Our local community has prepared a proposed Local Place Plan for Strathnairn Community Council boundary area (see attachment).
We are legally required to send each local authority Councillor for our Local Place Plan area (which lies in Wards 12, 18, and 19) the information below, to comply with Section 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Place Plans) (Scotland) Regulations 2021. This email constitutes the ‘Information Notice’ to local Councillors required by those Regulations.
The proposed Local Place Plan contains proposals for:
- Enhance Local Livability: Improve public spaces, green infrastructure, local services and community facilities
- Support Sustainable Development: Identify sites for housing, business and industry, tourism infrastructure; enhance local economy and self-sufficiency
- Promote Sustainable Transport Solutions: Expand walking, cycling, and wheeling routes to reduce individual car dependency, increase health and promote low-carbon and shared solutions. Allocate sites and spaces for infrastructure related to sustainable transport solutions throughout the community.
- Build Climate Resilience: Propose flood mitigation, tree planting, low-carbon initiatives, enhance biodiversity and nature restoration.
- Preserve Heritage and Environment: Protect local wildlife, natural landscapes and wildland spaces, dark skies, historic buildings and structures; , plus enhance biodiversity, nature restoration, and dark sky protection.
- Establish appropriate homes for future generations:: Affordable, appropriate, and well placed homes for the needs of the community.
The purpose of our proposed Local Place Plan is to identify community strengths, needs, areas for development and aspirations, and in order to influence the new Highland LDP.
If you have comments on our proposed Local Place Plan, please email them to beth@strathnairncc.com
The deadline for comments is Wednesday 10th June, 2026. Please let us know if you have any queries.