Consultation resources

These following resources aim to help you get involved in the consultation. 

Resource Pack

We recognise that groups or individuals will wish to consider the information in ways that suit them, to consider and submit their responses to the consultation. We also know that certain groups may wish to host their own event to consider and finalise their submission to the consultation. 

To assist this, we have a range of supporting materials available:

Introductory material

A video introduction to the Draft National Planning Framework 4 (Draft NPF4) from Fiona Simpson, Chief Planner, Scottish Government. 

The consultation is now open and comments are invited by 31 March 2022. 

• The leaflet explains how you can provide your views as part of the consultation process - how to get involved - PDF (191KB)
• A self-read presentation describing the Draft NPF4 and inviting responses to the consultation - PDF (1.27MB)

Supporting information

The full range of information to support the Draft NPF4 consultation is provided on this site through the links below. 

• 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
• Coming soon - Policy background notes setting out the key changes for each of the themed policies

NatureScot are currently consulting on:

• ‘Developing with Nature: Guidance on securing positive effects for biodiversity from local development to support draft NPF4 policy 3(e)’

Views on this draft guidance can be made directly to NatureScot. 

Extracts from the Draft NPF4

We appreciate that the Draft NPF4 is a large document and you may wish to discuss or share sections or graphics.

The following resources are all extracts from the document, to allow you to use in your own discussions:

• 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)