Local Place Plans
New planning legislation introduces a right for communities to produce their own plans, known as Local Place Plans, providing the opportunity for communities to feed into the planning system with their own ideas and proposals for the development and use of land.
These community-led plans will set out the aspirations of people for the place they live in and suggest solutions. By setting out priorities for future development in an area, Local Place Plans can also help communities to develop and deliver their own projects and bring about community-based change.
Once completed and then registered by the Council, a Local Place Plan will be considered by us in the preparation of the Local Development Plan.
Local Place Plans give communities a new way to have their ideas considered during the preparation of a Local Development Plan but are not part of the Development Plan. Proposals put forward in a Local Place Plan may be included in the Local Development Plan, but there may be other considerations which mean they are not. We will show why community proposals have or have not been included and there will be the opportunity for this to be independently assessed.
If you are a Community Council or community body interested in preparing a Local Place Plan, or you have any questions about Local Place Plans, please get in touch: devplan@orkney.gov.uk
How do you prepare a Local Place Plan?
The Planning Act and Local Place Plan Regulations require certain steps to be taken in preparing a Local Place Plan. These are summarised in the Circular and include setting out any reasons for considering that the Local Development Plan should be amended and a statement on the consultation carried out on the Local Place Plan.
The Scottish Government has also published a Draft How to Guide for Local Place Plans. The guide is split into four sections and is designed to help communities decide whether a Local Place Plan is the right thing for them and how to go about preparing one.
