Energy survey

We are currently working on the preparation of our next Local Development Plan and we need your help. 

Alongside Scottish Government’s National Planning Framework 4, the plan will set out the rules for development within the National Park. This includes how much new housing needs to be built and where and which areas need to be protected from development.  

We want to hear your views on matters relating to energy transmission, distribution and generation in the National Park. Please click to read the below document before completing the survey. 

If you would like to email us your response directly, please send it to [email protected]

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This document contains information about energy within the Cairngorms National Park, including requirements, links to evidence, and a summary of that evidence. It covers the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 requirements related to land use and infrastructure, and provides links to various acts, plans, and strategies related to energy, such as the National Park (Scotland) Act 2000, National Planning Framework 4, and the Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan 2023. The document also summarizes relevant policies, such as those related to renewable energy, heating and cooling, and climate mitigation. It highlights specific projects and actions within community action plans, discusses baseline energy infrastructure matters like electrical transmission and distribution, and addresses different energy generation sources like solar, wind, hydroelectric, bioenergy, and hydrogen. Finally, it outlines opportunities and implications for the Proposed Plan, emphasizing the need to support renewable energy, community-led projects, and battery storage, while mitigating potential negative impacts on the environment and landscape.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

Your input will help shape our approach and ensure that our next Local Development Plan reflects the priorities of the people who live and work in the National Park. If for some reason we can’t adopt changes you’ve suggested, your comment will be referred to a Reporter in the Scottish Government Directorate of Planning and Environmental Appeals in 2025 and you may be asked to provide more information to support your position. 

The deadline for responses to this survey is Monday 6 January. 

All data collected through this survey adheres to the Cairngorms National Park Authority's Privacy Policy. 

Image of the Beauly - Denny power line near Dalwhinnie by Richard Webb.