Planning Democracy is a community-led organisation campaigning to strengthen the voice and influence of the public in the planning and development of Scotland’s land. It provides peer support, training, networking, resources and advice.
Read MoreThe Planning (Scotland) Act was passed in July 2019 and makes changes to how land is developed and used. The Act sets out a new way for communities to feed into the planning system called local place plans (LPPs). LPPs will be prepared by communities and will highlight local priorities for development.
Read MorePlanning Aid Scotland (PAS), and the resources it offers, can help your group get involved in shaping the development of land, villages, towns and cities by engaging more easily with the planning system.
Read MoreThe Place Standard is a tool that can help you to think about the physical elements of a place (e.g. its buildings, spaces, and transport links) as well as the social aspects (e.g. whether people feel they have a say in decision making). The tool provides prompts for discussions, allowing you to consider all the elements of place, inlcuding health and wellbeing and climate change, in a methodical way.
Read MoreCommunity action plans are a way for communities to take a lead role in changing and improving their local area by setting out what will be done, who will do it and how it will be carried out. The Community-led Action Planning toolkit takes you through the process.
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