Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2020 Main Issues Report Summary of Responses and Recommended Actions Contents Vision & Long Term Outcomes ...................................................................................................... 1 Main Issue 1 Overarching Development Strategy ....................................................................... 7 Main Issue 2 Designing Great Places .............................................................................................. 13 Main Issue 3 Impacts and Opportunities from the A9 and Highland Main Line Upgrades ................................................................................. 20 Main Issue 4a How Much New Housing Do We Need? ........................................................... 26 Main Issue 4b Housing Growth Around Aviemore .................................................................... 47 Main Issue 5 The Affordability of Housing .................................................................................... 51 Main Issue 6 Economic Development ............................................................................................ 69 Main Issue 7 Impacts on Natura Designations ............................................................................. 75 Main Issue 8 Planning Obligations ................................................................................................... 82 Main Issue 9 Flood Risk and Climate Change Resilience ........................................................... 88 Main Issue 10 Land Management in Upland Areas ...................................................................... 94 An Camas Mòr .................................................................................................................................... 100 Aviemore .............................................................................................................................................. 105 Ballater .................................................................................................................................................. 114 Grantown-on-Spey ............................................................................................................................. 120 Kingussie ............................................................................................................................................... 126 Newtonmore ....................................................................................................................................... 131 Blair Atholl ........................................................................................................................................... 135 Boat of Garten .................................................................................................................................... 140 Braemar ................................................................................................................................................ 145 Carr-Bridge .......................................................................................................................................... 154 Cromdale .............................................................................................................................................. 168 Dulnain Bridge ..................................................................................................................................... 171 Kincraig ................................................................................................................................................. 175 Nethy Bridge ........................................................................................................................................ 180 Tomintoul ............................................................................................................................................. 187 Angus Glens ......................................................................................................................................... 191 Bruar & Pitagowan .............................................................................................................................. 192 Calvine................................................................................................................................................... 194 Dalwhinnie............................................................................................................................................ 197 Dinnet ................................................................................................................................................... 201 Glenlivet ................................................................................................................................................ 206 Glenmore ............................................................................................................................................. 207 Glenshee ............................................................................................................................................... 209 Insh ......................................................................................................................................................... 211 Inverdruie & Coylumbridge .............................................................................................................. 217 Killiecrankie .......................................................................................................................................... 220 Laggan .................................................................................................................................................... 222 Strathdon .............................................................................................................................................. 225 Landward Sites .................................................................................................................................... 227 Other Policy Changes ........................................................................................................................ 230 General Comments ............................................................................................................................ 242 Vision and Long-Term Outcomes Respondents Ref Name / Organisation Ref Name / Organisation Kincraig and Vicinity Community Aviemore and Vicinity Community 030 Council 237 Council 031 John Muir Trust 239 Anonymous 033 Laggan Community Association 241 H Bendstrup-Charlton Halliday Fraser Munro on behalf of 036 Mar Estate 242 Carrbridge Resident 039 N Kempe 243 P Hastings 043 The Highland Council 244 Anonymous Ristol Consulting on behalf of 046 Atholl Estates 246 Anonymous 048 Glenshee Ski Centre Ltd 247 Aberdeenshire Resident Grantown-on-Spey and Vicinity 049 Community Council 248 Carrbridge Resident 053 Inveresk Community Council 249 C Winter 054 Rothiemurchus Estate 250 A Dunlop Edinglassie Estate (Dunecht 071 Estates) 251 S Dickie 076 Cairngorms Business Partnership 253 Anonymous 082 D Morris 254 MacBean Road Residents Association 083 R Turnbull 255 Tulloch Homes Ltd 089 Cromar Community Council 257 Anonymous 092 Scottish Land and Estates 260 H Quick Kingussie and Vicinity Community 100 Council 264 D Sherrard 135 Alvie and Dalraddy Estates 267 L MacLean 157 Balavil Estate Ltd 268 Anonymous 192 Aviemore Business Association 269 Aviemore Resident 194 Quarch Technology 270 Insh Resident 195 V Jordan 271 Dalwhinnie Community Council 199 Scottish Natural Heritage 272 Boat of Garten Resident 200 Highlands and Islands Enterprise 273 D Munday Savills (UK) Ltd on behalf of Crown Estate Scotland (Interim 203 Management) 275 Anonymous 205 Ballater Resilience Group 281 Tactran 206 J Walker 282 D Bruce 208 G & L Muirhead 283 Ross McGowan Ltd 209 Anonymous 285 Anonymous Urban Animation on behalf of 210 Invercauld Estate 286 Anonymous 211 National Trust for Scotland 289 Anonymous 212 Carrbridge Resident 292 Munro Surveyors 213 S Caudrey 293 Braemar Resident 214 Anonymous 294 A Angus 1 215 G Bulloch 302 Nethybridge Resident 216 Carrbridge Resident 304 Anonymous 217 Mountaineering Scotland 305 Anonymous 218 NHS Grampian 306 Anonymous 220 M Kinsella 307 Dulnain Bridge Resident 221 Woodland Trust Scotland 308 Ballater Resident 222 Kingussie Resident 311 Anonymous 223 Blair Atholl Resident 312 Anonymous 224 D Stott 313 Anonymous 225 Anonymous 314 Anonymous 226 Braemar Resident 315 Kinnaird 227 Moray Council 316 Kingussie Resident 228 H Brown 319 C McPherson 229 Anonymous 320 Anonymous 231 C Campbell 321 J Finnie 232 Anonymous 322 Anonymous Ballater & Crathie Community 233 Council 323 Grantown Resident 235 Anonymous 324 Anonymous 236 Anonymous 325 RSPB Scotland Response Overview We propose to use the vision and long term outcomes set out in the Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan as the ‘vision statement’ for the Local Development Plan. Do you agree with this approach? No Yes 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 108 responders provided comments on the proposed vision and long term objectives. Ten of these did not choose to say whether they agreed with the proposal to use the vision and long term outcomes of the Partnership Plan as the ‘vision statement’ for the Local Development Plan, but did provide general comments. Key points • Most respondents supported the use of the Partnership Plan’s vision and long-term outcomes