Take a look at the blogs written by Craig McLaren, National Planning Improvement Champion, and Susan Rintoul, National Planning Improvement Project Officer.
Piloting of the new National Planning Performance Framework has started
Susan Rintoul reflects on the past few months developing the National Planning Improvement Framework and plans for its pilot.
(Improvement Service, April 2024)
Collaboration is key to improving planning
Craig McLaren and Susan Rintoul set out the findings of the National Planning Improvement Champion’s call for ideas and outline how it is shaping the way we measure the success of planning.
(Improvement Service, February 2024)
Championing improvement in Scotland's planning system
Craig McLaren discusses approaches to championing improvement in Scotland’s planning system
(Local Government Improvement Unit, February 2024)
Collaboration is ‘imperative’ to tackle challenges facing planning in Scotland (The Planner)
Although opinions differ over what good planning looks like, collaboration across sectors will be vital to meet the challenges facing the profession in Scotland and the system in which it works.
(The Planner magazine, February 2024)
National Planning Improvement Champion: Collaboration is key to improving planning
Craig McLaren and Susan Rintoul set out the findings of the National Planning Improvement Champion’s call for ideas and outline how it is shaping the way we measure the success of planning.
(Scottish Housing News, February 2024)
National Planning Improvement Champion: Collaboration is key to improving planning
Craig McLaren and Susan Rintoul set out the findings of the National Planning Improvement Champion’s call for ideas and outline how it is shaping the way we measure the success of planning.
(Scottish Construction Now, February 2024)
Industry Insight: Championing Improvement in Scotland's Planning System
(SPF Voice, Scottish Property Federation, January 2024)
The National Planning Improvement Champion – a new way of supporting a high performing planning system
Craig McLaren discusses his plans to support those involved in planning to create a high-performing planning system.
(The Scottish Planner, December 2023)
What are your ambitions for the planning system?
Craig McLaren, Scotland’s new National Planning Improvement Champion, issues his call for ideas on what a high-performing planning system looks like and what impact it has.
(Improvement Service, October 2023)
First National Planning Improvement Champion appointed
Scotland’s first National Planning Improvement Champion has begun work, based within the Improvement Service.
(Improvement Service, September 2023)
Supporting improvement in the planning system
Craig McLaren, Scotland's new National Planning Improvement Champion, sets out how he intends to work with planning authorities and others to create a high performance planning system.
(Improvement Service,September 2023)
Craig McLaren
National Planning Improvement Champion
craig.mclaren@improvementservice.org.uk
X/Twitter: @CraigMMcLaren
Susan Rintoul
National Planning Improvement Project Officer
susan.rintoul@improvementservice.org.uk
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Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme
The programme aims to improve Scotland’s wellbeing and reduce inequalities through changing our collective approaches to the places where we live, work and play.
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Planning for Place Programme
The Planning for Place Programme supports councils and their partners to collaborate around place, seeking to encourage place-based approaches to joint planning, resourcing and delivery of places that enable all communities to flourish.