North Lanarkshire Council's Draft Core Paths Plan - Relationship with other Plans, Strategies and Policies

The Core Paths Plan will support the following key policies and strategies:

The North Lanarkshire Local Plan:
The strategic importance of Core Paths is highlighted within the Policy Section of the consultative draft of the Local Plan, which is currently being developed.  The Core Paths will be shown in each of the Local Plan's three area maps within the adopted plan and will ensure that Core Paths will be a material consideration in any proposed developments.

The North Lanarkshire Public Access Strategy:
The Core Path planning process supports the key themes and recommendations outlined within the Strategy by developing a framework for the involvement of local communities, land managers and user groups in the planning, implementation and management of public access.
The Strategy will be reviewed later in 2008 and the synergy between the Core Paths Plan and the Strategy will be strengthened.

Walking and Cycling Strategy:
The plan supports the core aims and objectives of the Strategy by identifying a network of routes which will encourage walking and cycling as a leisure and tourist activity in order to realise the benefits gained to health, environment and the local economy.

The Local and Regional Transport Strategies:
The plan will help deliver the Strategies outcomes by improving connectivity, providing access for all opportunities, supporting healthier and sustainable modes of transport and reducing people's dependence on the car and the impact of climate change.

The Community Plan:
The Core Paths Plan helps to deliver a number of the Community Plan's cross cutting themes and issues by ensuring that access to the outdoors is enhanced given its potential contribution to people's mental and physical wellbeing.