Completed Place and Wellbeing Assessments can be seen below. They range from high-level policy at regional level to specific local proposals. Each Place and Wellbeing Assessment endswith the production of a report recommending how a more place-based approach could be taken, which are linked below.
Alloa Project Town
- Draft Interim Climate Change Strategy (initial assessment)
- Wellbeing Hub Location
- NHS Forth Valley Healthcare Strategy 2016-2021
- Local Development Plan Vision and Strategic Objectives
- Local Outcome Improvement Plan
- Clackmannanshire Council Interim Climate Change Strategy (follow-up assessment)
- Wellbeing Hub and Lochies School site layout and landscaping (follow-up assessment)
Ayr Project Town
- Wallacetown Housing Regeneration
- Sustainable Development and Climate Change Strategy Review
- Local Housing Strategy
- Accessible Ayr
Clydebank Project Town
- Implementation of Clydebank Town Centre Development Framework (Report Summary)
- West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership Strategic Plan
- Clydebank Health and Care Centre Travel Plan
- Safe Delivery Improvement Group Strategy (Community Planning Partnership)
Dalkeith Project Town
- Single Midlothian Plan
- Dalkeith Regeneration Development Framework
- Central Dalkeith and Woodburn Community Action Plan
- Midlothian Integration Joint Board, Strategic Commissioning Plan
Dunoon Project Town
- Western Seaboard Marine Gateways, Dunoon Waterfront proposal, submitted as part of the UK Levelling Up Fund application
- Active Travel Hub
- Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership Strategic Plan
- Argyll and Bute Local Policing Plan
- Argyll and Bute Economic Strategy
Fraserburgh Project Town
- Beachfront Masterplan
- Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership Strategic Plan
- Fraserburgh Primary School Merger
- Clatt Primary School
Rutherglen Project Town
If you are looking at place-based approaches, or if the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme sounds like something you would like to know more about, please contact Irene Beautyman, Place and Wellbeing Partnership Lead, below or follow us on X (Twitter) @place4wellbeing to keep up to date with all of our latest news
Irene Beautyman - Place and Wellbeing Partnership Lead
Phone: 07908 930763
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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.
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National Planning Improvement Programme
The National Planning Improvement Champion is responsible for monitoring the performance of planning authorities and providing advice to them (and others) on what steps might be taken to improve their performance.
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Planning Skills
The Planning Skills Programme co-ordinates training events for public sector planning officers, with the aim to develop the skills required to deliver better places.
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Digital Planning
The Digital Planning team at the Improvement Service collaborates with local government to enhance and unify data related to planning and building standards. This work aims to develop a cohesive national data landscape, fostering insights and supporting informed decision-making.
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Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme
The Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme is a joint delivery partnership between the Improvement Service and Public Health Scotland. This forum is for those interested in our work supporting the role of place to reduce inequality and improve the wellbeing of people and planet.
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Place Network
For those interested in the importance of place as a working approach to delivering national outcomes around improved wellbeing and inclusive growth.