{"id":3332,"date":"2026-01-29T10:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/planning-architecture\/?p=3332"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:31:09","slug":"national-planning-framework-4-policy-overviews-23-to-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/planning-architecture\/2026\/01\/29\/national-planning-framework-4-policy-overviews-23-to-33\/","title":{"rendered":"National Planning Framework 4 Policy Overviews 23 to 33"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>NPF4 policy overviews<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We have collated over three blogs, overviews of advice and guidance available for each of the 33 policies contained in National Planning Framework 4.<\/p>\n<p>The blogs contain the following policy split.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/planning-architecture\/2026\/01\/29\/national-planning-framework-4-policy-overviews-1-to-11\/\">blog 1 \u2013 policy 1 to 11<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/planning-architecture\/2026\/01\/29\/national-planning-framework-4-policy-overviews-12-to-22\/\">blog 2 \u2013 policy 12 to 22<\/a><\/li>\n<li>blog 3 \u2013 policy 23 to 33<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These overviews are a mix of Scottish Government produced advice alongside that produced by Agencies and other stakeholders. The list is not exhaustive but is meant to provide signposts to advice to inform the implementation of these policies. These blogs are intended to be living documents and will be updated as and when new advice and guidance becomes available.<\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">This page was last updated on 9 February 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>NPF4 Policy 23 &#8211; Health and safety<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Relevant chief planner letters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/chief-planner-letter-transitional-arrangements-for-national-planning-framework-4\/\">transitional arrangements for National Planning Framework 4 &#8211; February 2023 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/planning-work-programme-update-chief-planner-and-ministerial-letter-september-2024\/\">work programme update &#8211; September 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Supporting guidance published by Scottish Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/circular-3-2015-planning-controls-hazardous-substances\/\">planning circular 3\/2015 &#8211; planning controls for hazardous substances<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/local-development-planning-guidance\/\">local development planning guidance <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/local-food-everyone-journey\/\">local food for everyone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Guidance and useful information provided by other organisations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/pubns\/priced\/l111.pdf\">the Control of Major Accident Hazards regulations 2015 guidance &#8211; HSE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/landuseplanning\/index.htm\">land use planning public safety advice &#8211; HSE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.sepa.scot\/regulation\/authorisations-and-compliance\/control-of-major-accident-hazards-comah\/\">Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) &#8211; SEPA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NPF4 Policy 24 &#8211; Digital infrastructure<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Supporting guidance published by Scottish Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/local-development-planning-guidance\/\">local development planning guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/scottish-government-planning-guidance-digital-telecommunications\/\">digital telecommunications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/digital-strategy-scotland-sustainable-digital-public-services-delivery-plan-2025-2028\/\">digital strategy for Scotland delivery plan 2025-2028<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Guidance and useful information provided by other organisations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web-cdn.srn.org.uk\/blue\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BDUK-SRN-Brochure-Pack-DED23_v6.pdf\">shared rural network in Scotland &#8211; UK Government<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NPF4 Policy 25 \u2013 Community wealth building<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Supporting guidance published by Scottish Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/local-development-planning-guidance\/\">local development planning guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/policies\/cities-regions\/community-wealth-building\/\">community wealth building<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.scot\/bills-and-laws\/bills\/s6\/community-wealth-building-scotland-bill\">Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Guidance and useful information provided by other organisations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cles.org.uk\/community-wealth-building\/what-is-community%20wealth%20building\/\">What is Community Wealth Building?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NPF4 Policy 26 &#8211; Business and industry<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Relevant chief planner letters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/chief-planner-letter-transitional-arrangements-for-national-planning-framework-4\/\">transitional arrangements for National Planning Framework 4 &#8211; February 2023 <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Supporting guidance published by Scottish Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/local-development-planning-guidance\/\">local development planning guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/scotlands-national-strategy-economic-transformation\/\">national strategy for economic transformation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Guidance and useful information provided by other organisations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taycities.co.uk\/documents\/tay-cities-region-economic-strategy-2019-2039-21mb-pdf\">Tay Cities region economic strategy 2019-2039<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brodies.com\/insights\/planning-environment-and-climate\/deciding-planning-applications-in-the-npf4-era\/\">Deciding planning applications in the NPF era &#8211; Brodies LLP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dundeecity.gov.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/business_industry_and_vdl_accessible.pdf\">business and industry, brownfield, vacant and derelict land and buildings &#8211; topic paper &#8211; Dundee City Council<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NPF4 Policy 27 &#8211; City, town, local and commercial centres<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Relevant chief planner letters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/chief-planner-letter-transitional-arrangements-for-national-planning-framework-4\/\">transitional arrangements for National Planning Framework 4 &#8211; February 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Supporting guidance published by Scottish Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/local-development-planning-guidance\/\">local development planning guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Guidance and useful information provided by other organisations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scotlandstowns.org\/\">Scotland&#8217;s Towns Partnership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishfuturestrust.org.uk\/publications\/documents\/town-centre-living-report\">town centre living &#8211; Scottish Futures Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NPF4 Policy 28 \u2013 Retail<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Relevant chief planner letters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/chief-planner-letter-transitional-arrangements-for-national-planning-framework-4\/\">transitional arrangements for National Planning Framework 4 &#8211; February 2023 <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Supporting guidance published by Scottish Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/local-development-planning-guidance\/\">local development planning guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NPF4 Policy 29 \u2013 Rural Development<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Relevant chief planner letters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/planning-for-housing-chief-planner-letter-june-2024\/\">planning for housing \u2013 June 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/planning-work-programme-update-chief-planner-and-ministerial-letter-september-2024\/\">work programme update &#8211; September 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/planning-2025-progress-update-ministerial-and-chief-planner-letter-april-2025\/\">2025 progress update &#8211; April 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/housing-cabinet-secretary-for-housing-and-minister-for-public-finance-letter-september-2025\/\">Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Minister for Public Finance letter on housing\u00a0 \u2013 September 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/housing-sme-homebuilders-ministerial-letter-october-2025\/\">SME homebuilders \u2013 October 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Supporting guidance published by Scottish Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/local-development-planning-guidance\/\">local development planning guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/binaries\/content\/documents\/govscot\/publications\/advice-and-guidance\/2024\/04\/scottish-government-planning-guidance-local-living-20-minute-neighbourhoods\/documents\/scottish-government-planning-guidance-local-living-20-minute-neighbourhoods\/scottish-government-planning-guidance-local-living-20-minute-neighbourhoods\/govscot%3Adocument\/scottish-government-planning-guidance-local-living-20-minute-neighbourhoods.pdf\">local living and 20 minute neighbourhood guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NPF4 Policy 30 \u2013 Tourism<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Relevant chief planner letters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/chief-planner-letter-transitional-arrangements-for-national-planning-framework-4\/\">transitional arrangements for National Planning Framework 4 &#8211; February 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Supporting guidance published by Scottish Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/local-development-planning-guidance\/\">local development planning guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/scotlands-national-strategy-economic-transformation\/\">national strategy for economic transformation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Guidance and useful information provided by other organisations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-07\/NLLDP2%20Survey%20Paper%20-%20Policy%2030%20Tourism.pdf\">LDP evidence report on tourism &#8211; North Lanarkshire council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brodies.com\/insights\/planning-environment-and-climate\/npf4-sustainable-tourism-and-short-term-letting\/\">sustainable tourism and short-term letting &#8211; Brodies LLP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thousandhuts.org\/2024\/05\/13\/planning-update-npf4\/\">hutting guidance &#8211; 1000 huts campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NPF4 Policy 31 \u2013 Culture and creativity <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Supporting guidance published by Scottish Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/local-development-planning-guidance\/\">local development planning guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NPF4 Policy 32 &#8211;\u00a0 Aquaculture<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Supporting guidance published by Scottish Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/local-development-planning-guidance\/\">local development planning guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/circular-1-2015-relationship-between-statutory-land-use-planning-system\/\">planning circular 1\/2015 &#8211; relationship between the statutory land use planning system and marine planning and licencing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/scottish-planning-series-planning-circular-1-2007-planning-controls-marine\/\">planning circular 1\/2007 &#8211; 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reclamation of surface mineral workings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Guidance and useful information provided by other organisations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/68c270797596dbfa052bfe48\/Aggregate_Minerals_Survey_2023.pdf\">aggregate minerals survey for Great Britain &#8211; 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sepa.org.uk\/media\/219749\/sepa-mineral-extraction-code-of-practice.pdf\">mineral extraction code of practice for the owners and operators of quarries and other mineral extraction sites &#8211; SEPA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NPF4 policy overviews We have collated over three blogs, overviews of advice and guidance available for each of the 33 policies contained in National Planning Framework 4. 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