Draft NPF4 (November 2021 – March 2022)

The Draft NPF4 was published for consultation and laid in the Scottish Parliament.

An invitation as made for stakeholders to engage with Scottish Futures Trust in a collaborative workstream on delivery.

Online Events were facilitated by Kevin Murray Associates (KMA) and PAS and were to raise awareness and for views about the Draft NPF4 to be shared:

10 Feb – Northeast Transition Slides 

15 Feb - Northern Revitalisation Slides 

23 Feb – Southern Sustainability Slides

01 Mar - Central Urban Transformation Slides

08 Mar - North and West Coastal Innovation Slides

17 Feb - Liveable Places Slides

24 Feb - Productive Places Slides

03 Mar - Distinctive Places Slides

10 Mar - Sustainable Places Slides

Resources:

• Participation Statement
• Programme for Engagement - PDF (589KB).
• An overview of Draft NPF4 by the Chief Planner

• how to get involved - PDF (191KB)
• A self-read presentation describing the Draft NPF4 and inviting responses to the consultation - PDF (1.27MB)
• National developments assessment summary report
• An Integrated Impact Assessment
• Housing Land Figures: Explanatory Report
• Regional Spatial Strategies
• Data insights for each of the 5 Action Areas
• A digital mapping resource to access multiple data layers relevant to different topics and themes
• Policy information notes setting out the proposed national policies in Part 3 of Draft NPF4.
• ‘Developing with Nature: Guidance on securing positive effects for biodiversity from local development to support draft NPF4 policy 3(e)’

Consultation draft extracts to inform discussion:

• A word document setting out all consultation questions - WORD (784KB)
• The national spatial strategy map - PDF (240KB)
• The national developments map - PDF (867KB)
• A summary of the key policy changes - PDF (551KB)

Draft strategies for the five action areas: 

• North and west coastal innovation action area - PDF (453KB)
• Northern revitalisation action area - PDF (440KB)
• North east transition action area - PDF (436KB)
• Central urban transformation action area - PDF (499KB)
• Southern sustainability action area - PDF (448KB) 

Responses:

• Consultation Responses
• Independent analysis of responses