The Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme aimed to improve Scotland’s wellbeing and reduce inequalities through changing our collective approaches to the places where we live, work and play. So, with this in mind, what did we achieve within each of our Project Towns? What impact did we have?
Our Impact Stories below detail the progress in our seven Project Towns from 2022 – June 2024.
From adding place-based opportunities into the ongoing project development of the Wellbeing Hub and Lochies School Development in Alloa, to supporting Community Engagement Team Officers to test their own Assessment sessions with their Community Plan in Rutherglen. We detail the work we undertook to implement our approach to place-based working, including how we embedded the Place and Wellbeing Outcomes to strengthen links between stakeholders, improve places and target work to reduce inequalities.
Read more from each Project Town below.
Alloa
Ayr
Clydebank
Dalkeith
Dunoon
Fraserburgh
Rutherglen
- Rutherglen Impact Story
- Burnhill Impact Story
- Rutherglen Town Centre Strategy and Action Plan Impact Story
Community Link Leads
If the Shaping Places for Wellbeing place-based approach sounds like something you would like to know more about, please contact Irene Beautyman, Place and Wellbeing Partnership Lead, below. Alternatively, follow us on LinkedIn - Planning and Place-Based Approaches, to keep up to date with the Planning and Place-Based Programmes from within the Improvement Service, and X @place4wellbeing to recap on the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme’s journey.
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 Place-based Approach
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.