The National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) has been adopted by the Scottish Ministers and to be read as a whole and replace NPF3 and Scottish Planning Policy.
… a long term plan looking to 2045 that guides spatial development…
The Scottish Government writes:
The National Planning Framework (NPF) is a long term plan for Scotland that sets out where development and infrastructure is needed.
Scotland’s fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) is a long term plan looking to 2045 that guides spatial development, sets out national planning policies, designate national developments and highlight regional spatial priorities.
It is part of the development plan, and so influences planning decisions across Scotland…
… NPF4 was adopted by the Scottish Ministers on 13 February 2023, following approval by the Scottish Parliament in January. This replaces National Planning Framework 3 and Scottish Planning Policy.
The statutory development plan for any given area of Scotland consists of the National Planning Framework and the relevant local development plan(s).
BEFS writes:
… Implementation and delivery of NPF4 will depend on many actors and require collaboration of national and local government, regional bodies, key agencies, businesses, voluntary organisations and communities as well as investors throughout Scotland. In our latest BEFS Blog, urban designer Paul Morsley, development economist Steven Tolson and land-use planner Nick Wright summarise their work on the public sector’s role in delivering NPF4 through mixed-use placemaking.
ALGAO Scotland on its new guidance:
Delivery of Public Benefit and Social Value Guidance for Archaeology in the Planning Process
… The intention of this guidance document is to set out the full range of core and secondary activities of public benefit that archaeological works undertaken within the context of the planning system can deliver to meet the policy aim of NPF4. The emphasis is to be proportionate and reasonable at all times, balancing the scale of the development against the scale and significance of the archaeological works and what is found. These public activities should not be seen as an additional burden, but rather as a mechanism for delivering sustainable development and maximising the positive contribution the development is making to local communities.
For more background on NPF4 see:
- Transforming Planning.Scotland
National Planning Framework
Launch of NPF4
Adoption of NPF4 - Scottish Government
Transitional Arrangements
- BEFS
Bulletin
BLOG - ALGAO
Guidance Document
