The Planning Service
The CNPA’s planning service helps get development in the right places in the National Park by promoting investment, by protecting and enhancing the natural and cultural heritage and by creating places that we can all value and enjoy
Local Development Plan
The Local Development Plan was adopted on 26 March 2021. The LDP ensures that development done in the National Park is appropriate and in the right places and has policies to help guide future decisions on planning applications.
All planning applications within the Cairngorms National Park are decided against this Plan.
All planning applications within the Cairngorms National Park are currently decided against the Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2015
View the latest call-insPlanning applications
Current applications can be viewed on the Planning Portal. To view these applications, you must read and accept the Terms and Conditions.
News
Projects that boost the economy granted planning permission in Park
10th December 2021
Projects supporting the Cairngorms National Park economy have been given the go ahead by the Cairngorms National Park…
Park Talk: Looking back to plan for future
8th October 2021
by Dr Gaener Rodger, CNPA Planning Committee Convener It truly feels like Autumn has arrived in the Cairngorms…
Additional Information
Planning Service Newsletter
We prepare a Planning Service newsletter a few times a year which provides an update of what’s going on in the Cairngorm National Park’s Planning Service.
Planning Service Charter
Our Planning Service Charter explains more about our planning service and the levels of service you can expect from us.
Planning Service Protocol
Our Planning Service Protocol sets out the voluntary agreement between the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) and the five Local Authorities (Aberdeenshire, Angus, Highland, Moray, Perth and Kinross) who all work together in the exercise of planning functions within and affecting, the Cairngorms National Park.
Planning Service Performance
We prepare a Planning Performance Framework Report that shows how we improve our service each year.
Planning Committee
The CNPA Planning Committee meets every 4 weeks to determine planning applications which have been ‘called in’ or make decisions about the delivery of the CNPA’s planning service.
Enforcement
The CNPA and local authorities monitor the planning permissions they grant and have powers to enforce planning conditions if development does not comply with them and control development that takes place without the correct permission. The CNPA’s Planning Enforcement Register lists cases where enforcement notices have been served by the CNPA. Our Enforcement Charter sets out the standards for our enforcement service.