Background
Dundee City Council are in the ‘Evidence Gathering’ stage of preparing our Local Development Plan (LDP), and will be undertaking a continuous programme of works to progress towards the adoption of our new-style LDP.
As the LDP is a statutory document, Dundee City Council has a responsibility to deliver a Plan which takes account of recent planning reforms introduced by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. The Act sets out requirements and timescales for the delivery of an LDP, and this is supported by The Town & Country Planning (Development Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2023.
Dundee City Council is committed to encouraging wide ranging stakeholder and public involvement in the preparation of the Dundee Local Development Plan. We will provide details on timescales for plan preparation and opportunities for engagement as appropriate; and planned engagement is available in the Development Plan Scheme.
Topic Papers
We are in the process of producing a robust Evidence Report which will be informed by consultation on a collection of topic papers which cover a range of planning themes set by the Scottish Government. The purpose of the Evidence Report is to establish a baseline by setting out the existing evidence and looking forward to identifying matters to be addressed in the Local Development Plan.
The topic papers will form the basis for the Evidence Report and will inform the preparation of the Proposed Local Development Plan. The consultation period for these topic papers has now ended and we are in the process of reviewing the responses that were received in order to inform the content of the Evidence Report.
If agreement cannot be reached on a dispute, this will be referred to a gate check examination by the Scottish Government’s Directorate of Planning and Environmental Appeals (DPEA) to ensure the transparency of the process.
Please note that there will be further engagement on site specific matters at the Proposed Plan stage.
Dundee City Council recently conducted two surveys—the Place Standard Survey and the Play Sufficiency Assessment—to gain a better understanding of the quality of neighbourhoods and play spaces in Dundee. These surveys were undertaken as part of our efforts to gather evidence for the preparation of the next Local Development Plan.
The surveys are now closed, and the feedback gathered will be crucial in identifying key issues and informing the strategic direction of the next Local Development Plan. The issues raised will also be shared with the relevant teams within the City Council for consideration.
This concludes key requirements of the LDP review process. In future stages, there will be additional opportunities to contribute your views. For more information, please refer to the Participation Statement within the Development Plan Scheme.
Updates
To assist the Council in ensuring that those who want to be involved in the process are kept up to date on progress there is the opportunity to register contact details to receive future correspondence by email. To register details please send an e-mail to localdevplan@dundeecity.gov.uk. Your details will be used for occasional communications related to consultations and other related activities undertaken by Dundee City Council City Development Department. You can unsubscribe at any time.
General information and associated documents will be available through the local development plan webpages. Announcements will also be made via other channels, for example, including social media and statutory public notices in newspapers.
