Pre-Application Advice

The Council’s Planning Service will consider providing pre-application advice on a case by case basis and will generally seek to prioritise larger or more complex proposals.  There is a charge for this service and full details can be obtained from the planning mailbox below

For all prospective planning proposals, the following advice is relevant:

The National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) was adopted by the Scottish Government on 13th February 2023 and is now part of the statutory Development Plan. Decisions on planning applications have to be made in accordance with the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The NPF4 and the adopted Clackmannanshire Local Development Plan 2015 and associated Supplementary Guidance comprise the Development Plan. A review of the Local Development Plan (LDP) is underway and will be informed by the policies in the NPF4. Planning applications will be assessed against the relevant Principles, Strategies and Policies in the NPF4 and LDP. As NPF4 provides the latest national planning policy context for the assessment of planning applications, where it is considered there is incompatibility between the provisions of the adopted Clackmannanshire Local Development Plan 2015 and NPF4, the provisions of NPF4 will prevail.

We would refer you to the two documents  below in respect of any planning proposals before seeking pre-application advice.  

Clackmannanshire Local Development Plan

National Planning Framework 4 

As always, any advice is provided without prejudice to the Council's determination of any subsequent application for planning permission.