Scotland 2045 - fourth National Planning Framework - draft - national developments: assessment report
Report of assessment for the draft national developments as part of Scotland 2045 Our Fourth National Planning Framework.
Annex D: Suggestions Not Thought to be Suitable for National Development Status
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Description of Suggestions Received |
Suggestion titles (where grouped) |
Assessment Summary |
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Tranent Expansion 2050 |
Tranent 2050 would include the delivery of c. 4,000 new homes alongside employment, new community and transport infrastructure, parkland and strategies for enhancements to the existing town which demonstrate how increases to quality of life can be achieved over the next 30 years. |
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Shawfair |
New residential, Town Centre and commercial centre with around 4,000 new homes, two primary schools, a secondary school and 1,000,000sq ft (93,000 m2) of commercial and retail space, Town Centre. One of seven strategic sites within the Edinburgh and South East Scotland region. |
Call for Ideas: Edinburgh and South East Scotland Major Area of Change Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian Innovation zone. Edinburgh and South East Scotland Major Area of Change City Region Deal seven strategic sites: Shawfair |
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Winchburgh |
Mixed use expansion of Winchburgh to deliver residential, commercial, industrial, retail, school and leisure facilities, motorway junction and rail station and open space provision including a District and Town Park. Forms part of the South East Scotland seven strategic sites collectively providing 45,000 homes, 9,500 jobs and contributing £12.6bn to the economy. |
Call for Ideas: Mixed use expansion of Winchburgh, West Lothian |
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Calderwood: Edinburgh and South East Scotland Major Area of Change |
Blindwells; Calderwood; Dunfermline; Edinburgh's Waterfront; Shawfair; Tweedbank; and Winchburgh. Collectively these can deliver over 45,000 new homes, create 9,500 jobs and contribute over £12.6 billion to the wider economy. The sites are all at various stages of development and delivery, each with their own unique set of infrastructure and delivery challenges. Calderwood is a new village. |
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Dunfermline: Edinburgh and South East Scotland Major Area of Change |
Blindwells; Calderwood; Dunfermline; Edinburgh's Waterfront; Shawfair; Tweedbank; and Winchburgh. Collectively these can deliver over 45,000 new homes, create 9,500 jobs and contribute over £12.6 billion to the wider economy. The sites are all at various stages of development and delivery, each with their own unique set of infrastructure and delivery challenges. |
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Tweedbank |
Blindwells; Calderwood; Dunfermline; Edinburgh's Waterfront; Shawfair; Tweedbank; and Winchburgh. Collectively these can deliver over 45,000 new homes, create 9,500 jobs and contribute over £12.6 billion to the wider economy. The sites are all at various stages of development and delivery, each with their own unique set of infrastructure and delivery challenges. |
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EuroPark |
The EuroPark development proposes the formation of a new mixed-use settlement to the north of the M8 at junction 7 and Eurocentral/Maxim. It will comprise approximately 2,600 new homes and a mix of retail/commercial space alongside a new country park, education and community/health facilities. EuroPark is an exceptional opportunity to integrate the planning of infrastructure and land use. The project could serve as an exemplar of what a 'zero emissions' place may look like in the future. |
Position Statement: EuroPark |
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Project Antonine |
Project Antonine proposes 600 acres of new managed traditional woodland; a variety of renewable energy projects; 17 fully integrated and sustainable new developments of varying sizes; a network of new pathways and cycleways; energy centres, an electric bus route and a series of grow rooms and large scale community greenhouses. |
Position Statement: Project Antonine |
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Northern Gateway |
Mixed use development creating a Northern Gateway to Fife and the North, including Castlandhill Masterplan and Queensferry One Masterplan. |
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Housing Target/High Quality Housing |
Housing Policy and Delivery - delivering high quality homes to the national target. |
Position Statement: High Quality Housing |
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Smart Clachans |
Development of mutually owned live/work space, land and resources in rural Scotland to enable people to remain, return and move to rural Scotland. Enables people to live, work, grow food, provide and receive support and care. Is a post COVID-19 new approach to living focusing on community, place, wellbeing, local enterprise and climate friendly development. Will be models of community and housing, including mutual support approaches such as cohousing, collective self-build and mutual home ownership for cooperative living and community cohesion. |
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Elements Edinburgh |
First phase of a planned redevelopment of brownfield land in West Edinburgh by Crosswind Developments. 65 acres of mixed use development with 2,500 homes, approx. 800,000 NIA sq.ft of commercial space, 1,000 hotel rooms and approx. 75,000 NIA sq.ft of leisure and retail with a 'Digital Quarter' at its heart. |
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Glasgow – redevelopment of vacant and derelict land |
Redevelopment of Vacant and Derelict Land
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Position Statement: Addressing vacant and derelict land |
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Ardersier Port – mixed use / energy / tourism / residential |
Mixed use port and port related uses for the energy sector and general business, industrial, storage and distribution, research and development and/or residential tourism and leisure use. |
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Industrial regeneration in Fife and the Scottish Borders |
City Region Deal funding is being used to deliver programmes of investment that are strongly focused on innovation and that link to the Data Driven Innovation Programme. The locations chosen for investment are linked to existing growth corridors by road and by rail and help to maximise the impact of investment in the Borders Railway and plans for the Levenmouth Rail Link, as well as the existing Fife Circle rail line. |
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Bandeath Industrial Estate |
Low carbon, net zero, 'independent food miles' development in Stirling:
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National Energy Research Demonstrator (NERD) |
Centre of excellence and a suite of in the field demonstrator projects, aimed at transforming the way we generate, store and distribute energy. |
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Guardbridge/ Cupar |
North East Fife Major Area of Change. Including: University of St Andrews' Eden Campus; additional employment land in Cupar; rail track improvements focused on single line stretches and additional rail halts. |
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Scotland's National Environment Centre |
Business development partnered with Stirling University focused on building the relationship between environmental management and businesses. To be developed in synergy with the National Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Hub. |
Call for Ideas: Business development focused on the relationship between environmental management and business. Development of Scotland's International Environment Centre in partnership with Stirling University and other partners and the creation of a larger supporting campus adjacent. |
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National Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Hub |
UK's innovation community for sustainable aquatic food production. About the development and deployment of technologies and systems for aquaculture. To be developed in parallel with Scotland's International Environment Centre. |
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Scotland's Living Laboratory |
Creating recognition of Orkney as a centre of excellence. Requires enabling infrastructure:
Links to: blue economy; Arctic gateway/North West passage; Container trade via Scapa Flow; blue and green renewables; energy super grid for electrical and non-electrical sources; hydrogen cluster; carbon free energy hub. |
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Glasgow City Region economic sectors |
Including Universities and the knowledge economy |
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Data Capital of Europe |
Centre for data driven innovation – cluster based on Edinburgh University's city centre campus, Bayes Centre and Edinburgh Futures Institute. |
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Tourism Dispersal and Management |
Ensure the visitor economy of the city region works as a single ecosystem, dispersing visitors from hot spots across the region, and into the rest of the country. |
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Sustainable Tourism Development Infrastructure Plan |
Investment in the transport, interpretation, digital communications and waste management networks that ensure tourists enjoy a high quality of experience, whilst achieving the Scottish Government ambition for a net zero Scotland by 2045. Elements including but not limited to:
Also:
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Position Statement: Sustainable Tourism Development Infrastructure Plan |
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Office Market Dispersal, South East Scotland |
Spreading the interest in office development from Edinburgh City Centre to less productive surrounding/regional areas. |
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Town Centres |
Creating sustainable town centres with new economic purpose which help support resilient communities and environmental wellbeing. |
Call for Ideas: Edinburgh and South East Scotland Major Area of Change Town Centres. Town centres are central to our social, economic and environmental wellbeing. Now more than ever they are a readily recognisable fulcrum for action and a barometer of local resilience and progress. Position Statement: Improving Town Centres |
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Economic Growth in the Urban Core |
Ensuring Edinburgh city centre has a public realm befitting Scotland's capital, and a supply of sites and premises to support economic growth at all scales, particularly for small and medium sized enterprises to scale up. |
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Orkney Harbours Masterplan Phase 1 |
Diversification and growth of existing harbour. Wish to see NPF4 retain support for projects in NPF3. Key projects: Kirkwall Pier: New Quayside, new marina, waterfront development, traffic management improvements, on-Quay facilities. Hatston: New deep water quay and land reclamation for development. Scapa Pier: Pier extension, dredging, reclamation of land, development of land, leisure berths. Stromness: Quay improvements, marina expansion, cruise pontoon, improvements to shore side, traffic management improvements. Lyness: New hardstanding (option rather than commitment at this stage). |
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Freight Handling Capacity on the Forth |
Continue existing national development |
Call for Ideas: Freight Handling Capacity on the Forth (2) Position Statement: Freight Handling Capacity on the Forth |
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Edinburgh Deep Water Cruise Berth |
Deep water cruise berth to accommodate:
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Position Statement: Edinburgh Deep Water Cruise Berth |
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Investment in vessels and infrastructure to support lifeline services |
Replace ageing fleet and increase levels of service across routes to halt depopulation |
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Sail Tourism Orkney |
Kirkwall, Stromness and other harbour locations around Orkney. Expand marinas in Kirkwall and Stromness and develop an Orkney-wide sailing strategy. |
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Rail Infrastructure Improvements |
Rail infrastructure improvements for both passenger and freight transport. Including:
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Call for Ideas: Rail Infrastructure Improvements |
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Airport Enhancements |
Continue the current national development, recognising the gateway role of airports. Include Highlands and Islands airports in recognition of the lifeline link and net zero aviation region ambition. Support for air links where rail is not an effective alternative. Includes: Aberdeen; Edinburgh; Glasgow; Inverness; Prestwick; Skye, develop Broadford airstrip into an Airport; Wick John O'Groats; Aircraft design innovation; Air Traffic Control enhancement |
Call for Ideas: Strategic Airport & Service Enhancements; Strategic Airport Enhancements (3) Position Statement: Strategic Airport and service enhancements; Strategic Connectivity Enhancements; Airport Enhancements; Strategic Airport Enhancements |
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Small projects – big difference |
Encouraging small scale sustainable transport projects across Scotland. National programme of rural transport enhancements |
Position Statement: Rural transport enhancements |
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Bus policy / infrastructure |
Improvements to walking environment and other infrastructure linking to public transport |
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Walking environment |
Promotion of walking and cycling in a number of localities taking a multi-intervention approach. Promotion of the redesign of streets and neighbourhoods to prioritise walking and cycling to create better places for people. Focus on smaller / commuter towns with a concentrated multi intervention approach. |
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Heartlands Development Site, Whitburn Strategic Transport Hub |
Strategic transport hub |
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Alignment with Strategic Transport Projects Review |
NPF4 must align with STPR2 and the National Transport Strategy |
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Glasgow City Region connectivity |
Mass public transport Regional cycling network |
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Training, community development and capacity building |
Investment in transition skills training, community development and capacity building for transport planners and construction staff to support delivery of NPF4 - local authorities and Transport Scotland do not currently have the capacity to deliver the massively expanded network of walking and cycling routes, paths and related infrastructure that is required. This also offers opportunity for enhancing skills and capacity in communities. |
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Decentralised heat and energy network |
Making use of waste heat, including a national exemplar of the Clyde Valley |
Call for Ideas: Heat Capture for Utilisation; Decentralised heat and energy network Position Statement: Renewable Heating and heat networks; Renewable Heat; Areas for piloting district heating systems |
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Retrofitting measures for warm homes |
Retrofitting current housing stock for warm homes, with multiple benefits. |
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Regionally Important Facilities |
New, replaced and improved regionally important strategic healthcare, sports and leisure, cultural, justice and educational facilities. These are facilities that benefit the region as a whole and beyond as well as enabling/supporting the delivery of a network of more local facilities across Highland as part of another proposed national development: Local Resilient Networks. Including (not limited to):
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Position Statement: Regionally Important Facilities |
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Local Resilient Networks |
Local resilient networks for the production, added value processing, distribution and consumption of resources including local food, renewable energy generation and consumption, active travel, waste management and healthcare. Supports delivery of resilient and self-sufficient communities that are sustainable and help deliver rural repopulation and the localism agenda. |
Position Statement: Local Resilient Networks |
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Coire Glas Hydro Pumped Storage |
1,500 MW capacity, 30 GWH energy storage. Hydro pumped storage scheme based on the northern shore of Loch Lochy in the Great Glen of the Scottish Highlands. |
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The land management, protection and restoration of our natural and bio-diversity assets |
The use of resources for the delivery of carbon reduction. Including the protection and restoration of peatland and reforestation. National land-use strategy sought with regional priorities included. |
Position Statement: The Land and Water Management, Protection and Restoration of our Natural and Biodiversity Assets including our Peatland areas and Reforestation of Scotland |
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World Heritage Site for the Flow Country |
Supporting the adoption and sustainable management of the Flow Country proposed World Heritage Site |
Position Statement: World Heritage Site for the Flow Country |
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National Parks |
Create new National Parks: Seven areas identified in the APRS/Scottish Campaign for National Parks 2013 'Unfinished Business' report |
Call for Ideas: Suite of National Parks; Galloway National Park; Designation of more National Parks, including Galloway and the Borders, as one of its National Developments. |
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National Scenic Areas (management plans) |
Preparation of Management Strategies for the remaining 33 National Scenic Areas. |
Call for Ideas: NSA Management Plans (2) |
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Regional Parks |
Re-launch and creation of new regional parks. In collaboration with Central Scotland Green Network / potentially Ochils /Kilpatrick Hills |
Call for Ideas: Regional parks (2) |
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Forestry planting |
Initiative with multiple climate/health benefits, linked to Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network. |
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The Forth - A regional climate change response |
The Forth unites the region and requires the region to act collectively to develop measures to mitigate the consequences of climate change on our collective coastline e.g. coastal erosion, rising sea levels, recreational uses and development potential and to protect, conserve and enhance the natural heritage assets there. |
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The Forth Bridges |
Building on the Forth Bridges partnership to drive growth across the World Heritage site. |
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World Heritage Site Gateway for Orkney |
Strategic development to enable a sustainable tourism economy with focused investment to address negative impacts of high-volume tourism, increase economic return and cultural benefits for island communities. Elements include: Orientation Centre (dedicated facility for information, interpretation, orientation, vehicle parking, EV charging, bike/e-bike facilities, zero carbon shuttle to monuments/settlements, active travel network to the monuments) |
Position Statement: New |
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Argyll and Bute Western Seaboard |
Supporting coastal zone economic opportunities, including:
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Position Statement: New |
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Helensburgh and Lomond Growth Area |
New housing /commercial /industrial development |
Position Statement: New |
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Tobermory, Oban, Dalmally corridor Growth Area |
Employment opportunities |
Position Statement: New |
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