Planning and Place-based Approaches

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.

Planning Skills

Addressing learning and development needs in planning services.
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.
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.
National Planning Improvement

Monitoring the performance of planning authorities and providing advice on how to improve performance.