ANGUS LOCAL PLAN REVIEW FINALISED PLAN - Angus Council

1.1 The first Angus Local Plan, adopted by Angus Council inNovember 2000, provides guidance for the development requirementsof Angus in the period to 2006. Much of the general policy frameworkremains valid but needs to be rolled forward to provide an up to dateand effective policy base.1.2 The Angus Local Plan Review will provide the detailed policyframework to guide future development, land use and investment inAngus for the period to 2011. The Local Plan has been prepared tomeet the requirements of the Town & Country Planning (Scotland) Act1997, take account of strategic planning guidance published by theScottish Executive as Scottish Planning Policy, National PlanningPolicy Guidelines and Planning Advice Notes, and conform to theDundee and Angus Structure Plan. The Local Plan has also hadregard to other statutory and non-statutory policy statements includingAngus Community Plan, Local Agenda 21 Strategy for Angus andAngus Local Transport Strategy.1.3 Together with the Approved Dundee and Angus Structure Plan,this Angus Local Plan Review when adopted will comprise theDevelopment Plan. This provides the framework for the developmentand use of land, protection of the environment and guidance formaking decisions on planning applications.INTRODUCTIONThe main functions of the LocalPlan are to:-• apply and further detailNational Guidance andstrategic policies in order toindicate the intended futurepattern of land use anddevelopment;• stimulate, encourage andpromote development whereappropriate;• indicate land where thereare opportunities forchange;• indicate specific proposalsfor the development orchange of use of land;• provide a sound basis fordevelopment control; and• show how all those with aninterest in Angus cancontribute towards thepreparation andimplementation of the Plan.PURPOSE OF THE PLAN1.4 The main purpose of the Angus Local Plan Review is to guidedevelopment and changes in land use, in a sustainable manner thatcan best serve the needs of communities throughout Angus. TheLocal Plan shows how policies and proposals for changes in land useand activities fit together with existing development as part of acoherent strategy in support of a Vision of Angus.LOCAL PLAN AREA1.5 Angus is a diverse, attractive and generally prosperous part ofScotland, characterised by a network of interrelated communitiesincluding seven towns, a large number of villages and smallersettlements set in a varied rural landscape. Geographically, the areais made up of the coastal plain, the lowland of Strathmore and theGlens and upland area that form part of the Grampian mountains,each of which make a vital contribution to the overall character anddistinctiveness of Angus. Part of upland Angus is now within theCairngorms National Park boundary, and is excluded from this AngusLocal Plan Review. It will be covered by a new Cairngorms NationalPark Local Plan to be prepared by the National Park Authority. Untilthat Plan is in place the existing Angus Local Plan (adopted 2000) willcontinue to provide planning guidance for this part of Angus.1.6 Within Angus each town and village has its own identity althoughthere are clear and strong inter-relationships between them andindeed an interdependence. The linkages between the constituentparts of Angus and with other areas, including Aberdeen and Dundee,relate particularly to transport, housing market areas, employmentopportunity and economic/commercial links. There are also importantshopping and social movements both within Angus and to adjacentareas.Angus Local Plan Review3Cairngorms National ParkThe Cairngorms National Parkofficially opened on 1 September2003. It is the UK’s largestnational park extending to 3,800square kilometres (1,400 squaremiles). It stretches from Grantonon Spey to the heads of the AngusGlens, from Ballater to Dalwhinnieand Drumochter.Finalised Plan