Time running out for say on Cairngorms planning blueprint
The deadline to lodge views on the new proposed Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan is just two weeks away.
Responses must be in by Friday July 5.
This is the last opportunity to respond to the new plan – which guides the future of built development in Badenoch and Strathspey and the wider national park area – before it is submitted to Scottish Ministers and a Local Plan Examination held.
The Local Development Plan, which has been drafted with the help of communities in the nationnal park, will replace the Cairngorms National Park Local Plan 2010.
Park planning convener, Eleanor Mackintosh, said: "Time is running out for people to give their thoughts on this proposed plan which we think combines the flexibility we need to get good development in challenging economic times, with the high standards you would expect in a national park.
"It’s been designed to be easy to use and a clear reference for applicants from the very early stages of thinking about how and where to build.
"We’ve listened carefully to communities and the need for the right mix of development to live, work and find services locally, and to protect our spectacular landscape and natural environment."
Comments can be made online at www.cairngorms.co.uk
The Core Paths Plan, which was adopted in 2010, is also being consulted upon. The Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan is expected to be adopted next year.
