Highland-wide Local Development Plan - DPEA Information

Highland Wide Local Development Plan / Schedule 4 Statements / Related Documents

The Examination of the Highland-wide Local Development Plan concluded with the receipt of the Report of Examination on 20th December 2011. You can view the report of examination by clicking here.

During the examination The Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals requested further information on a range of topics. These are included below and are accompanied by The Highland Council responses to these requests:

1. Conformity Statement
- Letter from DPEA re: Conformity Statement (1 June 2011)
- Highland Council response to DPEA Letter re: Conformity Statement (9 June 2011)
- Letter from DPEA confirming commencement of HWLDP Examination following confirmation of Participation Statement compliance (15 June 2011)

2. Miscellaneous Requests
- Email from DPEA requesting Maps (16 June 2011)
- Email from DPEA requesting additional copies of the Highland Structure Plan (20 June 2011)

3. HwLDP General
- Letter from DPEA requesting information (general) (6 July 2011)
- Highland Council response to 6 July 2011 DPEA Request (20 July 2011)

4. Supplementary Guidance
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re supplementary guidance (27 July 2011)
- Highland Council's response to 27 July 2011 DPEA Request (10th August 2011)
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re: Supplementary Guidance (29 July 2011)
- Highland Council's response to 29 July 2011 DPEA Request (15th August 2011) 

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5. Habitats Regulation Appraisal
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re: HRA (4 August 2011)
- Highland Council response to request for further information - 4 August 2011(18 August 2011) (revised HRA available here)
- SNH updated representation re revised HRA (3 October 2011)

6. Issue 48: Safeguarding Inbye Apportioned Croftland
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re: Issue 48 (4 August 2011)
- Highland Council response to request for further information - Policy 48 - 4 August 2011 (18th August 2011)

7. Issue 18: Nairn South
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re: Issue 18 (5th August 2011)
- Highland Council's response to 5 Aug 2011 DPEA Request re Issue 18 (16th August 2011)

8. Issue 36: Housing in the Countryside (Hinterland Areas)
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information request re issue 36 - 23 August 2011.pdf (24 August 2011)
- Council response to request for further information re issue 36 (6 September 2011)

9. Issue 37: Wider Countryside
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re Issue 37 (24 August 2011)
- Council response to request for further information re issue 37 (7 September 2011)

10. Supplementary Guidance
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re Supplementary Guidance (25 August 2011)
- Council response to request for further information re Supplementary Guidance (14 September 2011) 

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11. Issues 1: Completing the Unconstrained City Expansion Areas, 2: Inverness City Vision, 3: City Centre Development, 5: Former Longman Landfill Site, 7: Inshes and Raigmore, 8: Ness side and Charleston 9: A96 Corridor Phasing & Infrastructure, 10: Beechwood Campus, 12: Stratton, 13: Tornagrain ,34: Houses in Multiple Occupation & 41: Retail Development 
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re Issues 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 34 & 41 (25 August 2011)
- Council response to request for further information re issues 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 34 & 41 (12 September 2011) 

12. Issue 68: Renewable Energy Developments
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re issue 68 (5 September 2011)
- Council response to request for further information 5 September 2011 - Issue 68 (18 October 2011)
- Letter sent to all representees from DPEA re further information request for issue 68 (1 November 2011)

• Further representations (received on 17th November) from:
  - Caithness Windfarm Information Forum
  - Denise M Brown
  - Dundas and Wilson (for Drium Ba Sustainable Energy Ltd)
  - Graham and Sibbald
  - Jones Lang LaSalle (for Glenmorie Wind Farm LLP)
  - Jones Lang LaSalle (for Spittal Hill Wind Farm Ltd)
  - Jones Lang Lasalle (for SSE and its Group companies)
  - Mountaineering Council Of Scotland
  - Pat Wells - Stop Highland Windfarms Campaign

13. Issue 69: Community Renewable Energy Developments
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re issue 69 (5 September 2011)
- Council response to request for further information 5 September 2011 - Issue 69 (17 October 2011)

14. Issue 70: Electricity Transmission Infrastructure
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re issue 70 (5 September 2011)
- Council response to request for further information 5 September 2011 - Issue 70 (17 October 2011)

15. Issue 72: Safeguarding of Waste Management Sites
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re issue 72 (5 September 2011)
- Council response to request for further information - 5th September 2011 - re Issue 72 (26th September 2011)

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16. Issue 36: Housing in the Countryside (Hinterland Areas)
- Further information request to council re issue 36 (13 September 2011)
- Council response to request for further information - 13 September 2011 - Issue 36 (7 October 2011)

17. Issue 37: Wider Countryside
- Further information request to council re issue 37 (13 September 2011)
- Council response to request for further information - 13 September 2011 - Issue 37 (18 October 2011)

18. Issue 82: Caithness and Sutherland Vision 
- Further information request to Council re issue 82 (15 September 2011)
- Council response to request for further information - 15 September 2011 - Issue 82 (17 October 2011) 

19. Issues 71: Waste Management Facilities, 84: Inner Moray Firth Vision & 90: Appendices and Proposals Map
- Further information request to council re issues 71 84 and 90 (16 September 2011)
- Letter from Anderson Strathern dated 23 August 2011(pdf, 214kb)
- Letter from Anderson Strathern dated 24 June 2011 (pdf, 563kb)

• Further Submissions - 30th September 2011
  - Council response to further information request - 16th September 2011 - Issues 71 84 and 90 (30 September 2011)
             - Annex 1
  - Anderson Strathern response to further information request - 16th September 2011 - Issues 71 84 and 90 (30 September 2011)
             - Annex 1
             - Annex 2
             - Annex 3
  - SEPA response to further information request - 16th September - Issues 71 84 and 90 (30 September 2011)
             - Annex - Health Report
             - Annex - LUPS-GU6
             - Annex - SEPA's Thermal Treatment of Waste Guidelines
  
• Response to Further Submissions - 7th October 2011
  - Council response to further submissions - Issues 71 84 and 90 (7 October 2011)
  - Anderson Strathern response to further submissions - 30th September (7 October 2011)

20. Issue 35: Settlement Development Areas
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information - re Issue 35 (28 September 2011)
- Council response to request for further information 28 September 2011 - Issue 35 (18 October 2011)

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21. Issue 30: Design Quality and Place Making
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re issue 30 (30 September 2011)
- Further info request to representees re issue 30 (30 September 2011)
- Council response to request for further information 30 September 2011 - Issue 30 (18 October 2011) 

22. Issue 53: Principle of Development in Woodland
- Further information request to representees (SSE, Highlands & Islands Green Party, Cawdor Scottish Discretionary Fund) re issue 53 (30 September 2011)
- Further information request to SNH re issue 53 (30 September 2011)
- SNH response to DPEA request for further information re issue 53 (13 October 2011)

23. Issue 51: Aquaculture 
- Further information request to representees (Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation and Marine Harvest Scotland) re issue 51 (30 September 2011) 

24. Issues 52: Trees and Development & 53: Principle of Development in Woodland
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re issues 52 & 53 (30 September 2011)
- Council response to request for further information 30 September 2011 - Issue 52 & 53 (18 October 2011)

25. Issue 27: Castletown
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re issue 27 (4 October 2011)
- Council response to request for further information 4 October 2011 - Issue 27 (18 October 2011)

26. Issue 33: Affordable Housing 
- Letter from DPEA requesting further information re issue 33 (6 October 2011)
Council response to request for further information 6 October 2011 - Issue 33 (21 October 2011)

27. Issue 41: Retail Development 
- DPEA request for further information (6 December 2011)
- Council response to DPEA request (7 December 2011)

Correspondence and Information Requests following the Hearing sessions:

• Letter from GH Johnston (John Gordon Son) (6 October 2011)
• Letter from DPEA to Anderson Strathern (Allenby) in reply to their email of 10 October (12 October 2011)
• Letter from DPEA to Council re final comment (12 October)
• Letter from DPEA to EMAC (Barratt Robertson Scotia) re final comment (12 October 2011)
• Council response to DPEA request for final comment (4 November 2011)
• Letter from GH Johnston (John Gordon & Son) - 06.10.11 (12 October 2011)
• E-mail from DPEA requesting further information (11 November 2011)
• Highland Council response to DPEA e-mail of 11th November (1 December 2011)

Hearing Information

1. Invitation to participate in Hearing
2. Hearing for Issues 85 & 86 and Associated matters - 27 Sept 2011
3. Hearing for Issues 17, 18 & 86 and Associated matters - 28 Sept 2011
4. Hearing Session 1- 27 September - Discussion Programme (pdf, 48 KB)
5. Hearing Session 2 - 28 September - Discussion Programme (pdf, 28 KB)
6. Hearing session 01 - Inverness - 27 September - list of confirmed participants to hearing (pdf, 45kb)
7. Hearing session 02 - Inverness - 28 September - list of confirmed participants to hearing (pdf, 47kb)

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