Call for Ideas/Land Submission

The review of the Local Development Plan is underway. The Local Development Plan is an important document in deciding what is built and where. It is a statutory document and looks forward to the next 10 to 20 years.  

Call for Ideas

One of the early stages is to gather thoughts and ideas from members of the public and stakeholders and this is done through ‘Call for Ideas’. This was open to all: businesses, community groups members of the public, developers, landowners, builders, interest groups and Key Agencies. The questions were developed as prompts to encourage everyone to think about their communities and we are also keen to hear other ideas.  This consultation is now closed, responses will be analysed over the coming months.

Submitting potential land for development

As part of the ‘Call for Ideas’ we invited submissions for proposed sites (land) for consideration.  As well as assessing new sites for inclusion, land allocated in the 2017 Plan can also be considered. With the passage of time (and as this is a new Local Development Plan process), we asked landowners, agents and developers of land currently allocated in the 2017 Plan, to provide up to date/further information to allow it to be considered for continued inclusion.

Note that land in the 2017 Plan will not automatically be included/carried forward into the new Plan, these sites will be considered alongside the new land submitted.  This part of our consultation is now closed, responses will be analysed over the coming months.

Next Steps

All comments and land submissions will be fully assessed by the Development and Marine Planning team and reported to our Elected Members. Furthermore, this will be reported in full to the Scottish Government through the Evidence Report and / or the Final Examination. All of which is in the public domain and available for inspection. Names and addresses will be kept confidential.

We have received a large number of comments and land submissions and the review process can take time to complete. Please note submission of land does not guarantee allocation in the next Local Development Plan.

We will spend much of 2025 mapping, recording and assessing all land allocations submitted with a view to producing a new Local Development Plan in 2027.  Full details on our anticipated timescales are laid out in the Local Development Plan Newsletter.

At any time if you wish to speak to a member of the Team, please call 01856 873535 ex 2517.