MAKING IT HAPPEN
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
237. The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 requires the National Planning Framework to be taken into account in the preparation of strategic and local development plans. This means that the four Strategic Development Plan Authorities must reflect the NPF strategy and the national developments it identifies in the strategies they prepare. Local Development Plans should reflect the strategy and projects designated as national developments in their vision statements, policies and proposals maps.
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
238. Planning applications for projects designated as national developments will be determined in accordance with the particular procedures set out in secondary legislation.
239. New national developments can only be designated through the process of reviewing the National Planning Framework. Nationally important infrastructure projects which emerge between review periods will be processed in accordance with their status in the development hierarchy.
240. Where the NPF strategy is at variance with an earlier development plan, the statement of policy in the NPF will take precedence.
ACTION PROGRAMME
241. To ensure effective delivery, the National Planning Framework will be supported by an Action Programme setting out how, when and by whom the national developments and other key elements of the NPF strategy will be implemented. It will list actions; indicate how these contribute to the strategy; identify milestones, lead partners and delivery bodies; and include a section on progress to allow effective monitoring of implementation. The Action Programme will set the high level context for the more detailed action programmes to be taken forward for development plans and the strategic policies, programmes and projects of the Scottish Government and key agencies.
242. The Action Programme will be monitored annually in liaison with identified lead partners and delivery bodies. The 2011 National Planning Framework Monitoring Report will report on the progress made, helping to inform preparation of the third National Planning Framework ( NPF3).