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Scottish Government planning guidance: biodiversity

Publication Year

2025

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Sets out Scottish Ministers' expectations for implementing National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) policies supporting the overarching NPF4 outcome 'improving biodiversity'. Covers: plan-led system, development proposals: core principles, determining planning applications and next steps.

Document History

Last updated: 17 December 2025 - See second page of document for list of revisions made. Document type: publication - advice and guidance. First published: November 2023.

ISBN

9781806435159

Publisher Information

Scottish Government

The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. It is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport. Previously known as the Scottish Executive.

St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
ScotGov
UK

Website: www.gov.scot/Home
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Tel: 0300 244 4000