Live consultations

The NLLDP2 is an important document that sets out the policies and proposals for future land use and development in North Lanarkshire, for example, where new housing, business and infrastructure will be located. 

Details of the timetable to prepare the plan are in the Development Plan Scheme.  

The first stage is evidence gathering. This involves identifying and assessing the evidence available for each policy topic in National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) and in the local development planning guidance issued by the Scottish Government.  

This will allow us to prepare an Evidence Report, which has two main functions: 

1. To set out the evidence that will be used to inform and prepare a new local development plan. 

2. To identify the issues, based on the evidence, that we think could be addressed by a new local development plan, and for communities and other interested parties to tell us what they think are the issues affecting them. 

Our Evidence Report must be robust and informed by the views of those affected by NLLDP2 and its implementation.  

Therefore, we want to gather feedback throughout the preparation of the report.   

We are preparing 20 topic papers with details of the information and sources we have used to assess each topic. The papers also provide possible implications for North Lanarkshire Local Development Plan 2. 

We will release these papers in batches over the coming months and ask for your comments on each one.

This is the first batch of topic papers available for comment.

The closing date for the first batch of topic papers (5, 6, 7, 9, 14 and 17/29) is 2 June 2024.

Our aim is to have the following topic papers produced for future consultation over the coming months:

Batch 1 - Consultation live

• Policy 5 Soils
• Policy 6 Forestry, Woodland and Trees
• Policy 7 Historic Assets and Places
• Policy 9 Brownfield, Vacant and Derelict Land and Empty Buildings
• Policy 14 Design, Quality and Place
• Policy 17 Rural Homes & 29 Rural Development

Batch 2 - Consultation being prepared

• Policy 11 Energy & 19 Heating and Cooling
• Policy 12 Zero Waste
• Policy 13 Sustainable Transport
• Policy 18 Infrastructure First & 24 Digital Infrastructure
• Policy 20 Blue and Green Infrastructure & 21 Play, Recreation and Sport & 22 Flood Risk and Water Management
• Policy 23 Health and Safety
• Policy 27 City, Town and Local Commercial Centres & 28 Retail
• Policy 30 Tourism & 31 Culture and Creativity
• Policy 33 Minerals

Batch 3

• Policy 3 Biodiversity
• Policy 4 Natural Places
• Policy 16 Quality Homes
• Policy 25 Community Wealth Building
• Policy 26 Business and Industry

Batch 4

• Policy 1 Tackling the Climate and Nature Crises & 2 Climate Mitigation and Adaption
• Policy 8 Green Belts
• Policy 15 Local Living and 20 Minute Neighbourhoods