The Highland Council has said its deadline for the public to submit comments on the Dounreay Planning Framework is next week.

The updated draft framework outlines a policy to deal with future land use and site restoration plans at the former nuclear power research site at Dounreay in Caithness.

The local authority approved the existing Dounreay Planning Framework in January 2006 as a land use development brief against which to regulate and control future decommissioning and restoration works proposed at the former research site.


In collaboration with Dounreay Site Restoration Limited, this document has since been reviewed. It was published for public consultation in November 2013. The new draft framework presents an up-to-date overview of the policy context, site restoration programme and decommissioning works to name but a few.

The Council has urged anyone with comments on the plans to get in touch before 5pm on Thursday 16 January 2014 when the consultation will close.

(JP/IT)