Draft Development Plan Scheme 2024

We asked

In early February we published, and invited comments upon, a draft Development Plan Scheme 2024, the document that we are required to publish annually that sets out the timetable for the production of the Local Development Plan, and our proposals for consultation on the content of that document.

You said

Following discussion of the response to that Consultation (the details of which are contained in appendix 2 of the Infrastructure Services Committee held on 19 May 2024) Aberdeenshire Council has agreed a revised Development Plan Scheme that we are now implementing.

The feedback that we received was of huge help to us in finalising this document, which now reflects the observations made by respondents relating to, amongst other things, the clarity of the document, issues related to the risk for further delay to the programme, clarity on the role of Local Place Plans, and providing a separate “FAQ” document to promote better understanding of some of the terms and processes that the Development Plan Scheme refers to.

We will

This approved document has now been published on our website at https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/planning/plans-and-policies/process-and-timescales/. We hope that you find this document of use to you in understanding how we propose to develop the Local Development Plan, and the opportunities for you to be involved in its production.