The guidance outlines the process by which the council will continue to seek contributions towards education infrastructure in primary and secondary catchment areas where required and in what circumstances a contribution may be reduced or waived.

The guidance will be a material consideration in the assessment and determination of planning applications where an education contribution is required to be considered as part of the planning assessment. The Statutory Supplementary Guidance will be adopted alongside the currently adopted North Lanarkshire Local Development Plan 2022.

The consultation takes place between Wednesday 18th October 2023 and Wednesday 29th November 2023 and all interested parties are invited to make comments on the draft Supplementary Guidance within that time. The council will assess any timeous representations and a report will be submitted to the Planning Committee for approval.

You can submit comments by completing the survey below:

A paper reference copy of the Supplementary Guidance is available at the Civic Centre, Motherwell and at each of the council’s libraries. All documents and other relevant materials in relation to the North Lanarkshire Local Development Plan 2022 are available on the council’s website.