Local place plans (LPP) are a new type of community led land-use plan, recently introduced by Section 14 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. They give community bodies the opportunity to devise proposals for the development and use of land in their local area and also help reach a shared view on what changes local people would want to see in their area and the Falkirk Local Development Plan. Plans may vary in scope dealing with a range of planning issues or sites, or just focus on one issue or site. They can contain physical proposals from new homes and facilities to improvements to local open spaces, wildlife, active travel links, built heritage, town centres and so on. Proposals are shown on a map along with the locations of buildings and land that the community feel are important.
Local places plans are prepared by community bodies. These are broadly defined as established community councils, or groups in the community that have a written constitution.
We have published an interim brief guide, helping community bodies decide whether preparing a LPP is the right thing for them. The guide summaries the stages involved in preparing a LPP as well as providing sources of further advice and information.
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We want to know the level of local interest in LPPs and what non-financial support community bodies would like to prepare a plan. Your response to the survey will be help develop Falkirk Council's package of assistance for local place plans.
In 2022, we expect to issue an invitation to communities to prepare a LPP. This invitation will provide information on the assistance available. It will aslo set a date by which LPPs should be submitted to the council to be taken into account within the preparation of third Falkirk Local Development Plan. This date is likely to be sometime in 2024. However, community bodies do not need to wait for the invitation to get started on their LPPs.
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