Policy monitoring 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.  

To inform the preparation of the next Local Development Plan, the Park Authority must consider implementation of the adopted Local Development Plan 2021. This paper provides information on the Park Authority’s assessment of the adopted Local Development Plan’s outcomes, policies and allocated sites. The paper also looks at the relationship of the Local Development Plan’s policies with National Planning Framework 4; the difference the introduction of National Planning Framework 4 may have made to the usage of some Local Development Plan policies; and suggests where additional local policies will be required to supplement National Planning Framework 4 in our next Local Development Plan. We want to hear your views on these matters. 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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Policy Monitoring Topic Paper

Policy Monitoring Topic Paper - Engagement version

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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.

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 later in 2025 and you may be asked to provide more information to support your position. 

The deadline for responses to this survey is Friday 31 October 2025.

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