Putting communities in the spotlight 
Planning (Scotland) Bill
The Planning Bill is currently passing through the Scottish Parliament committee system. It proposes changes to land is developed and used. The bill outlines 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.
Below are some resources which should introduce what the Bill is all about, and what it might lead to. We'll also link to opportunities for community organisations to contribute to the Bill as it develops.
Planning (Scotland) Bill on the Scottish Parliament website |
This page shows the different stages of the Planning Bill on its way to becoming an Act of the Scottish Parliament. |
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What are place plans? |
Development Trust Association Scotland (DTAS) has written an introduction to place planning and some of the different approaches to this. |
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Community-led Action Planning Toolkit |
They can, but do not have to, focus on developing land, and some people have seen them as a potential starting point for local place plans. Argyll & Bute Council commissioned Scottish Community Development Centre to develop this toolkit for community-led action planning. |
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‘Local place planning’: is this what the Planning Review envisaged? |
A blog by Nick Wright of Nick Wright Planning on how local place plans should involve a wide range of local people and organisations. The blog contains an example of what a local place plan can look like from Moffat and Beattock. |
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Community-led action plans are a way for communities to take the lead in understanding how they feel about where they live, helping to inform good decision making and better support for communities.
