Local Development Plan as Modified 2020

This document contains information on the Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2020, which influences future building in the National Park. The planning system guides new developments, ensuring enough land in the right places to meet housing, job, and service needs while protecting the environment. This 'plan-led' strategy sets out the direction for future growth, including sites, proposals, and policies for planning permission decisions. The plan focuses on the five-year period up to 2025, with proposals for the ten-year period up to 2030, and provides a general indication for the next 20 years. It also outlines policies related to housing, economic growth, design, natural and cultural heritage, landscape, digital communications, renewable energy, recreation, resources and developer obligations. The plan aims to deliver sustainable development, improve visitor experience and sustain the local economy, while preserving the area's natural and cultural heritage.