Paper 4 annex 1 Delivery programme
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Formal Board 28 March 2025
Paper 4 Annex 1
Cairngorms National Park
Local Development Plan 2021
- Delivery Programme 2025 March 2025 Cairngorms National Park Pàirc Nàiseanta a’ Mhonaidh Ruaidh Affordable housing at Tomintoul.
Contents Section 1: Purpose and format.. 5 Purpose 5 Format… 6 The role of partners. 7 Links to other plans and strategies… .10 Review of the Delivery Programme 10 Section 2: Delivery pipeline. Summary Delivery pipeline 11 12 12
Section 3: Developer obligations .18 Sites within The Highland Council (Badenoch and Strathspey) area.. 19 Sites within Aberdeenshire Council area .23 Sites within Moray Council area .24 Sites within Perth and Kinross Council area .24 Updated developer contribution information 25 Education…… Healthcare……….. .25 .26 Section 4: National projects…. .29 Section 5: Infrastructure delivery and other projects 34 Section 6: Development land by settlement.. 40 Aviemore 41
Ballater. .51 Blair Atholl 54 Boat of Garten ..58 Braemar .60 Calvine… .66 Carrbridge …68 Cromdale .72 Dalwhinnie. .76 Dinnet .79 Dulnain Bridge .82 Glenmore ……86 Grantown-on-Spey …..88
Inverdruie and Coylumbridge. Kincraig Kingussie Laggan Nethy Bridge……… Newtonmore… Tomintoul.. …94 …….96 …98 104 106 108 112
Section 1: Purpose and format Purpose This Delivery Programme sets out how the Cairngorms National Park Authority proposes to deliver the Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021. It updates and replaces the Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 Action Programme 2022. The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 12 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023a require that when action programmes associated with adopted local development plans are reviewed, they will become delivery programmes. This is the first Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 Delivery Programme. The aim of the Delivery Programme is to achieve the intended outcomes of the Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan, as set out in its vision, spatial strategy, policies and proposals. The Delivery Programme is the Click here to view The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 12 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 b Click here to view The Town and Country Planning (Development Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 Cairngorm National Park Authority’s main project management tool for the local development plan and will be used to help monitor progress. The Town and Country Planning (Development Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2023b require (in regulation 24) delivery programmes to set out: 1. A list of actions required to deliver each of the policies and proposals contained in the local development plan and an explanation as to how those actions are to be taken, 2. the timescale for the conclusion of each such action, 3. the expected sequencing of, and timescales for, delivery of housing on sites allocated by the local development plan. A key difference between the previous Action Programme and this Delivery Programme is that this document contains a deliverable housing land pipeline. The purpose of the pipeline is to provide a transparent view of the phasing of housing allocations across the short (1 – 3 years), medium As set out in Policy 16 of the National Planning Framework 4. Click here to view National Planning Framework 4. Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 5
(4−6 years) and long-term (7−10 years) so that interventions, including infrastructure that enable delivery, can be planned. Where sites earlier in the Delivery Programme are not delivered as programmed, measures to bring forward earlier delivery of long-term sites can be considered. A development site which is expected to span over more than one phase is categorised by the phase during which the first houses are expected to be completed. The housing land pipeline is informed by the approved annual housing land audits of the five constituent local authoritiesd, which monitor the delivery of housing land. In addition to the housing land pipeline, the Delivery Programme provides an up-to-date position for each settlement on the development progress of each of the allocated sites in the Local Development Plan, including the provision of affordable housing and financial contribution secured through planning permissions or required where permission has not yet been granted. Where sites are not progressing, this is highlighted. d Aberdeenshire, Angus, Highland, Moray and Perth and Kinross Councils. Format The Delivery Programme has six main sections: • Section 1: Purpose and format p5 • Section 2: Delivery pipeline p11 • Section 3: Developer obligations p18 • Section 4: National projects p29 Section 5: Infrastructure delivery and other projects p34 • Section 6: Development land information by settlement p40 Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 6
The role of partners The Delivery Programme has been prepared by the Cairngorms National Park Authority. However, the Cairngorms National Park Authority is only one of many stakeholders — including public bodies, private developers, landowners and communities — who are responsible for delivering actions within it. For example, most local authorities combine the roles of planning authority with housing authority, roads authority, education authority and delivery of services, each of which may help deliver the Local Development Plan for their area. In the Cairngorms National Park, the local authorities continue to do all those roles, with the Cairngorms National Park Authority sharing parts of the planning authority role. This means that our Delivery Programme relies heavily on the work of the local authorities and other public bodies as well as the owners of land, private developers and communities. All statutory consultees have been consulted on this Delivery Programme to ascertain any additional information relating to the infrastructure requirements and any constraints which may affect the delivery of allocated sites. There are too many to identify in detail, but some of the key roles are summarised in this section. Cairngorms National Park Authority Responsible for: • • Preparation and adoption of the Local Development Plan for the National Park. Coordination of delivery, monitoring and review of the Local Development Plan and Delivery Programme. Determination of major and sensitive applications, monitoring and enforcement, delivery of efficient planning service for customers. Support and small-scale funding for corporate priorities. Local authorities Responsible for: • General planning enquiries and advice, pre- application advice, validation / registration and Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 7
• • • Environmental Impact Assessment screening and scoping. Determination of householder and other small-scale applications, monitoring and enforcement, delivery of efficient planning service for customers. Housing authority role including Housing Strategies, Strategic Housing Investment Plans, assess Housing Need and Demand. Building control, roads, waste, education, care services, leisure, business support, environmental health roles. • Click here for full details Nature Scot Responsible for: • • Advice and support on nature and natural landscapes in preparation of Local Development Plans and in planning applications for planning authorities and developers. Regulation of Species Licences. • Click here to view NatureScot’s Service Statement Historic Environment Scotland Responsible for: • • Advice and support on the potential impacts of development on the historic environment. During the preparation of development plans this is to ensure that the historic environment is considered in a positive way. Making and maintaining lists of nationally important historic buildings, archaeological sites and monuments, gardens and designed landscapes and historic battlefields. Scottish Water Responsible for: • Infrastructure for, and connections to, public water supplies and wastewater systems. • Click here for full details Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 8
Scottish Environment Protection Agency Responsible for: • • Advice and support on environmental issues in preparation of Local Development Plan and in planning applications for planning authorities and developers. Environmental Regulations and Licensing. Enterprise agencies (Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise) Responsible for: • • Engaging in Local Development Plan preparation and consultations. Advice and support on sustainable economic and social development issues. Other public bodies Responsible for: • • Advice and support during preparation of Local Development Plan and in planning applications for planning authorities and developers. May invest in projects or programmes that support or are connected to the Local Development Plan. Developers (including community groups or public bodies when acting as a developer) Responsible for: • • • • • Undertaking work to make effective planning applications, including seeking pre-application advice. Complying with planning consents and conditions. Securing other required consents. Keeping planning authorities informed of progress or problems with sites. Securing funding, manage development process through to completion and disposal or sale of properties. Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 9
Communities and other groups Responsible for: • • • Engaging in Local Development Plan preparation and consultations. Developing and reviewing Community Action Planse and Local Place Plans. Establish community development companies to coordinate and develop projects. Links to other plans and strategies The Cairngorms National Park Partnership Planf is the high- level management plan for the National Park and is the Economic Strategy, Sustainable Tourism Strategy, Regional Spatial Strategy, Climate Action Plan and the Regional Land Use Framework. It sets the context for the: Review of the Delivery Programme The Delivery Programme will be kept under review and updated and published at least every two years. The review will align with the year of the Local Development Plan 2021 period and the phase within which that year belongs. The Delivery Programme will therefore follow the natural progression of developments through the plan period in accordance with National Planning Framework 4. Each review will be reported to Cairngorms National Park Authority Planning Committee for information and will be published on the Cairngorms National Park’s website. • Local Development Plan • Active Cairngorms Action Plan • • Cairngorms Nature Action Plan Wellbeing Economic Action Plan • Click here to view Community Action Plans in the Cairngorms National Park f Click here to view the National Park Partnership Plan 2022 – 2027 Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 10
Section 2: Delivery pipeline This section of the Delivery Programme sets out the number of dwellings expected to be built each year over the local development plan period, starting in the financial year 2020 / 2021. For 2020 / 2021 to 2022 / 2023 it lists completions (dwellings which have been built in each year) and for 2022 / 2023 to 2029 / 2030 it presents the information set out in each constituent authority’s most recent published housing land audit. The pipeline tables identify the phasing of housing allocations across the short, medium and long-term as follows: • Short (1 — 3 years • 2020/2021 to 2022 / 2023) Medium (4 – 6 years – 2023 / 2024 to 2025 / 2026) • Long-term (7 – 10 years – 2026 / 2027 to 2029 / 2030) It also includes the longer-term ‘post 2030’ pipeline, again, using housing land audit published data. The table includes local development plan allocated sites as well as windfall sites (non-allocated sites which have planning permission for housing) of four or more dwellings. The delivery pipeline has been colour-coded to reflect progress. While red, amber and green colours are used, the colors are not an assessment of the site’s deliverability status. It does not mean that red sites are ‘constrained’ or ‘undeliverable’. Green Amber Red Site under construction or built. Site has an existing planning permission which can be implemented. Site has no planning permission. Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 11
314 104 468 886 Summary Status Completed / under construction With permission No permission Totals Delivery pipeline Total site capacity All completions to 31 March 2023 Total dwellings remaining 574 104 468 1,146 260 260 Completions to 31 March 2023 and delivery pipeline Short term Medium term Long term 2029/ 2030+ Completed / under construction 56 29 175 103 90 83 24 13 1 With permission 10 12 29 12 11 30 No permission 35 46 43 34 24 286 Totals 56 29 175 113 102 147 82 67 35 24 316 Status Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 12
Sites within The Highland Council (Badenoch and Strathspey) area? Local Development Site Plan reference Delivery Pipeline Short term Medium term Long term Aviemore H1 Dalfaber 3 7 Aviemore H2 Dalfaber 24 30 11 Aviemore M1 Aviemore Highland Resort 49 20 30 29 Aviemore C3 Dalfaber Industrial Estate 14 Aviemore windfall Land west of Allt Mor 14 24 Aviemore windfall Former saw mill, Inverdruie 1 1 2 2 Carrbridge H1 Carr Road 18 29 Carrbridge H2 Crannich Park 23 Cromdale H1 Kirk Road Cromdale H2 Dalwhinnie H1 Auchroisk Park 6 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 Land by garage Dulnain Bridge H1 Land west of play area Dulnain Bridge H2 Land adjacent to A938 Dulnain Bridge windfall | Skye of Curr Road Grantown-on-Spey H1 Beachen Court Grantown on Spey H2 Castle Road 18 1 2 8 13 8 8 7 Based on Highland Council Housing Land Audit 2023 (published February 2024) Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 6 20 50 13
Local Development Plan reference Site Delivery Pipeline Short term Medium term Long term Grantown on Spey Rear of Strathspey Hotel 4 windfall Kincraig H1 Opposite school Kingussie H1 Land between Ardroilach Road 24 16 10 10 10 10 10 100 and Craig an Darach Kingussie windfall North of Renroc, Dunbarry Road 2 1 1 Kingussie windfall Former police station 1 3 4 Kingussie windfall Bank House 5 Laggan H1 Land adjacent to A86 Nethy Bridge H1 Lettoch Road Nethy Bridge H2 Land at Lynstock Crescent Newtonmore H1 Land between Perth Road and Station Road 10 10 10 10 8 5 5 5 5 4 80 Totals Completed / under construction: With planning permission: 46 6 148 102 90 83 24 13 1 10 11 12 10 10 No planning permission: Total Highland Council: 5 5 5 5 268 46 6 148 112 101 100 39 28 6 268 Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 14
Sites within Aberdeenshire Council area® Local Development Plan reference: Site Delivery Pipeline Short term Medium term Long term 22 24 24 24 13 1 23 3 3 Ballater H1 Ballater C1 Braemar H1 Braemar H2 Braemar H3 Monaltrie Park Former school Chapel Brae St Andrews Terrace Kindrochit Court Braemar H4 Chapel Brae Dinnet H1 Land to east Totals Completed / under construction: 1 23 With planning permission: No planning permission: Total Aberdeenshire Council: 15 1 2 2 1 5 5 5 2030+ 30 1 17 2 1 30 30 32 29 24 13 1 23 0 0 1 47 34 30 24 13 30 8 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Council Housing Land Audit 2024 (published March 2025). Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 15
Sites within Moray Council area⁹ Local Development Plan reference Site Delivery Pipeline Short term Medium term Long term 2030+ Tomintoul H1 Land to North East Tomintoul H2 Lecht Drive 4 4 4 4 Tomintoul windfall Former Tomintoul secondary school 12 Totals Completed / under construction: 1 15 1 With planning permission: No planning permission: Total Moray Council: 4 4 4 4 1 0 27 1 0 0 4 4 0 4 4 9 Moray Council Housing Land Audit 2024⁄5 (published August 2024) Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 16
Sites within Perth and Kinross Council area 10 Local Development Site Plan reference: Delivery Pipeline Short term Medium term Long term 2030+ Blair Atholl H1 Blair Atholl H2 Old Bridge of Tilt Main Road 5 5 5 5 2 8 Blair Atholl H3 Land North of Little Orchard 8 Calvine C1 Old School 6 Totals Completed / under construction: 8 With planning permission: No planning permission: 5 5 5 7 14 Total Perth and Kinross Council: 8 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 7 14 10 Perth and Kinross Council Housing Land Audit 2023 (published October 2023) Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 17
Section 3: Developer obligations This section of the Delivery Programme sets out all affordable housing and financial contributions that have been agreed through planning permissions and either built since April 2020 or have an existing planning permission. This section also includes an update to some of the content of the Community Information section of the Local Development Plan, which identifies what developer obligations are anticipated for each settlement in the National Park. The tables below include local development plan allocated sites as well as windfall sites (non-allocated sites which have planning permission for housing). Each site has been colour-coded to reflect its status. Green Site under construction or built. Amber Site has an existing planning permission which can be implemented. Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 18
Sites within The Highland Council (Badenoch and Strathspey) area Local Development Affordable Housing Site Notes, including additionality Plan reference: Number Percentage Aviemore H1 Dalfaber 511 Aviemore H2 Dalfaber Aviemore M1 Aviemore Highland 33 Resort 25% Under construction. Affordable housing combined across two planning permissions on adjoining sites. 26% | Built and occupied. An additional 48 dwellings have been acquired by Highland Housing Alliance for mid-market rent. Aviemore C2 Former school playing fields 12 100% Built and occupied. Aviemore C3 Dalfaber Industrial Estate 14 100% | Built and occupied. Financial contributions Financial contribution towards primary school capacity. Financial contribution towards primary school capacity. 11 The full affordable housing requirement for sites H1 and H2 is 19 units. 14 of these are being delivered on C3. Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 19
Local Development Plan reference: Site Aviemore windfall Former saw mill, Inverdruie Aviemore windfall Land west of Allt Mor Affordable Housing Notes, including additionality Financial contributions Number Percentage 4 9 Carrbridge H1 Carr Road 11 67% Built and occupied. Community-led self-build 24% Built and occupied. 6 flats and 3 terraced houses acquired by Albyn Housing Society. 23% Built and occupied. 5 social rent and 6 mid- market rent. An addition 7 dwellings have been acquired by Highland Council for social rent. Carrbridge H2 Crannich Park 10 43% Built and occupied. • • • Financial contributions towards education and bus service provision. Financial contributions agreed towards: a new footpath link (£87,806) primary school education (£2,571 per dwelling and £12,457 per flat). school transport (£50,000). Financial contribution towards primary school education. Cromdale H1 Kirk Road 8 44% | Built and occupied. Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 20
Local Development Plan reference: Affordable Housing Site Notes, including additionality Financial contributions Number Percentage Cromdale H2 Auchroisk Park Dulnain Bridge H2 Land adjacent to A938 18 Grantown on Spey H1 Kincraig H1 Beachen Court 23 100% Built and occupied. 10 mid-market rent for Highland Housing Alliance and 8 social rent for Highland Council. 35% Built and occupied. Opposite school 10 25% Built and occupied. Financial contribution of £2,500 towards affordable housing on 1 housing plot. Financial contribution agreed towards active travel. Kingussie H1 Land between 23 34% Built and occupied. Ardroilach Road and Craig an Darach Kingussie windfall Bank House 5 100% Built and occupied Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 21
Local Development Plan reference: Site Newtonmore H1 Land between Perth Road and Station Road Affordable Housing Notes, including additionality Financial contributions Number Percentage 20 Total Affordable housing: 205 25% Under construction. Financial contributions agreed: £36,000 towards acquiring the site north of Station Road for recreational use. £45,000 for improvements or extension to Newtonmore Village Hall or other community facilities. Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 22
Sites within Aberdeenshire Council area Local Affordable Housing Development Site Notes, including additionality Financial contributions Plan reference: Number Percentage Ballater C1 Former school site 24 100% Built and occupied. Braemar H2 St Andrews Terrace 11 Braemar H3 Kindrochit Court 27% With planning permission. All affordable dwellings, for both sites, to be provided at Kindrochit Court. Braemar H4 Chapel Brae Total 0 Affordable housing: 35 Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 Contribution towards affordable housing. 23
Sites within Moray Council area Local Affordable Housing Development Site Notes, including additionality Financial contributions Plan reference: Number Percentage Tomintoul windfall Former secondary school site 12 100% Built and occupied. Contribution towards 9 dwellings for social rent, demand responsive 3 for discounted sale. transport. Total Affordable housing: Sites within Perth and Kinross Council area 12 Local Development Affordable Housing Site Notes, including additionality Financial contributions Plan reference: Number Percentage Blair Atholl H3 Land North of Little Orchard 8 100% Built and occupied. Total Affordable housing: 8 Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 24
Updated developer contribution information The Community Information section of the Local Development Plan sets out the types of developer contributions that are anticipated in each settlement of the National Park. Policy 11 states that the Delivery Programme will be used to publish any updates to the developer contributions that are anticipated for each settlement. Education The 2023⁄24 Highland Council school roll forecasts12, published in April 2024 and based on the latest Housing Land Audit data, anticipate that the following schools in the Cairngorms National Park will be at over 80% capacity during the plan period: Abernethy Primary School Abernethy Primary School in Nethy Bridge is expected to reach 90% capacity in 2025 / 2026, which will fall to 82% in 2026 / 2027. Although the longer-term forecasts do not indicate any further capacity issue in terms of education capacity falling from 76% in 2028 / 2029, any development should consider its immediate impact on existing primary school provision and Highland Council should be consulted especially in relation to windfall sites in Nethy Bridge. Carrbridge Primary School There remain educational capacity constraints in the forecasts for Carrbridge primary school with capacity reaching 103% in 2025 / 2026. This is forecast to fall to 99% in 2026 / 2027 and continue to fall over the forecast period. From 2028 / 2029 there is not expected to be future capacity constraints above 80% until 2038/2039. Newtonmore At Newtonmore Primary in 2025 / 2026 the capacity is expected to reach 91% and fall to 86% in 2026 / Primary School
- Although it will continue to fall until 2029/ 2030, it is forecast to rise again from 2031 / 2031 (79%) and continue to rise to 90% in 2037 / 2038. This indicated there could be future capacity constraints at this school. 12 Click here to see the Highland Council 2023⁄24 school role forecasts. Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 25
Aviemore Primary School and Kingussie High School, where capacity issues were identified in the Local Development Plan 2021, are no longer anticipated to reach capacity. The 2023 Aberdeenshire Council school roll forecasts13 anticipate that Aboyne Academy and Alford Academy will be at over 80% capacity over the plan period: Aboyne Academy Capacity at Aboyne Academy is forecast to be 88% in 2025 and will fall to 80% in 2028. As the forecasted capacity remains above 80% for the forecast period, Aberdeenshire Council should be consulted to determine if developer contributions toward education provision are necessary. Alford Academy Alford Academy is forecast to be at 102% capacity in 2025, falling slightly to 96% in 2028. Aberdeenshire Council should be consulted to determine if developer contributions toward education provision are necessary. In accordance with Policy 11 of the Local Development Plan, contributions will therefore be sought towards increasing school capacity from new housing developments within the catchment areas of Aboyne Academy, Alford Academy, Abernethy Primary School, Carrbridge Primary School and Newtonmore Primary School. Healthcare At present there is no National Health Service (NHS) dental capacity for new patients anywhere across Badenoch and Strathspey. Any new housing development in Badenoch and Strathspey should be aware that they may need to contribute to dental health care provision and NHS Highland will be consulted to consider if dental healthcare developer contributions are necessary. 13 Click here to see Aberdeenshire Council’s 2023 school role forecasts Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 26
NHS Grampian are currently working towards doing a review of its assets, including its hospitals. Any applications for housing in the Aberdeenshire area of the National Park should consult the health board on whether developer contributions toward health care provision will be sought. The Local Development Plan 2021 stated that developer contributions would be required to the Ballater, Braemar and Aboyne medical practices from relevant development in their catchment areas. NHS Grampian advises that this remains the case, as detailed below: Ballater medical practice Braemar medical practice Aboyne medical practice The Ballater Medical Practice is currently over capacity with further planned housing that would be served by the practice. Ballater Medical Practice have requested alterations to increase capacity. The premises are currently under review by NHS Grampian and the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership. Any applications for housing in Ballater, should consult the health board on whether developer contributions toward the medical practice should be sought. The Braemar Health Centre has recently had work undertaken and been completed to create additional capacity. There is still a small space shortfall. Any applications for housing in Braemar, should consult the health board on whether developer contributions toward the medical practice should be sought. At the Aboyne Medical Practice ‑Tarland Surgery there is a shortfall in accommodation. However, the practice is part of the wider Aboyne Medical Practice where additional capacity could be created. Any applications for housing in Dinnet, should consult the health board on whether developer contributions toward the medical practice should be sought. In accordance with Policy 11 of the Local Development Plan, contributions will therefore be sought towards increasing healthcare capacity from new housing developments within the catchment areas of Ballater, Braemar and Aboyne medical centres. The relevant authorities will be consulted on the need for developer contributions when considering planning applications for new housing development across Badenoch and Strathspey in relation to dental care capacity and within the Aberdeenshire Council part of the Cairngorms National Park in relation to hospital capacity. Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 27
This updated information on school and health centre capacity should be read in place of the information on anticipated developer contributions for relevant settlements in the Community Information section of the Local Development plan. Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 28
Section 4: National projects The national infrastructure projects which are relevant to the vision of the local development plan and projects that will support it. National projects identified in the Local Development Plan 2021 and action programme 2021 Proposal Description Timescale Lead Other agency partners A9 Dualling Creation of a continuous category 7 ‘All Purpose Nearly 50% of the A9 Transport Scotland Dual Carriageway’ between Inverness and Perth. corridor between Once complete, the project is anticipated to provide the following benefits: • • • Improved road safety and reduction in accident severity. Improved journey times and reliability. Safe crossing points to link non-motorised user Inverness and Perth is expected to be open as dual carriageway by the end of 2030, rising to 85% by the end of 2033 and Notes This project is listed in the Scottish Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021/2022 2026 / 2027: Programme Pipeline. The delivery plan announced in December 2023 anticipates completion of the dualling between Perth and Inverness by 2035 at the earliest. Key stages affecting the National Park (subject to confirmation in late 2025): • A9 North, comprising the Crubenmore to Kincraig Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2021 — Delivery Programme 2025 29
Proposal Description routes and public transport facilities. • Improved access to tourist and recreation sites. • Improved trunk road transport infrastructure supporting sustainable economic growth, and resilience to climate change (Transport Scotland, 2023). Timescale