These were developed as part of the Evidence Report phase and based on feedback gathered from communities through informal engagement in Spring 2025.
Place Profiles
These Place Profiles highlight the key priorities, opportunities and issues for 6 different places across the National Park, complementing the Topic Papers. They were primarily designed to present this information in an easily digestible way for the series of in-person workshops that were held and will be used as the basis to prepare the new area-based spatial development and land use strategies for the new Plan.
They will work best when viewed on a desktop screen.
If the format of these isn’t accessible to you, you can get in touch with us at LocalDevPlan2@lochlomond-trossachs.org to request a different format.
We have also prepared a short introduction to explain what the Place Profiles cover and how they are structured.
As we prepare the new Plan some small boundary changes may be made to some of these Areas.
The Topic Papers
In addition to the Place Profiles, 10 Topic Papers were drafted grouping the most closely related national planning policies of National Planning Framework 4. Each Topic Paper aims to summarise relevant national, regional and local evidence and information for the given topic area.
The Topic Papers were prepared by National Park staff with advice and comments incorporated where possible from public bodies such as SEPA, Historic Environment Scotland, NatureScot, Transport Scotland and the Councils that cover the National Park.
The Topic Papers are technical and present a lot of information. This is due to their nature as baseline information to be reviewed by Scottish Government, as the foundation for the new Local Development Plan. If you’d prefer to read a shorter map-based summary of the evidence, check out our Place Profiles, which highlight key points, opportunities and issues from across the ten Topic Papers.
The Topic Papers are still available to view on the Scottish Government website.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with us LocalDevPlan2@lochlomond-trossachs.org
What's Next?
Our public engagement period on these papers is now complete. The Evidence Report was approved by the Scottish Government in May 2026.
We’re now in the Proposed Plan phase. This includes a period of informal engagement following the Call for Land, Sites and Ideas in Spring 2026.
