Lochaber Local Plan

Please note that the Lochaber Local Plan is now being reviewed as the West Highland and Islands Local Plan.

The Highland Council intend to prepare a replacement of the Lochaber Local Plan comprising the Lochaber Area and that part of the south west of the Badenoch and Strathspey Area that lies outwith the Cairngorms National Park.

You can view the different sections of the Lochaber Local Plan website by clicking the links below:

Existing Local Plan - the Local Plan currently in force, adopted in February 1999;
Previous Committee Reports - committee reports from 2007
Lochaber Futures - your opportunity to influence the future of your community;
Stakeholders Workshop - assessment of Issues and Options for consideration as part of the Lochaber Local Plan review;
Facts & Figures - socio-economic profiles for Lochaber and the five sub-Areas of which it is comprised;
Development Briefs and Framework Plans - non-statutory documents for specific sites, providing information and guidance to potential developers;
Lochaber Local Plan Newsletter - an update to the Local Plan preparation;
Development Plan Policy Guidance - provide more detailed guidance for Local Plans, development control, developers and the public on the interpretation of specific policies contained in the Highland Structure Plan;
Contacts - contact details for the Lochaber Local Plan team.

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Scoping Report

The Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report for the Lochaber Local Plan has been prepared in accordance with Regulation 17 of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Scotland) Regulations 2004. The purpose of this report is to set out sufficient information on the Lochaber Local Plan to enable the Consultation Authorities to form a view on the consultation periods and the scope and level of detail that will be appropriate for the environmental report.

To download the report, click the links below: