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Ask away | Drop-in sessions to consult current documentation, exchange with or feed back directly to the SNCC Projects Team
For all information pertaining to large scale energy infrastructure works, other incoming development, LPP and other planning or related community matters.
Fortnightly sessions are targeted providing all external timings/submissions/events permit – with minimum monthly attendance on the second Wednesday of the month – at the Community Cafe @ Farr Community Hall.
A representative from the SCBF may also be present from time to time.
For your information:
HC’s Updated ‘Guide to the Planning System for Community Councils’ (and Communities)
“The purpose of planning is to manage the development and use of land in the long-term public interest.” Guide to the Planning System for Community Councils
The Highland Council’s updated ‘Guide to the Planning System for Community Councils’. Circulated by Highland Council March 2026; Document dated March 2023.
The document defines the core stages of planning and development, from small scale projects to major incoming developments, covering:
- Development Plan
- Development Management
- Development Enforcement
Topics covered include sections on:
Development Plans | National Planning Framework | Highland Wide Local Development Plan | Area Local Development Plans (Highland) | Engaging in the development process | Place Based Approach | LPP | Development Management | When permission is required | Permitted development | Development hierarchy | PANs | Application process | Consultees | CCs as Consultee | Material considerations | Committee or delegated decision | Listed buildings | Conservation areas | EIAs | Protection of trees | Planning Enforcement | Reviews and appeals etc
