Development Plan Scheme and Participation Statement

Sustainable places

NPF4 Policies

• Tackling the climate and nature crises
• Climate mitigation and adaptation
• Biodiversity
• Natural places
• Soils
• Forestry, woodland and trees
• Historic assets and places
• Green belts
• Brownfield land, vacant and derelict land and empty buildings
• Coastal development
• Energy
• Zero waste
• Sustainable transport

Key Scottish Government links

• Land Use – getting the best from our land: strategy 2021 – 2026
• Making things last: a circular economy strategy for Scotland
• Scotland’s Energy Strategy
• Scotland’s Environment Strategy
• Scotland’s Forestry Strategy
• Scottish Biodiversity Strategy

Council Plans/Strategies

• Council Plan – Connect
• Community Plan
• Various neighbourhood plans
• Sustainable Development and Climate Change Strategy
• Carbon Management Plan
• Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (under preparation)
• Biodiversity Strategy
• Glasgow and Clyde Valley Forestry and Woodland Strategy
• Local Transport Strategy (under review)
• Park and Ride Strategy
• Various active travel studies

Liveable Places

NPF4 Policies

• 14. Design, quality and place
• 15. Local living and 20-minute neighbourhoods
• 16. Quality homes
• 17. Rural homes
• 18. Infrastructure first
• 19. Heat and cooling
• 20. Blue and green infrastructure
• 21. Play, recreation and sport
• 22. Flood risk and water management
• 23. Health and Safety
• 24. Digital infrastructure

Key Scottish Government links

• A Connected Scotland
• A Healthier Future: Scotland’s diet and healthy weight delivery plan
• Cleaner Air for Scotland 2
• Creating Places
• Culture Strategy
• Heat in Buildings Strategy Housing to 2040
• Learning Estate Strategy/Learning Estate Investment Programme
• Public Health Priorities for Scotland
• Remote, Rural and Islands Housing Action
• Scotland’s Population Strategy
• Local Housing Strategy

Council Plans/Strategies

• Food Strategy
• Air Quality Strategy (under preparation)

Productive places

NPF4 Policies

• 25. Community wealth building
• 26. Business and industry
• 27. City, town, local and commercial centres
• 28. Retail
• 29. Rural development
• 30. Tourism
• 31. Culture and creativity
• 32. Aquaculture
• 33. Minerals

Key Scottish Government links

• National Strategy for Economic Transformation
• Retail Strategy for Scotland
• Report of the City Centre Recovery Taskforce
• Scottish land rights and responsibilities statement
• Town Centre Action Plan 2

Council Plans/Strategies

• Economic Strategy
• Community Wealth Building Strategy
• Social Enterprise Strategy
• Tourism Strategy
• Various town centre strategies