Local Place Plans

How to submit a Local Place Plan

When a qualifying community group has finished preparing a Local Place Plan and accompanying information, it can be submitted to us either:

Development Plans,
Highland Council HQ,
Glenurquhart Road,
Inverness,
IV3 5NX

Local Place Plan validation and registration

When a Local Place Plan has been submitted, we will check it against the Scottish Government requirements for Local Place Plans.

Once a Local Place Plan has passed the validation process, it will be registered and we will take it into account when preparing the Local Development Plan and, where relevant, in the consideration of planning applications.

Cairngorms National Park

Local Place Plans prepared by communities in the Cairngorms National Park are to be submitted to the Cairngorms National Park Authority as part of evidence gathering for the Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan.

Page last modified: 9 February 2026