Here are some links to resources you might find useful in preparing your Local Place Plan (this is a non-exhaustive list).
Legislation and guidance:
- Primary legislation: Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended - Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (legislation.gov.uk)
- Secondary legislation: The Town and Country Planning (Local Place Plans) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 ( - The Town and Country Planning (Local Place Plans) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (legislation.gov.uk)
- Guidance: Planning Circular 1/2022: Local Place Plans - Planning circular 1/2022: Local Place Plans - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
Documents that must be taken into account in preparing a Local Place Plan:
- National Planning Framework 4, February 2023 - Adopted NPF4 | Transforming Planning
- Stirling Local Development Plan, October 2018 - The Statutory Development Plan | Stirling Council
- Supplementary Guidance associated with the Stirling Local Development Plan - Planning guidance | Stirling Council
- Locality Action Plans for Stirling’s Priority Areas - Community planning and participation documents | Stirling Council
Stirling’s Community Councils:
- Community Council areas - Community council area | Stirling Council
Stirling’s Councillors:
- Councillors by Ward - Councillors | Stirling Council
Practical guidance and engagement resources to assist preparation:
Draft ‘How to Guide’ prepared by Scottish Community Development Centre and Nick Wright Planning -
- https://nickwrightplanning.co.uk/lpps-scdc-sg-research.htm
- https://www.ourplace.scot/home/local-place-plans
- Place Standard Tool with climate lens- New! - Place Standard with a Climate Lens | Our Place
- Place Standard Tool for children and young people - Place Standard Tool for Children and Young People | Our Place
- National Standards for Community Engagement
- Community Engagement Resources – Scottish Community Development Centre
- What works Scotland – Hard to Reach or Easy to Ignore, Promoting Equality in Community Engagement
Other Stirling Council plans, strategies and programmes:
- 10 Year Strategy - 10 year strategy | Stirling Council
- Climate and Nature Emergency Plan, 2021-45 - Climate and Nature Emergency Plan | Stirling Council
- Local Transport Strategy - Local Transport Strategy 2017 - 2027 | Stirling Council
- Housing Need and Demand Assessment - Local Housing Strategy | Stirling Council
Data resources:
There is a lot of information and data in the public domain that may also assist. Data can be a great way to provide supporting evidence, and give detail on certain issues you might be considering.
- Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation - SIMD (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation)
- ScotStat - statistics.gov.scot
- NRS settlement data - Settlements and Localities | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)