Renfrewshire Council

We're preparing a new Local Development Plan for Renfrewshire

We've started preparing a new Local Development Plan for Renfrewshire.

This will be Renfrewshire's third Local Development Plan and will set out the long-term vision for the area up to 2038 and beyond. The plan will also be known as LDP3.

You can download the Development Plan Scheme 2024 [726KB]  for more information on how we'll prepare the plan and how you can get involved.

Share your views

Consultation on Local Development Plan evidence

We're consulting on the evidence we've gathered so far to support the preparation of the new Local Development Plan for the Renfrewshire area. 

The evidence is set out in different topic-based templates and will eventually be compiled into an Evidence Report, which we'll submit to the Scottish Ministers for a 'gate check review'.

You can see the templates and submit comments on the evidence online at our LDP3 hub.

The consultation runs until 30 April 2025 and further advice on responding is available on the LDP3 hub.

Masterplan Consent Areas - Duty to periodically consider making scheme

The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 introduced Masterplan Consent Areas as a new proactive consenting mechanism.

Part 2 of the 2019 Act (Section 15) sets out the legal framework for preparing Masterplan Consent Areas. The full provisions from the Act relating to Masterplan Consent Areas and the associated regulations are not yet in force. We anticipate the Masterplan Consent Area provisions being fully in place later in 2024.

Schedule 5A Paragraph 5 is in force and requires planning authorities to consider whether it would be desirable to make a scheme for a part or parts of their district, and to publish a statement as to their consideration.

Renfrewshire Council's Master Plan Consent Area Statement [107KB] sets out that as the Masterplan Consent Area regulations are not yet in place, we have not yet identified or assessed potential locations for which it may be desirable to bringing forward an Masterplan Consent Area scheme. We intend to reconsider this once the legal basis for preparing Masterplan Consent Areas is in place and the Council will prepare a revised statement in line with the legal requirements of Schedule 5A Paragraph 5 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act, as amended.

Find out more

To get regular updates on the Local Development Plan's progress, join our mailing list.

For information on getting involved through creating Local Place Plans, learn more about Local Place Plans on our website.

If you'd like to contact us, email us at localplanconsultation@renfrewshire.gov.uk.