Work is underway to design and prepare a new 20-year Local Development Plan (LDP) for the West Highland area.

The scheme, to be known as WestPlan, will be used to assess planning applications and decide how a selected area will grow.

The Main Issues Report (MIR) has now been published and is the first form of preparing a new LDP.

It is a discussions document setting out initial ideas for what the plan needs to achieve for people and places in the area as well as where new developments might be located.


Ross and Cromarty Committee Chair, Cllr Margaret Paterson, said: "The Main Issues Report is an important stage in the preparation of the new West Highland & Islands Local Development Plan. It provides ideas for future priorities in the area based around the themes of employment, growing communities, connectivity and transport, and environment and heritage.

"It reflects the Council's initial ideas and preferences for directing growth to the right places, whilst supporting key industries. For a number of places it includes options for where new homes, jobs and services should be sited."

To read the plan, visit here.

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