On Thursday 20th June, Scottish Government passed the Planning Bill, which includes new measures to help empower people and organisations get involved in planning the future of their communities.
The Bill aims to support a more inclusive and collaborative planning system, and takes a new approach to strategic planning in Scotland, introducing a duty on local authorities to work together to produce “regional spatial strategies”.
As part of the Bill, people will now be able to prepare local place plans covering what will be done in their communities, including over issues such as housing, open space and community facilities as well as business and employment opportunities.
Local authorities will be legally required to take local place plans into account when preparing their development plans (part of the Community Planning process).
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