Development guidance - Physical constraints, eg railway lines, gas pipelines

Adopted Supplementary Guidance

Our Physical Constraints Supplementary Guidance has been prepared to provide prospective developers with up-to-date mapping of physical constraints to development within Highland.

In order to protect health and safety, the guidance outlines that, where proposals are affected by any of the constraints, developers will be required to demonstrate compatibility with the constraint or propose appropriate mitigation measures. Physical constraints on development listed within the guidance include, for example, railway lines, major oil and gas pipelines and areas of excessive slope.   

As with all plans, policies and strategies we produce, supplementary guidance is subject to a Strategic Environmental Assessment to measure the level of environmental impact. As this draft guidance is not likely to have significant environmental effects, an assessment is not required.

• SEA Determination Notice

The screening report and the responses that were received from Scottish Government and the consultation authorities (SEPA, SNH and Historic Scotland) can be viewed below:

• Scottish Government
• SEPA
• Scottish Natural Heritage
• Historic Scotland

Equalities Impact Assessment (EqIA)

A screening report found no adverse impacts on any group were anticipated as a result of the guidance

• EqIA Screening Report