Supplementary Guidance

In March 2001, the Scottish Executive approved the Highland Structure Plan.  The Plan constitutes The Council's strategic land use planning policy and Local Plans must generally conform with the Structure Plan.  The Structure Plan and Local Plans together comprise the 'development plan'.  Section 25 of the Town and Country Planning Act requires that where, in making any determination under the Planning Acts regard is to be had to the development plan, the determination shall be in accordance with the plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.

Development Plan Policy Guidance (or Supplementary Planning guidance) is founded upon the development plan.  It provides more detailed guidance for Local Plans (where the guidance is founded on the Structure Plan), for development control, for developers and for the public on the interpretation of specific policies contained in the development plan.  It must, however, be read in conjunction with the development plan.

• Flood Risk and Drainage Impact Assessment (Consultation Draft, September 2011)
• Affordable Housing (revised August 2008) 
• Education and New Residential Developments - (August 2009)
• Highland Renewable Energy Strategy & Planning Guidelines (May 2006) - under partial review
• Houses in Multiple Occupation  (November 2011)
• Housing in the Countryside (August 2011)
• Open Space in New Residential Developments (May 2009)
• Dingwall Riverside Development Brief (Jan 2010) - copies available on request
• Dingwall Developer Contributions (pdf, 2992 kb)
• Access to Small Scale Rural Developments - in preparation
• Pre-application advice for Major Developments
• Access to Single Houses and Small Housing Developments
• Special Landscape Area Citations
• Construction Environmental Management Process for Large Scale Projects (1203kb)
• Managing Waste in New Developments Interim Supplementary Guidance
• Sustainable Design Guide: Interim Supplementary Guidance
• Trees, Woodlands and Development Interim Supplementary Guidance 
• Onshore Wind Energy (Draft) Supplementary Guidance
• Green Networks Interim Supplementary Guidance
• Physical Constraints Interim Supplementary Guidance
• Highland's Statutorily Protected Species Supplementary Guidance

Details of any consultation on draft Development Plan Policy Guidance (or SPG) is also available.