Our programmes are designed to help councils and their partners create places where people can thrive. We offer support for place-based approaches, skills development and performance improvement.
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Planning Skills
Addressing learning and development needs in planning services.
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Planning for Place Programme
Supporting councils and their partners to collaborate in place-based approaches to joint planning, resourcing and delivery of places that enable all communities to flourish.
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Shaping Places for Wellbeing
The Shaping Places for Wellbeing place-based approach is a delivery partnership between the Improvement Service and Public Health Scotland. The Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme ran from 2021-December 2024.
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National Planning Hub
The National Planning Hub is based in and led by Scottish Government, working in partnership with the Improvement Service. It provides direct support to planning authorities to accelerate decision-making and development delivery.
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National Planning Improvement
Monitoring the performance of planning authorities and providing advice on how to improve performance.