The development plan for thearea (Highland Structure Plan and Skye and Lochalsh Local Plan) provides the landuse policy context within which proposed development is considered.Localauthority planning departments are required to consult the Scottish Executive underarticle 15(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure)(Scotland)Order 1992 before granting planning permission for any development within 67 metresof a trunk road, where the development includes the formation, laying out or alterationof any means of access to a trunk road or where a development is likely to increasethe volume or alter the type of traffic entering or leaving a trunk road.Transport Scotland hasthe operational responsibility for this area and can be contacted for more informationif required.