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Our Local Place Plan is registered!
On 12 August 2026, Strathdearn Local Place Plan passed the check for validation and was added to The Highland Council’s Local Place Plan register.
Read the registered submission:
Strathdearn Local Place Plan Supporting Statement
Strathdearn Local Place Plan can be used as a material consideration in planning applications affecting our local area.
Strathdearn Local Place will be taken into account in the Council’s preparation of its new Highland Local Development Plan.
To find out more about Local Place Plans and how we prepared our Local Place Plan, see below:
What is a Local Place Plan
A Local Place Plan is a type of community-led plan introduced by the Scottish Government to encourage community involvement in planning.
A key part of a Local Place Plan is the creation of proposals for the development or use of land and buildings. The Highland Council’s flow chart and guidance describe the process that we followed.
Registered Local Place Plans can be used as a material consideration in local planning applications, to guide the development or use of local land and buildings, and to support funding applications.
A new community-led plan
We have prepared the first Local Place Plan for the Strathdearn area.
We were assisted by Strathdearn Community Developments and the Strathdearn Community Charitable Trust, and we invited the whole community to be involved!
A combined plan
We carried out our preparations in combination with refreshing the Strathdearn Community Action Plan 2022-2027 to produce a new, single Plan called the Strathdearn Local Place Plan.
Local Place Plans and Community Action Plans have similarities and differences, as shown by the Scottish Community Development Centre.
Our main aim when preparing the new Plan was to reflect the needs and wishes of our local community.
1st stage preparations
Following our Local Place Plan awareness-raising in November and December 2025, we carried out our 1st stage preparations for the new, community-led Plan for Strathdearn.
In February 2026, every household in Strathdearn received a Local Place Plan Information Leaflet, which included, importantly, the ways in which the community could find out more and have their say!
During February 2026, we launched three surveys for Community, Businesses, Landowners, and offered six drop-in sessions, for the community to view information, ask questions, and make comments.
In March to April 2026, we consulted with local community groups, and carried out Business and Landowner focus groups.
To support the 1st stage preparations, we prepared a Background Report.
2nd stage preparations
The 2nd stage preparations for our Local Place Plan started in April 2026.
We shared initial findings from the 1st stage preparations at the Strathdearn Community Council meeting on 14 April 2026, in regards to what the community appreciated about, and their aspirations for, their local area.
We carried out the statutory consultation for the Proposed Strathdearn Local Place Plan from 12 May to 12 June 2026.
We aimed to submit Strathdearn Local Place Plan to The Highland Council at the end of June 2026.
- We met our submission target by sending our Local Place Plan to the Council on 29 June 2026 for validation checking and registration.
We aimed to have Strathdearn Local Place Plan registered by the end of September 2026.
- We met our registration target when our Local Place Plan was validated on 12 August 2026 against Scottish Government’s requirements.
Strathdearn Local Place Plan 2026-2031 will remain on the Council’s Local Place Plan register until we replace or remove it.
Any questions
If you have any questions about the Strathdearn Local Place Plan, please email Strathdearn Community Council at: strathdearncc@gmail.com
