I with­drawn. Of the 22 val­id appeals against Loc­al Author­ity decisions, around 55% were allowed (per­mis­sion gran­ted) and 45% dis­missed (refus­al upheld). Policies I (new hous­ing devel­op­ment), 2 (sup­port­ing eco­nom­ic devel­op­ment), 3 (sus­tain­able design), 4 (nat­ur­al her­it­age) and 5 (land­scape) were the most com­monly referred to in appeal decisions. 3

num­ber of applic­a­tions Applic­a­tions This sec­tion provides some gen­er­al stat­ist­ics about the num­ber of applic­a­tions received and determ­ined by the CNPA and the Loc­al Author­it­ies. Over the mon­it­or­ing peri­od of I April 2015 to 31 March 2020, 1983 plan­ning applic­a­tions were sub­mit­ted with­in the Nation­al Park, with 1790 going for­ward to determ­in­a­tion. High­land and Aber­deen­shire areas had the highest num­ber of applic­a­tions, with Angus hav­ing the few­est (Fig­ure 1). 129 applic­a­tions were not determ­ined, being with­drawn or found not to require plan­ning per­mis­sion. A fur­ther 79 applic­a­tions remained under con­sid­er­a­tion or were determ­ined out­with the mon­it­or­ing peri­od at the time of data col­la­tion (June 2020). Dur­ing the mon­it­or­ing peri­od, 1703 applic­a­tions were approved and 87 refused (Fig­ure 2), an aver­age approv­al rate of around 95%. This fluc­tu­ated annu­ally dur­ing the mon­it­or­ing peri­od, with the low­est being around 90% in ²⁰¹⁷⁄₁₈ and the highest being around 97% in both ²⁰¹⁵⁄₁₆ and ²⁰¹⁸⁄₁₉. On aver­age, the Nation­al Park Author­ity determ­ined around 6% of applic­a­tions. The remainder were determ­ined by the Loc­al Author­it­ies. This fluc­tu­ated annu­ally dur­ing the mon­it­or­ing peri­od, with the low­est amount being determ­ined by the Park Author­ity being in ²⁰¹⁷⁄₁₈ at around 3%, with the highest being around 8% in ²⁰¹⁸⁄₁₉. Fig­ures 3 and 4 over­leaf show the year on year vari­ation in applic­a­tions determ­ined by the Park Author­ity com­pared to Loc­al Author­it­ies. 1000 800 600 400 200 0 High­land Aber­deen­shire CNPA Perth and Kinross Fig­ure 1: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by the dif­fer­ent Author­it­ies dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. Approved in green, refused in red. Angus Moray 4 num­ber of applic­a­tions 450 375 300 225 150 75 0 ²⁰¹⁵⁄₁₆ ²⁰¹⁶⁄₁₇ ²⁰¹⁷⁄₁₈ ²⁰¹⁸⁄₁₉ ²⁰¹⁹⁄₂₀ Fig­ure 2: Total num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by year dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. Approved in green, refused in red.

250 200 150 100 50 0 ²⁰¹⁵⁄₁₆ ²⁰¹⁶⁄₁₇ ²⁰¹⁷⁄₁₈ ²⁰¹⁸⁄₁₉ ²⁰¹⁹⁄₂₀ 30 25 ■ CNPA ■Aber­deen­shire 20 Angus ■ High­land 15 Perth and Kinross ■ Moray 10 5 0 ²⁰¹⁵⁄₁₆ ²⁰¹⁶⁄₁₇ ²⁰¹⁷⁄₁₈ ²⁰¹⁸⁄₁₉ ²⁰¹⁹⁄₂₀ Fig­ure 3: Applic­a­tions approved by the dif­fer­ent Author­it­ies using the Cairngorms Nation­al Park Loc­al Devel­op­ment Plan by year, for the peri­od April 2015 to March 2020. Fig­ure 4: Applic­a­tions refused by the dif­fer­ent Author­it­ies using the Cairngorms Nation­al Park Loc­al Devel­op­ment Plan by year, for the peri­od April 2015 to March 2020. 5

Policy Use This sec­tion provides inform­a­tion on how each policy and sub-policy was used dur­ing the mon­it­or­ing peri­od. Fig­ure 5 provides a sum­mary of this inform­a­tion for the policies, allow­ing easy com­par­is­ons to be made. The most com­monly used policy was Policy 3 Sus­tain­able Design. This is unsur­pris­ing giv­en that the policy should apply to most forms of devel­op­ment. Main policies Fig­ures 6 and 7 over­leaf give an indic­a­tion of the types of applic­a­tions determ­ined by the Loc­al Author­it­ies and those called in by the Park Author­ity in rela­tion to main policy use. For example, as would be expec­ted giv­en the Park aims, the Park Author­ity has taken a more dir­ect role in applic­a­tions that trig­ger the policies that sup­port eco­nom­ic growth, nat­ur­al her­it­age and land­scape interests (Policies 2, 4 and 5) when com­pared to Loc­al Author­it­ies. num­ber of applic­a­tions 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Policy 1: new hous­ing devel­op­ment Policy 2: sup­port­ing eco­nom­ic growth Policy 3: sus­tain­able design Policy 4: nat­ur­al her­it­age Policy 5: land­scape Policy 6: digit­al comms equip­ment Policy 7: renew­able energy Policy 8: sport and recre­ation Policy 9: cul­tur­al her­it­age Policy 10: resources Policy 11: developer oblig­a­tions Fig­ure 5: Policy use in decision mak­ing dur­ing April 2015 — March 2020 6

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Policy 1: new Policy 2: Policy 3: Policy 4: Policy 5: Policy 6: digit­al Policy 7: Policy 8: sport Policy 9: Policy 10: Policy 11: hous­ing sup­port­ing sus­tain­able nat­ur­al her­it­age design land­scape comms renew­able and recre­ation cul­tur­al resources developer devel­op­ment eco­nom­ic equip­ment energy her­it­age oblig­a­tions growth Fig­ure 6: Sum­mary of decisions made by CNPA dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020 that refer to spe­cif­ic policy types. Approved in green, refused in red. 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Policy 1: new Policy 2: Policy 3: Policy 4: Policy 5: Policy 6: digit­al Policy 7: Policy 8: sport Policy 9: Policy 10: Policy 11: hous­ing sup­port­ing sus­tain­able nat­ur­al land­scape comms renew­able and recre­ation cul­tur­al resources developer devel­op­ment eco­nom­ic design her­it­age equip­ment energy her­it­age oblig­a­tions growth Fig­ure 7: Sum­mary of decisions made by Loc­al Author­it­ies dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020 that refer to spe­cif­ic policy types. Approved in green, refused in red. 7

Sub-policies With the excep­tion of Policies 5 (Land­scape), 6 (Sit­ing and design of digit­al com­mu­nic­a­tions equip­ment) and 11 (Developer Con­tri­bu­tions), all policies have sub-polices that sit below them, each of which deal with dif­fer­ent aspects of the Policy’s con­cerns. Some sub-policies are rel­ev­ant to all aspects of a par­tic­u­lar devel­op­ment, for example sub-policy 3.1 Design State­ments could be applied to all applic­a­tions, while oth­ers would apply only in spe­cif­ic situ­ations, for example sub- policy 1.8 on Con­ver­sions. Plan­ning reports have ten­ded to include inform­a­tion on when main policies have been used when determ­in­ing applic­a­tions. How­ever inform­a­tion on when sub- policies have been used has not been included in all plan­ning reports. It is there­fore not pos­sible to gain a fully rep­res­ent­at­ive pic­ture of how sub-policies have been used over the mon­it­or­ing peri­od, as the data is incom­plete. Non­ethe­less inform­a­tion on the num­ber of times sub-policies were referred to in decision mak­ing is presen­ted in Table 1. Under report­ing may be due to the way the sub-policies have been numbered in the LDP 2015. The pro­posed LDP 2020 seeks to address this by hier­arch­ic­ally num­ber­ing each sub-policy, which is hoped to encour­age bet­ter record­ing of sub- policy use once the Plan is adop­ted. Policy 1: new hous­ing devel­op­ment Policy 2: sup­port­ing eco­nom­ic growth Policy 3: sus­tain­able design Policy 4: nat­ur­al her­it­age Policy 7: renew­able Policy 8: sport Policy 9: Policy 10: and cul­tur­al resources energy recre­ation her­it­age Per­cent­age of times main policy only referred to in 28% 22% 61% 21% 3% 4% 13% 17% decisions Per­cent­age of times sub- policies referred to in decisions 17% 6% 24% 11% 0% 0% 15% 8% Table 1: Pro­por­tion of applic­a­tions dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020 where sub-policies have been referred to in plan­ning reports, and where the main policy has been referred to (note not all reports included inform­a­tion on when sub policies were used, so the data presen­ted below is unlikely to be fully rep­res­ent­at­ive of sub-policy use). 8

Policy I New Hous­ing Devel­op­ment Main­tain­ing high qual­ity places where com­munit­ies can be sus­tain­able and thrive is key to the long-term suc­cess of the Nation­al Park. This should be under­taken in a way that makes the optim­um use of resources, integ­rates with ser­vices and facil­it­ies, and pro­motes the highest stand­ards in design and envir­on­ment­al qual­ity. The LDP aims to enable and act­ively sup­port the deliv­ery of new hous­ing that is afford­able and meets com­munity needs, in turn sup­port­ing and grow­ing the eco­nomy. Dur­ing the peri­od April 2015 to March 2020, the policy was referred to 745 times in total. CNPA used the policy 35 times and Loc­al Author­it­ies used it 710 times (Fig­ures 8 and 9). It was referred to in around 42% of decisions to approve applic­a­tions and around 33% that were refused. Fig­ure 10 shows this inform­a­tion geo­graph­ic­ally. num­ber of times policy used in decisions num­ber of times policy used in decisions 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 CNPA approved CNPA refused Fig­ure 8: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by CNPA using Policy I dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 LA approved LA refused Fig­ure 9: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by the Loc­al Author­it­ies using Policy I dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. 9

North Grant­own-on-Spey Glen­liv­et Car­rbridge o 800 Tomin­toul Boat of Garten Nethy Bridge Aviemore Kin­craig Kin­gussie New­ton­more Lag­gan 。。。 O Cairngorm Moun­tain 8 8888 Brae­mar Inverey 8 Dal­whin­nie 0 10 20 Km Blair Atholl Kil­liecrankie Spit­tal of Glen­shee Policy I New Hous­ing Devel­op­ment Strath­don Bal­later Approved applic­a­tion Refused applic­a­tion Fig­ure 10: Loc­a­tion of plan­ning applic­a­tions where Policy I New Hous­ing Devel­op­ment was used. Repro­duced by per­mis­sion of Ord­nance Sur­vey on behalf of HMSO. Crown copy­right and data­base right 2019. All rights reserved. Ord­nance Sur­vey Licence num­ber 100040965 Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity. 10

Policy 2 Sup­port­ing Eco­nom­ic Growth Sus­tain­able growth in the eco­nomy of the Park is at the heart of sup­port­ing our com­munit­ies, help­ing them become and remain vibrant and attract­ive places for people to live and work. The LDP has an import­ant role to play in address­ing the eco­nom­ic, social and envir­on­ment­al issues facing towns, set­tle­ments and rur­al areas with­in the Cairngorms Nation­al Park and facil­it­at­ing suc­cess­ful eco­nom­ic growth in the future. Dur­ing the peri­od April 2015 to March 2020, the policy was referred to 491 times in total. CNPA used the policy 55 times and Loc­al Author­it­ies used it 436 times (Fig­ures II and 12). It was referred to in around 28% of decisions to approve applic­a­tions and around 21% that were refused. Fig­ure 13 shows this inform­a­tion geo­graph­ic­ally. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 CNPA approved CNPA refused Fig­ure 11: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by CNPA using Policy 2 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 LA approved LA refused Fig­ure 12: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by the Loc­al Author­it­ies using Policy 2 dur­ing April 2015 March 2020. ||

North Kin­gussie New­ton­more Lag­gan 0000 8 Dal­whin­nie 0 10 20 Km Car­rbridge S Boat of Garten Aviemore Kin­craig 8 88 Glen­liv­et Grant­own-on-Spey 00 Tomin­toul Nethy Bridge Policy 2 Sup­port­ing Eco­nom­ic Growth Approved applic­a­tion Strath­don Refused applic­a­tion 08 00000 Cairngorm Moun­tains Inverey 8° Brae­mar 00 Blair Atholl Kil­liecrankie 0000 Spit­tal of Glen­shee Bal­later Fig­ure 13: Loc­a­tion of plan­ning applic­a­tions where Policy 2 Sup­port­ing Eco­nom­ic Growth was used. Repro­duced by per­mis­sion of Ord­nance Sur­vey on behalf of HMSO. Crown copy­right and data­base right 2019. All rights reserved. Ord­nance Sur­vey Licence num­ber 100040965 Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity. 12

Policy 3 Sus­tain­able Design The dis­tinct­ive char­ac­ter and iden­tity of the Cairngorms Nation­al Park’s nat­ur­al and built her­it­age and set­tle­ments con­trib­ute to the qual­it­ies that make it spe­cial. The con­tri­bu­tion that built devel­op­ment makes to our sense of place and qual­ity of life is import­ant to those who live and work in and vis­it the Park. Good design is key to achiev­ing devel­op­ment fit for a Nation­al Park. The policy aims to ensure that all devel­op­ment, not just the expens­ive or icon­ic, deliv­ers high stand­ards of design and con­trib­utes to the sense of place. Dur­ing the peri­od April 2015 to March 2020, the policy was referred to 1418 times in total. CNPA used the policy 91 times and Loc­al Author­it­ies used it 1327 times (Fig­ures 14 and 15). It was referred to in around 81% of decisions to approve applic­a­tions and around 52% that were refused. Fig­ure 16 shows this inform­a­tion geo­graph­ic­ally. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 CNPA approved CNPA refused Fig­ure 14: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by CNPA using Policy 3 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 LA approved LA refused Fig­ure 15: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by the Loc­al Author­it­ies using Policy 3 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. 13

North Car­rbridge of Garten Boat of Aviemore Kin­cir­a­lig 8 Glen­liv­et Grant­own-on-Spey 8 Tomin­toul Nethy Bridge DO Kin­gussie New­ton­more Lag­gan Cairngorm Moun­tains 8。 8 Brae­mar Dal­whin­nie Inverey 00 B Blair Atholl Kil­liecrankie Policy 3 Sus­tain­able Design 00 Spit­tal of Glen­shee Strath­don Bal­later 68 Approved applic­a­tion Refused applic­a­tion Fig­ure 16: Loc­a­tion of plan­ning applic­a­tions where Policy3 Sus­tain­able Design was used. Repro­duced by per­mis­sion of Ord­nance Sur­vey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown copy­right and data­base right 2019. All rights reserved. Ord­nance Sur­vey Licence num­ber 100040965 Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity. 0 10 20 Km 14

Policy 4 Nat­ur­al Her­it­age The range and qual­ity of nat­ur­al her­it­age in the Cairngorms Nation­al Park is unique in the UK and is inter­na­tion­ally val­ued. A res­ult of nat­ur­al pro­cesses and land man­age­ment, many of the spe­cial hab­it­ats and spe­cies of the Cairngorms need act­ive man­age­ment to con­tin­ue to thrive. The unique nat­ur­al her­it­age under­pins all four aims of the Park, and the spe­cial qual­it­ies cre­ated as a res­ult are val­ued by res­id­ents, vis­it­ors and those who care about the Park. Safe­guard­ing hab­it­ats and spe­cies is key to the long-term suc­cess of the Park. The policy will ensure that devel­op­ment con­serves and enhances the out­stand­ing nat­ur­al her­it­age of the Cairngorms Nation­al Park. It offers the neces­sary level of pro­tec­tion from adverse devel­op­ment and enables enhance­ment. Dur­ing the peri­od April 2015 to March 2020, the policy was referred to 529 times in total. CNPA used the policy 90 times and Loc­al Author­it­ies used it 439 times (Fig­ures 17 and 18). It was referred to in around 30% of decisions to approve applic­a­tions and around 28% that were refused. Fig­ure 19 shows this inform­a­tion geo­graph­ic­ally. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 90 80 70 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 CNPA approved CNPA refused Fig­ure 17: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by CNPA using Policy 4 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 LA approved LA refused Fig­ure 18: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by the Loc­al Author­it­ies using Policy 4 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. 15

North Car­rbridge 08 Boat of Garten Glen­liv­et Grant­own-on-Spey 80 Tomin­toul Nethy Bridge D Aviemore Kin­gussie New­ton­more Lag­gan Kin­craig 8 Dal­whin­nie & Tomin­toul B Policy 4 Nat­ur­al Her­it­age 88 8 Brae­mar Cairngorm Moun­tains Inverey Blair Atholl Kil­liecrankie 8 08 00 Spit­tal of Glen­shee 08 Approved applic­a­tion Refused applic­a­tion Strath­don Bal­later 88 ৪০ 。。 Fig­ure 19: Loc­a­tion of plan­ning applic­a­tions where Policy 4 Nat­ur­al Her­it­age was used. Repro­duced by per­mis­sion of Ord­nance Sur­vey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown copy­right and data­base right 2019. All rights reserved. Ord­nance Sur­vey Licence num­ber 100040965 Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity. 0 10 20 Km 16

Policy 5 Land­scape The land­scapes of the Cairngorms are one of the Nation­al Park’s most valu­able assets, under­pin­ning its char­ac­ter, des­ig­na­tion and the appeal of the area as a place to vis­it, live and invest. The exper­i­ence of large scale wild­ness in the Nation­al Park is par­tic­u­larly dis­tinct­ive in UK terms. The policy will con­serve and enhance the diverse and spec­tac­u­lar land­scapes of the Nation­al Park by ensur­ing that only devel­op­ment which con­serves and enhances the spe­cial land­scape qual­it­ies of the Park will be sup­por­ted. It sup­ports devel­op­ment that con­trib­utes to land­scape enhance­ment and pro­tects against devel­op­ment that would erode the land­scape qual­it­ies we value. Dur­ing the peri­od April 2015 to March 2020, the policy was referred to 571 times in total. CNPA used it 92 times and Loc­al Author­it­ies used it 479 times (Fig­ures 20 and 21). It was referred to in around 32% of decisions to approve applic­a­tions and around 28% that were refused. Fig­ure 22 shows this inform­a­tion geo­graph­ic­ally. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 CNPA approved CNPA refused Fig­ure 20: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by CNPA using Policy 5 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 LA approved LA refused Fig­ure 21: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by the Loc­al Author­it­ies using Policy 5 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. 17

North New­tonmo Lag­gan Kin­gussie Dal­whin­nie 0 10 20 Km Car­rbridge Boat of Garten Aviemore Kin­craig% 00 Grant­own-on-Spey Glen­liv­et Komin­toul Nethy Bridge Cairngorm Moun­tains Inverey Brae­mar Blair Atholl Kil­liecrankie 80 Spit­tal of Glen­shee Policy 5 Land­scape Approved applic­a­tion Refused applic­a­tion Strath­don Bal­later 8 Fig­ure 22: Loc­a­tion of plan­ning applic­a­tions where Policy 5 Land­scape was used. Repro­duced by per­mis­sion of Ord­nance Sur­vey on behalf of HMSO. Crown copy­right and data­base right 2019. All rights reserved. Ord­nance Sur­vey Licence num­ber 100040965 Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity. 18

Policy 6 The Sit­ing and Design of Digit­al Com­mu­nic­a­tions Equip­ment The policy is inten­ded to sup­port world class digit­al tech­no­logy through the pro­vi­sion of the most up to date net­works to serve homes and busi­ness premises, while ensur­ing that all such infra­struc­ture install­a­tions are sited and designed to keep envir­on­ment­al impacts to a min­im­um. Dur­ing the peri­od April 2015 to March 2020, the policy was referred to 82 times in total. CNPA used the policy three times and Loc­al Author­it­ies used it 79 times (Fig­ures 23 and 24). It was referred to in around 5% of decisions to approve applic­a­tions and around 1% that were refused. Fig­ure 25 shows this inform­a­tion geo­graph­ic­ally. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 4 3 2 0 CNPA approved CNPA refused Figure23: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by CNPA using Policy 6 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 LA approved LA refused Fig­ure 24: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by the Loc­al Author­it­ies using Policy 6 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. 19

North Car­rbridge Boat of Garten 08 Aviemore Kin­craig 8 8% 8 Glen­liv­et Grant­own-on-Spey 00 Tomin­toul Nethy Bridge Kin­gussie New­ton­more Lag­gan Cairngorm Moun­tains Brae­mar Inverey Dal­whin­nie 0 10 20 Km Blair Atholl Kil­liecrankie Spit­tal of Glen­shee Policy 6 The Sit­ing and Design of Digit­al Com­mu­nic­a­tions Strath­don Bal­later Approved applic­a­tion Refused applic­a­tion Fig­ure 25: Loc­a­tion of plan­ning applic­a­tions where Policy 6 The Sit­ing and Design of Digit­al Com­mu­nic­a­tions Equip­ment was used. Repro­duced by per­mis­sion of Ord­nance Sur­vey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown copy­right and data­base right 2019. All rights reserved. Ord­nance Sur­vey Licence num­ber 100040965 Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity. 20

Policy 7 Renew­able Energy The Nation­al Park has an abund­ance of nat­ur­al resources which provide options to gen­er­ate renew­able energy. This includes energy from bio­mass, hydro, sol­ar, heat pumps, anaer­obic diges­tion, energy from waste and some wind energy. The policy aims to enable appro­pri­ate renew­able energy gen­er­a­tion by har­ness­ing the Park’s nat­ur­al resources in a way which achieves the col­lect­ive deliv­ery of the four aims of the Park. It sets the frame­work to har­ness this energy poten­tial, and so will allow the Park to play its part in address­ing the issues of cli­mate change and fuel poverty. Dur­ing the peri­od April 2015 to March 2020, the policy was referred to 53 times in total. CNPA used the policy 15 times and Loc­al Author­it­ies used it 38 times (Fig­ures 26 and 27). It was referred to in around 3% of decisions to approve applic­a­tions and around 3% that were refused. Fig­ure 28 shows this inform­a­tion geo­graph­ic­ally. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 CNPA approved CNPA refused Fig­ure 26: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by CNPA using Policy 7 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 LA approved LA refused Fig­ure 27: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by the Loc­al Author­it­ies using Policy 7 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. 21

North Car­rbridge Boat of Garten Aviemore 0 8 Glen­liv­et Grant­own-on-Spey Tomin­toul Nethy Bridge Kin­craig Kin­gussie Q New­ton­more Lag­gan Cairngorm Moun­tains 4 Brae­mar Inverey Dal­whin­nie 0 10 20 Km Blair Atholl Kil­liecrankie Spit­tal of Glen­shee 0 Strath­don Bal­later Policy 7 Renew­able Energy Approved applic­a­tion Refused applic­a­tion Fig­ure 28: Loc­a­tion of plan­ning applic­a­tions where Policy 7 renew­able Energy was used. Repro­duced by per­mis­sion of Ord­nance Sur­vey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown copy­right and data­base right 2019. All rights reserved. Ord­nance Sur­vey Licence num­ber 100040965 Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity. 22

Policy 8 Sport and Recre­ation The Cairngorms Nation­al Park offers out­stand­ing oppor­tun­it­ies for form­al and inform­al recre­ation, from sports pitches and sports centres to ski centres, golf courses and moun­tain bike centres, and a net­work of paths that links com­munit­ies to the coun­tryside. There are also many oth­er pub­lic and amen­ity open spaces, ran­ging from pub­lic parks, land­scap­ing schemes with­in large-scale devel­op­ments, com­munity sports hubs and form­al equipped play areas. The policy aims to ensure the needs of loc­al com­munit­ies and vis­it­ors for recre­ation­al space and facil­it­ies are accom­mod­ated, and exist­ing facil­it­ies pro­tec­ted. This includes inform­al and form­al recre­ation pro­vi­sion. Dur­ing the peri­od April 2015 to March 2020, the policy was referred to 83 times in total. CNPA used the policy 20 times and Loc­al Author­it­ies used it 63 times (Fig­ures 29 and 30). It was referred to in around 5% of decisions to approve applic­a­tions and around 4% that were refused. Fig­ure 31 shows this inform­a­tion geo­graph­ic­ally. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 CNPA approved CNPA refused Fig­ure 29: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by CNPA using Policy 8 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 LA approved LA refused Fig­ure 30: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by the Loc­al Author­it­ies using Policy 8 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. 23

North Car­rbridge Boat of Garten Grant­own-on-Spey Glen­liv­et Tomin­toul Nethy Bridge 800 Kin­gussie New­ton­more o° Lag­gan 8 Aviemore Kin­craig ০০ 09 0 10 20 Km Dal­whin­nie Cairngorm Moun­tain Brae­mar Inverey Blair Atholl Kil­liecrankie Spit­tal of Glen­shee Policy 8 Sport and Recre­ation Strath­don Bal­later Approved applic­a­tion Refused applic­a­tion Fig­ure 31: Loc­a­tion of plan­ning applic­a­tions where Policy 8 Sport and Recre­ation was used. Repro­duced by per­mis­sion of Ord­nance Sur­vey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown copy­right and data­base right 2019. All rights reserved. Ord­nance Sur­vey Licence num­ber 100040965 Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity. 24

Policy 9 Cul­tur­al Her­it­age The cul­tur­al her­it­age of the Cairngorms ranges from archae­olo­gic­al remains to inter­na­tion­ally sig­ni­fic­ant lis­ted build­ings, import­ant archi­tec­tur­al and his­tor­ic town­scapes, his­tor­ic gar­dens and land­scapes, to ancient routes through the Park. All of these provide a clear link to the his­tory of this part of Scot­land and the part it played over time to cre­ate the Park and com­munit­ies we know and value today. The policy aims to con­serve and enhance the rich cul­tur­al her­it­age of the Cairngorms Nation­al Park. It plays a key role in ensur­ing all devel­op­ment makes an appro­pri­ate con­tri­bu­tion to the con­ser­va­tion and enhance­ment of cul­tur­al her­it­age in the Park. Dur­ing the peri­od April 2015 to March 2020, it was referred to 447 times in total. CNPA used the policy 27 times and Loc­al Author­it­ies used it 420 times (Fig­ures 32 and 3Figure 3). It was referred to in around 26% of decisions to approve applic­a­tions and around 16% that were refused. Fig­ure 34 shows this inform­a­tion geo­graph­ic­ally. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 CNPA approved CNPA refused Fig­ure 32: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by CNPA using Policy 9 dur­ing April 2015 – March 2020. num­ber of times policy used in decisions 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 LA approved LA refused Fig­ure 33: Num­ber of applic­a­tions determ­ined by