Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan and associated guidance - progress to date

...Inner Moray Firth LDP – Following the publication of the MIR in March 2012, an extensive consultation period was undertaken from April to July which included almost 40 public events across the Inner Moray Firth area.  The Development Plans team is currently analysing the 900 individual responses which were received.'  


...The Proposed Plan will be published in March 2013.  The will be subject to a further consultation period before the finalised plan is 
presented for examination. 

...The Torvean, Ness-side and Charleston Development Brief will be prepared and issued for public consultation in early 2013.     



Extracts taken from this PEDC Committee Report, 'DEVELOPMENT PLAN SCHEME' (...Members are asked to approve the contents of the Scheme and agree for its submission to the Plain English Campaign).

The '...report presents an updated version of the Development Plan Scheme (DPS) (attached as Appendix 1) which sets out  the Council’s programme for preparing and reviewing its Local Development Plans.  The DPS helps to provide certainty to the community and other stakeholders as to when each stage of the development planning process is being reached.  The updated version outlines the progress made so far, current status and next stages in the main projects since the DPS 2011 was approved in Nov 2011.'