Access issues

MacKenzie Sutherland (Community Support & Ward Management)

13:33 (15 minutes ago)

to Matt, me

Tina, this seems like a massive piece of work that I know very little about. I have an extensive workstream with competing priorities across the county. I am supportive of the idea (from what I have gathered thus far) but have not committed to undertaking any work on the project.

I will support if/when I can but cannot be relied upon to take on actions, due to the reason given previously in the email.

Other HC Officers are aware of the project and have a better understanding.



All that said I will try and familiarise myself in the coming weeks and perhaps be able to assist in due course



Mack 



From: Tina Irving <tinadirving@gmail.com>
Sent: 23 June 2023 13:04
To: Matt Dent (Environment - Dev & Active Travel) <matt.dent@highland.gov.uk>; MacKenzie Sutherland (Community Support & Ward Management) <Mackenzie.Sutherland@highland.gov.uk>
Subject: Fwd: North Highland Way



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Hi both







Can you deal with this please .. maybe the Dunnet and Canisbay Community Council, or Durness, who are still not responding.



I will put it on the forum.



Kind regards.

Tina Irving BSc PgDip

BTEC Education and Training, Diploma in Freelance Journalism  Irish Writers Union



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From: Local Place Plans <LPP@highland.gov.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 at 12:50
Subject: RE: North Highland Way
To: Tina Irving <tinadirving@gmail.com>



Dear Tina

Thank you for your email and my apologies for our delay in replying to you.

I can confirm that we do not have a Local Place Plan either registered or going through the validation process that involves the North Highland Way.

Should you wish to start preparing a Local Place Plan for the North Highland Way, there are legal requirements set by Scottish Government, which need to be met to ensure that a Local Place Plan is valid and permitted to be registered by our team at The Highland Council.

One of the key legal requirements is that a Local Place Plan must be prepared by a “community-controlled body”, as defined in section 19 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015. You can use our Local Place Plan information sheet to help you decide if the North Highland Way steering group or any of the community groups you mentioned in your email could meet the requirements to be classed as a community-controlled body. If it doesn’t appear possible for any of the groups you mentioned to meet the requirements of a community-controlled body, you may wish to consider working with an existing Community Body, e.g. your local Community Council.

You can find out about the legal requirements, which must be taken into account when preparing Local Place Plans, in the Scottish Government’s guide for communities: Planning circular 1/2022: Local Place Plans) and on The Highland Council Local Place Plans webpage.

However, please bear in mind that alternatively, you can promote ideas for land use without it being part of a Local Place Plan process. One of the groups you mentioned could still promote ideas on the North Highland Way through submissions to The Highland Council at one of the key points for ideas to be put forward in the preparation of the new Highland Local Development Plan (the timing of these key points will be widely advertised nearer to the time). Additionally, if a Local Place Plan were being prepared by one of the communities along the route of the North Highland Way, you could seek to influence that plan and have it reflect and promote the North Highland Way.

I hope you find this reply helpful.

Kind regards

Helen Bailey

Graduate Planner – Development Plans Team

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Sent: 23 May 2023 15:55
To: Local Place Plans <LPP@highland.gov.uk>
Subject: North Highland Way



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Dear Sirs,



The North Highland Way is a multi use route which stretches from John o Groats to Durness and 10 miles inland.  The Highland Council (Access Officer) has the specification for the project which was agreed in 2014.



I am not sure if Local Place Plans are being developed, but as the NHW is not a community project in itself, but made up of a number of community groups, with a steering committee (hopefully, after 14th June 2023 at The Climate Fringe Festival - see programme at www.tinagostravelling.wordpress.com), I wonder if the steering group itself would qualify, or would one of the community groups at Borgie, Thurso, Dunnet, Durness, the NW Geopark  or John o Groats be able to take things forward.



I look forward to hearing from you in due course.



Kind regards.





Tina Irving BSc PgDip

BTEC Education and Training, Diploma in Freelance Journalism  Irish Writers Union

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