Increasing the availability of affordable housing to meet the needs of local communities and enable local businesses to grow has been identified as a key priority in both of our National Parks and the two Park authorities are working hard to tackle this issue.
Through their work on Local Development plans, both authorities are ensuring a continued focus on the provision of affordable housing in their areas.
In Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park, 69% of new houses built between 2018 and 2022 were affordable with specific housing policies in the Development Plan to support the sustainable management of an established rural business (such as a farm) or newly formed croft.
Over 2000 new houses have been built in Cairngorms National Park since its establishment in 2003. Between 2016 and 2021 the Park Authority granted permission for 216 affordable units, 175 of which were completed. Currently, 45% of new developments in key locations are required to be affordable (20% above the national requirement) and the park authority’s aim is for this to increase to 75% by 2030.
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