Development Plans Under Review

Development Plan Register | Plans in Force | Plans Under Review

The table below details the progress of development plans currently under review. Further information is given in the commentary on plans under review below, and there is a map showing the plan areas under review.

Details of any consultations on draft Development Briefs and Supplementary Planning Guidance produced is also given below.

Please go to Development Plans in Force for details of all the adopted plans currently covering The Highland Council area.

For information on future local development plan production please consult the Development Plan Scheme.

For further details on a particular plan please click on the links below or to the right of this page.

Commentary - Plans Under Review

Plan Area	Area Covered	Current Status	Timescale	Next Stage	Committee Date
Highland-wide Local Development Plan	Highland (Excluding Cairngorms National Park)	Proposed Plan	Sept 2010	Prepare Plan for Scottish Ministers' Approval	2011
West Highland & Islands Local Plan	Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh	Adopted	Sept 2010	Prepare New Local Development Plan	-
Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan	Ross & Cromarty East, Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch & Strathspey(Excluding Cairngorms National Park)	Call for Sites	Winter 2010	Community Events	-

Highland-wide Local Development Plan

The Highland-wide Local Development Plan Main Issues Report consultation period ended at the end of November 2009. The consultation responses received will be analysed and reported to the Planning, Environment & Development committee and will inform the preparation of the Proposed Plan.

Cairngorms National Park Local Plan

The Cairngorms National Park Authority Adopted their first Local Plan which will replace most of the Badenoch and Strathspey Local Plan.

Development Briefs & Supplementary Planning Guidance

You can go to Development Briefs or Supplementary Palnning Guidance for further details.

Highland Renewable Energy Strategy

The Highland Renewable Energy Strategy was formally approved at the Council meeting held on 4 May 2006. A new SPG for onshore Wind Energy development is now being prepared in response to SPP6. It will replace parts of the existing Highland Renewable Energy Strategy & Planning Guidelines. The draft SPG will be consulted upon to inform and accompany the Proposed Highland-wide Local Development Plan.

Developer Contributions
This supplementary guidance (SG) is an important step in helping us make sure the proposals (such as for new roads and open spaces) in the area local development plans and other council plans can be put in place. It will provide consistent guidance for service providers, developers and the community. The Guidance will be prepared in tandem with the Highland wide Local Development Plan.