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Special Landscape Qualities

The landscape and scenery of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park is highly valued by residents and visitors.  The National Park represents some of Scotland’s finest landscapes and vistas.

In 2010 the Special Landscape Qualities of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park’ commissioned report identified the qualities that make the landscape and scenery special here, and hence underpin the National Park landscape designation.  The importance of safeguarding and enhancing the Special Landscape Qualities (SLQs) is reflected in National Policy and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Policy.

Special Landscape Qualities are defined as the characteristics that make a designated landscape special in terms of landscape and scenery, both individually or combined. They are qualities that are perceived and experienced by people, affecting the sense of place.

New guidance has been prepared by NatureScot, the Cairngorm National Park Authority (CNPA) and the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority (LLTNPA) which sets out how to assess effects on the Special Landscape Qualities of Scotland’s National Scenic Areas and National Parks: Special Landscape Qualities – Guidance on assessing effects.

This guidance aims to help deliver sympathetic and design led approaches to managing change and development in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park’s special landscapes, and provide conclusions on significance of effects for the National Park Authority to inform judgements in relation to planning and land use policies.

An assessment of effects on SLQs is carried out where a proposed development or other land use change is likely to result in significant adverse effects on one or more SLQs within the National Park.

To find out more, please visit the NatureScot website.

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