Policy Monitoring Topic Paper - Engagement version

This document contains a policy monitoring report from September 2025 regarding the Cairngorms National Park's Local Development Plan 2021. It assesses how well the plan has delivered on its goals, identifies lessons learned, and considers the plan's spatial strategy, and considers the relationship between the Local Development Plan 2021 policies and the National Planning Framework 4 policies. It analyzes policy usage in planning decisions, summarizes allocation delivery, and discusses feedback from Park Authority officers, developers, and local authorities. The report also examines the integration of various policies and their effectiveness in achieving the National Park's long-term outcomes, considering different authorities' use of the Local Development Plan, and determines which policies may need retaining and updating for the next local development plan.