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.
National Planning Improvement

Monitoring the performance of planning authorities and providing advice on how to improve performance.
Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme

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.