Local Development Plan 2

Argyll and Bute Local Development Plan 2 Adopted February 2024

The Development Plan for Argyll and Bute consists of National Planning Framework 4, the Adopted Local Development Plan and any associated Supplementary Guidance.

The Council formally adopted the Argyll and Bute Local Development Plan 2 on the 28th February 2024. 

The Argyll and Bute Local Development Plan 2 provides the local planning framework for the Council area, excluding the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park area. The Plan is divided into the written statement and proposals maps. The written statement provides the general policy context against which planning applications for new development proposals should be assessed. This is supported by the proposals maps which show the range of development opportunities and constraints within the area, for example :-

• the key development areas, for example, the allocations for housing, industry and business, community facilities and infrastructure;
• the potential areas for future development (Potential Development Areas);
• areas requiring actions such as environmental improvement or regeneration (Areas for Action);
• and environmental designations such as national Scenic Areas, Sites of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSIs), Special Protection Areas and Local Nature Conservation Sites

You can view the online Local Development Plan 2 as a Story Map here: Argyll and Bute Local Development Plan 2. This contains the Proposals Maps in our interactive mapping system.

You can view or download PDF’s of the Written Statement and the Local Development Plan Maps:

• The Written Statement;
• The Proposals Maps, which are available as map books for each of:
  • Bute and Cowal Map Book;
  • Helensburgh and Lomond Map Book;
  • Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Map Book; and
  • Oban, Lorn and the Isles Map Book.
• A1 maps are also available to view for
  • Bute and Cowal A1;
  • Coll and Tiree A1;
  • Helensburgh and Lomond A1;
  • Islay, Jura and Colonsay A1;
  • Kintyre A1;
  • Lorn A1;
  • Mid Argyll A1; 
  • Mull A1.

The Delivery Programme (adopted 26th September 2024) sets out how the Planning Authority proposes to implement LDP2.

Technical notes

• TN06 Sustainability Technical Note and Checklist
• TN06 Sustainability Checklist (MS Word version for completion by applicants/agents)
   
• TN07 Sustainable Buildings Technical Note and Checklist
• TN07 Sustainable Buildings Checklist (MS Word version for completion by applicants/agents)
   
• TN21 VII and LVIA (Light) Technical Note
• TN21 Appendix 1 Sample Visualisations for VII and LVIA (Light)
• TN21 Appendix 2 VII template (MS Word version for completion by applicants/agents)
• TN21 Appendix 3 LVIA (Light) template (MS Word version for completion by applicants/agents)

The following documents accompany Local Development Plan 2:

• Strategic Environment Assessment updated 27.11.2019
• Equality and Socio-Economic Impact Assessment
• GDPR - Privacy notice
• Notice of adoption of Argyll and Bute Council LDP2

Completed Stages in the LDP2 process

Scottish Ministers Modifications

The Proposed Local Development Plan 2 (as modified following Examination) was submitted to the Scottish Government on the 23rd October. The Scottish Government notified the Council on 15th December that amendments are required to Proposed Local Development Plan 2 and that the Council may not adopt the plan until such amendments are made.  The Council agreed to make the modifications as directed by Scottish Ministers at their meeting on 22nd February 2024 and notified them accordingly, the plan (as modified) was adopted on 28th February 2024.

• The Scottish Ministers Direction Letter 

The Plan (as submitted to the Scottish Government on 23rd October) was accompanied by: 

• Statutory Notice;
• Summary of Examination Modifications – for both the Written Statement and Proposals Maps
• Written Statement Modifications (marked up copy)
• Proposed Map Modifications (detailed maps)
• Non-Notifiable Modifications – minor changes, such as corrections to typographical errors, for both the Written Statement and the Proposals Maps.

Examination

The Report of Examination in to the Argyll and Bute Proposed Local Development Plan 2 was published on 13/06/2023 by the Scottish Government’s Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA).

The Report of Examination is available here. 

A summary table is available here.

Proposed Local Development Plan 2 Consultation 2019

The Proposed Local Development Plan 2 consultation ran from 14th November 2019 to 12 noon on 24th January 2020.

You can still view the Proposed Local Development Plan 2 online as an interactive storymap (a storymap is a combination of text and interactive maps). Proposed Local Development Plan 2 Storymap

Main Issues Report 

The first formal stage of the LDP2 process was the Main Issues Report which helped inform the production of Proposed Local Development Plan 2.

You can still view the Main Issues Report using the online storymap.

The Main Issues Report was accompanied by the following supporting documents:

• Monitoring Report (pdf 5mb)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment: Environmental Report (pdf 4mb)
• Equalities Impact Assessment (pdf 0.3mb)

Get in touch / Stay in touch

Get in touch:

For more information regarding Local Development Plan 2 please get in touch with us either by telephone: 01546 604158. Or by email:ldp@argyll-bute.gov.uk

If you wish to speak to one of our Development Policy planning officers then we would ask that you call or email with some details regarding your query so that we can arrange an appointment with the appropriate officer.

Stay in Touch:

If you wish to be added to the Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2) mailing list, please contact us at ldp@argyll-bute.gov.uk

You can also follow us on Twitter: @ABC_Planning

Useful Links

• Local Development Plan 3 
• Local Place Plans
• View the Housing land Audit here
• Read the Planning Performance Framework Annual Report
• Read the Sustainable Design Guides documents
• Biodiversity in Argyll and Bute
• Town Centre Health Check Storymap
• Masterplan Consent Areas

Local Development Plan Newsletter

• Newsletter - March 2024
• Newsletter – October 2023
• Newsletter - April 2022
• Newsletter - January 2022