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Development and Marine Planning (policy)

Development Plans set out a vision for how areas will change and describe where development will take place and where it will not.  Planning applications are assessed against the development plan.

The Scottish Parliament approved National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) on 11 January 2023. NPF4 has now formally been adopted by Scottish Minister on 13 February 2023.

Orkney’s development plan now consists of the following:

• NPF4
• Local Development Plan
• Supplementary Guidance associated with the Orkney Local Development Plan 2017 (Settlement Statements, Housing in the Countryside, Energy, Natural Environment, Historic Environment and Cultural Heritage and Aquaculture.

From 13 February 2023 planning applications will be assessed against the above. Where policies in NPF4 contradict those in the Orkney Local Development Plan 2017 and its associated Supplementary Guidance then NPF4, as the most recent plan, will take precedence.

The Team:

• Mrs Susan Shearer – Service Manager (Development and Marine Planning) susan.shearer@orkney.gov.uk
• Mr James Green – Team Manager - Marine james.green@orkney.gov.uk
• Mr Derek Manson – Team Manager – Development Planning derek.manson@orkney.gov.uk
• Mr Michael Harvey – Embedded Sustrans Senior Policy Officer Michael.harvey@sustrans.org.uk
• Miss Kay Gilmour – Assistant Planner kay.gilmour@orkney.gov.uk
• Dr Shona Turnbull – Marine Planner shona.turnbull@orkney.gov.uk
• Mr Danny Morris – Graduate Marine Planner daniel.morris@orkney.gov.uk
• Mr Paul Sharman – County Archaeologist paul.sharman@orkney.gov.uk
• Mrs Nina Caudrey – Environmental Planner nina.caudrey@orkney.gov.uk
• Mr Ross Irvine – Rural Planner ross.irvine@orkney.gov.uk
• Mrs Charlotte Savage – Urban Design Planner charlotte.savage@orkney.gov.uk
• Miss Lauren Pring – Graduate Planner lauren.pring@orkney.gov.uk

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