Local development plan: Highland

Local development plans set out the long term vision for change to the local authority areas that they cover. There are several formal stages to preparing the plan, during which the Scottish Government will issue official correspondence to the planning authority.

The documents held for Highland local development plans are:

• 8 October 2020 - Clearance Letter - Caithness and Sutherland Town Centre Strategy
• 27 September 2019 - Letter regarding adoption of West Highland and Islands Local Development Plan
•  29 August 2019 - Letter regarding adoption of supplementary guidance - Torvean and Ness side development brief
• 4 February 2019 – Letter regarding adoption of supplementary guidance – Forest & Woodland
• 1 November 2018 – Letter regarding adoption of Supplementary Guidance – Developer Contributions
• 30 August 2018 - Letter regarding adoption of local development plan
• 27 June 2018 – Letter regarding adoption of supplementary guidance - Inverness East Development Brief
• 9 March 2018 – Comments on Supplementary Guidance – Developer Contributions
• 6 December 2017 – Letter regarding adoption of supplementary guidance – Onshore wind energy part 2B
• 22 November 2016 - Letter directing modification of Supplementary Guidance - Onshore Wind Energy
• 10 June 2016 - Comments on Main Issues Report for the West Highlands and Islands Local Development Plan
• 15 March 2016 - Comments on Caithness and Sutherland Proposed Local Development Plan
• 08 February 2016 - Letter directing modification of Supplementary Guidance - Muirtown and South Kessock Development Brief
• 27 January 2016 - Comments on Main Issues Report for the Highland Wide Local Development Plan 2
• 31 July 2015 - Letter regarding adoption of Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan

More information

There are a number of publications and legislation that underpin the development planning process:

• Planning Series Circular 6/2013: Development Planning
• A Guide to the Planning System in Scotland