Landscape in the National Park 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 the landscape of the National Park, including what makes it special and what needs to change. 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 regarding the landscape of the Cairngorms National Park, including requirements addressed by the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. It provides links to evidence such as the National Park (Scotland) Act 2000 and the National Planning Framework 4, plus many other sources. The document also covers policy contexts, including the National Park Partnership Plan 2022 and community action plans, which recognize the importance of local landscapes. It highlights the Cairngorms Special Landscape Qualities and describes projects like Cairngorms 2030, which aims to involve communities in shaping landscape qualities. The document addresses wild land areas, relative wildness, and dark skies, plus the impact of private roads, wind energy, and digital infrastructure on the landscape. Finally, it summarizes the implications for a proposed plan, emphasizing the need to protect the landscape character and special qualities of the Cairngorms National Park.

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 late 2024 / early 2025 and you may be asked to provide more information to support your position. 

The deadline for responses to this survey is Friday 16 August 2024.

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