This table shows the regional priorities relevant to the region you have selected.
Each regional priority has a unique code (column one) which will help you to identify your selected priorities when completing your Statement of Intent/Proposal.
The detailed description (column two) has been provided to help you understand the implications and outcomes being sought by each priority.
The package numbers (column three) will help you to cross reference those relevant packages to the regional priority you have selected, with the full list of packages detailed on the right hand side of the page.
Regional Priority Code | Public Access Priorities | Relevant Packages |
GRA25 | - Improved public access provision through the creation, improvement and promotion of paths and other facilities,* with priority given to:
(*other facilities refer to bridges, toilets, car parking, dog exercise areas, launch sites with changing areas, informal campsites etc.) - An increase in quality and provision of routes in and around communities (particularly where health and community need is greatest). Particularly proposals which:
support improved access to the countryside as part of the published Outdoor Access Strategies and the Core Path Plans which are currently being developed across Grampian and within the Cairngorms National Park prioritise proposals for enhancement. - An increase in quality and provision of routes between communities. Particularly proposals which:
support improved access to the countryside as part of the published Outdoor Access Strategies and the Core Path Plans which are currently being developed across Grampian and within the Cairngorms National Park prioritise proposals for enhancement. - An increase in quality and provision of routes to, through and along places of interest, e.g. coasts, woodlands, inland water, uplands, viewpoints, river corridors, historical sites. Particularly proposals which:
propose new routes where there is a proven requirement prioritise proposals for enhancement. - Improvements in integration between access and land management. Particularly proposals which:
prioritise proposals for enhancement and conflict resolution. - Improvements in facilities for specific user groups including all abilities. Particularly proposals which:
propose new routes where there is a proven requirement prioritise proposals for enhancement. - Improving users' and land managers understanding of outdoor access and land management issues in the context of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code through provision of interpretation, signage, leaflets, presentations, workshops and site visits. Particularly proposals which:
contribute to interpretation/visitor understanding for key target audiences of Grampian's natural and cultural heritage and the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. - Assistance with the suitable implementation and monitoring of core paths and routes identified in core paths plans. Particularly proposals which:
support improved access to the countryside as part of the published Outdoor Access Strategies and the Core Path Plans which are currently being developed across Grampian and within the Cairngorms National Park prioritise proposals for maintenance.
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