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Publication - Factsheet

Development plan examinations: list

Last updated
8 May 2026 - see all updates
Directorate
Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic
Building, planning and design

List of current and completed development plan examinations.

Development plans must be prepared at intervals of no more than 10 years or when required by the Scottish Ministers.

In preparing the proposed plan, the planning authority must have regard to the evidence report that has successfully completed the gate check stage. Read more about examining development plans.

Current gate check examinations

Development plan title

DPEA reference

Date received
Loch Lomond And The Trossachs National Park Authority - Local Development Plan Evidence Report - Gate Check Examination GATE-002-1 18/12/2025
North Ayrshire's Third Local Development Plan (Ldp3) - Gate Check Review GATE-310-1 20/01/2026
Perth And Kinross Local Development Plan 3 - Evidence Report Resubmission - Gate Check Request GATE-340-2 30/01/2026
Fife Council Local Development Plan 2 - Evidence Report Gate Check - Re-Submission  GATE-250-3 27/02/2026
Orkney Local Development Plan - Evidence Report - Gate Check - Re-Submission GATE-330-2 10/03/2026
Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan – Evidence Report Gatecheck Review GATE-001-1 27/03/2026

Completed gate check examinations

Development plan title

DPEA reference

Date Decision Published
South Lanarkshire Council - Local Development Plan Evidence Report - Gate Check Examination GATE-380-1 21/04/2026
East Lothian Council Local Development Plan 2 - Evidence Report For Gatecheck - Resubmission

GATE-210-3

 09/02/2026
Renfrewshire Local Development Plan 3 (Ldp3) - Evidence Report Submission For Gate Check GATE-350-1 19/12/2025
West Lothian Council Local Development Plan 2 (Ldp) - Gate Check Review GATE-400-1 07/11/2025
East Dumbartonshire Local Development Plan 3 - Gate Check Review GATE-200-2 05/11/2025
Dumfries And Galloway Council Local Development Plan 3 GATE-170-2 29/10/2025
Aberdeen City Council - Local Development Plan - Gate Check Review GATE-100-1 23/10/2025
Orkney Local Development Plan - Evidence Report - Gate Check GATE-330-1 30/09/2025
Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan (Ldp) 2029 – Evidence Report For Gatecheck GATE-110-1 23/09/2025

Fife Council Local Development Plan 2 - Evidence Report Gate Check

GATE-250-2

 18/09/2025
East Dumbartonshire Local Development Plan 3 - Gate Check Review GATE-200-1 08/08/2025
Inverclyde Council Local Development Plan 4 -  Evidence Report For Gate Check Examination GATE-280-1 17/07/2025
Perth And Kinross Local Development Plan 3 – Evidence Report – Gate Check Request GATE-340-1 08/07/2025
Stirling Local Development Plan 3 - Evidence Report For Gate Check Examination GATE-390-1 17/06/2025
Glasgow City Council City Development Plan 2 - Evidence Report Gate Check - Re-Submission GATE-260-2 03/04/2025
East Lothian Council Local Development Plan 2 - Evidence Report For Gatecheck GATE-210-2 01/04/2025
Dumfries and Galloway Council Development Plan 3 (LDP3) - Evidence Report For Gatecheck  GATE-170-1 01/04/2025
Falkirk Local Development Plan 3 (Ldp3) - Evidence Report Submission For Gate Check GATE-240-1 17/01/2025
East Renfrewshire Local Development Plan 3 - Evidence Report Gate Check GATE-220-1 13/12/2024
East Lothian Council Local Development Plan 2 - Evidence Report For Gatecheck GATE-210-1 23/10/2024
Glasgow City Council City Development Plan 2 - Evidence Report Gate Check GATE-260-1 19/09/2024
Midlothian Council Local Development Plan 2 - Evidence Report Gate Check GATE-290-1 19/09/2024

Moray Local Development Plan 2027 – Evidence Report – Gatecheck

GATE-300-1

26/08/2024
Fife Local Development Plan 2 Evidence Report Gate Check GATE-250-1 19/07/2024

 

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First published
5 April 2020
Last updated
8 May 2026 - show all updates

  1. Updating Completed GATE-380-1 as of 22/04/2026. Adding Gate Checks GATE-330-2 & GATE-001-1 for Current Received Gate check Examinations as of 15/04/2026.

  2. Updating and Amending Date for GATE-310-1.

  3. Updating gate check list and links for GATE-250-3 for current cases.

  4. adding GATE-310-1 to the current gate check examinations.

  5. Updating GATE-210-3 to be decided and adding GATE-340-2 to new Gatechecks received.

  6. Adding Gatecheck to List

  7. Adding Gatecheck to List

  8. Updating Completed Gatecheck and updating link

  9. Updating Completed Gatecheck and updating link

  10. Updating Links and Page

  11. Updated to Reflect Gate check completion

  12. updated to add new gatecheck

  13. updated status of 2 gate cases and moved table

  14. Added new gate check.

  15. Added two new gatechecks.

  16. GATE-280-1 moved to completed gatecheck.

  17. Added two new gates checks - 330-1 and 200-1. I also moved GATE-340-1 to complete.

  18. Added 2 new gate checks

  19. moved gate -390-1 to completed.

  20. New Gate Check Received Inverclyde Council.

  21. added 2 new gate checks and moved 3 completed checks to correct table.

  22. updated Gate-220-1 to completed and added Gate-210-2 to list.

  23. added GATE-210-1 to completed has been withdrawn.

  24. updated to add GATE-220-1 andGATE-240-1 received and moved GATE-260-1 and GATE-290-1 moved to completed table

  25. Moved GATE-250-1 from current table to completed table and added in links to the cases on our page and the councils.

  26. added GATE-260-1 and GATE-290-1 to gate check page

  27. Added Gate Check information.

  28. updated to remove sdp and to remove LDPs that have been superseded

  29. LDP-230-3 Moved to completed plans list

  30. LDP-190-4 Moved to completed plans list

  31. LDP-270-7 Moved to completed plans list

  32. LDP-140-3 Moved to completed plans list

  33. LDP-130-2 Moved to completed plans list

  34. Added links for East Ayrshire and Inner Moray Firth to current plans list

  35. Added Edinburgh Local Development Plan - Proposed City Plan 2030 to current plans list

  36. Changed LDP-100-3 Date report published to September 20th

  37. LDP-100-3 Moved to completed plans list

  38. LDP-140-3 added to current plans list and LDP-200-3 moved to completed plans list

  39. LDP-110-3 moved to completed plans list

  40. Added Argyll & Bute to current plans list

  41. Updated.

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