CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY 
Planning Paper 3  APPENDIX 1 05/12/03 
APPENDIX 1: CONSTITUENT LOCAL AUTHORITY 
DEVELOPMENT PLAN POLICIES AND GUIDANCE. 
 Local 
AuthorityPlan 
Policy Contents (summarisedHighland 
Council 
Structure P2001 
E1:strbuted 
RenewabEnergy 
Developments. 
Proposalssupported but 
assessed aganst the General StrategPoles. Approvas wnormaly be for a 
temporary perod, wth provon for ste 
reinstatement. 
E2: Wnd Energy 
Developments. 
Proposalssupported subect to 
the assessment of categor of 
mpact,nc. vsuampact and cumuve 
effects. 
E3:Farm 
Safeguardng. 
Approved exsttes be 
protected from other deveopment. 
E4: Hydro Energy 
Developments. 
be supported,accordth 
Strateg PoG2&4, provded that 
theresatsfactory provon for the 
discharge monitor of 
compensaton fow. 
E5: Abstraction 
Controls. 
Contros, through SEPA, shoumproved. 
E7: Centrased 
RenewabEnergy 
Developments. 
Proposals, such as energy-from-waste 
and biomass, w be supported,ne 
th Strategc Pocy G2 and that: 
a) schemes be compatbleth 
stand uses. 
b) transport ssues are satsfactory. 
by-product disposaacceptable. 
d) grser connectons are 
satsfactory. 
E8: SmaCommunity 
RenewabEnergy 
Developments. 
be supported. 
Badenoch & 
Strathspey 
Local Pan 1997 
2.4.17 The Counc encourage development 
of alternatve energy schemes where 
these provde economc benefts and are 
envronmentaly acceptable. 
Moray Council 
Development 
Plan 2000 
S/ED4A: RenewabEnergy 
The Counc revew areas of greatest 
nd farm potental to provde a pocy 
framework. 
L/ED10: RenewabEnergy Proposals 
Proposals w be favourably consdered 
where they meet envronmentacrtera. Decommssoning proposals are 
required, and mayead to Secton 75 
Agreement. 

Wind Energy 
Policy Guidance 
October 2001 
This document expands on the two 
Policies above, discusses the policy 
background and the content for an 
Environmental Impact Assessment. 
There is also a map of preferred sites, all 
of which are outwith the CNP boundary. 
Aberdeenshire 
Council 
NEST Structure 
Plan 2001-2016 
Policy 5: Renewable 
Energy Facilities 
Proposals shall be favourably 
considered subject to economic and 
landscape considerations. Proposals for 
wind farms will be assessed against 
tiered planning designations (in Policy 
26); assuming Tier 2 for the CNP, 
proposals must not affect the integrity of 
the area, adverse effects must be 
outweighed by national benefits, there 
should be no alternative sites in lower 
tier areas. 
Finalised Local 
Plan 
August 2002 
Inf\7: Renewable 
Energy Facilities ~ 
Wind Farms. 
Will be approved, in principle, subject to 
the ‘tiered’ designation of the site and 3 
further environmental criteria are met 
(inc. that the landscape impact is 
acceptable). 
Inf\8: Other Other renewable sources will be 
Renewable Energy 
Sources. 
acceptable, subject to: 
a) public health & safety. 
b) mitigation of negative impacts, 
and 
c) site restoration. 
Angus 
Council 
Dundee&Angus 
Structure Plan 
2001-2016 
Environmental 
Resources Policy 10: 
renewable Energy. 
Proposals will be favourably considered 
where they deliver quantifiable 
environmental and economic benefits, 
and any significant or cumulative 
adverse impacts can be satisfactorily 
addressed. 
Angus Local INF 12: Renewable Positive consideration will be given to 
Plan 2000 Energy Development. proposals which meet a set of 
environmental criteria (inc. landscape 
impact). 
INF 13: Wind Power Further to Policy INF12, further criteria 
are set-out, an Environmental 
Assessment may be required, and a 
Section 75 Agreement for site restoration 
post-decommissioning will be required. 
INF 14: Safeguarding 
of Renewable Energy 
Facilities. 
Existing renewables sites will be 
safeguarded from inhibitive new 
development.