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Place-based working is about considering all of the physical, social and economic elements of a place collectively. It is about supporting and enhancing the potential of people, physical and natural assets in a place. Working in a place-based way can identify key relationships and solve problems that can’t be solved incrementally or by one person or organisation acting alone. It can produce mor...

Digital Planning Transformation Programme Launch

This animation introduces the new Place Standard tool with a Climate Lens resource which offers the opportunity to consider climate change and how it will impact on health, wellbeing and Scotland’s places. The Climate Lens has been developed to help people understand how climate change might play out in a local area and support them to design their future place with climate in mind. The animati...

Young Planners in conversation with Tom Arthur MSP, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth

Scotland 2045: We know there’s a lot to digest in the draft #NPF4. Maybe worth taking a few minutes to hear SG Chief Planner, Fiona Simpson give an overview of its content and summarise the main messages.

A local resident talks about the importance of well-designed and energy-efficient homes contributing to tackling climate emergency and the importance of jobs to attract and retain young people to stay in their communities. The 12 short films on lived experiences across 12 locations were first made in 2020 as part the Housing to 2040 travelling exhibition. At each location and in each film a dif...

A big city’s perspective and disparities experienced in different areas of Glasgow. The film highlights itinerant forms of living in inner city Glasgow. The 12 short films on lived experiences across 12 locations were first made in 2020 as part the Housing to 2040 travelling exhibition. At each location and in each film a different aspect on housing and place was discussed in order to present t...

Highlights the importance of access to natural space and features community greenspace initiatives, including household allotments. The 12 short films on lived experiences across 12 locations were first made in 2020 as part the Housing to 2040 travelling exhibition. At each location and in each film a different aspect on housing and place was discussed in order to present the multifaceted aspec...

Highlight issues relating to second homes, short-term lets, ageing demographics and the difficulty of retaining young people in the community. Rural Design (a local architectural practice) are looking at innovative solutions for more affordable land for building affordable housing; the design of prefabricated housing that is made locally, thus more is sustainable and creates jobs and supports l...

A local resident with visual impairment talks about the importance of housing to be able to adapt and change with peoples’ changing lives and circumstances, particularly as they grow older and potentially encounter mobility / disability issues. The 12 short films on lived experiences across 12 locations were first made in 2020 as part the Housing to 2040 travelling exhibition. At each location ...

A local housing professional talks about issues around continued depopulation and ageing population experienced on the island and the island’s reliance on seasonal economy. The lack of suitable and affordable housing and more permanent forms of work / economy are factors for young people leaving the island. Similar problems are believed to be shared by other island communities. The 12 short fil...

A local resident reflects on the importance of care and maintenance of the public realm and scenic areas and how community based initiatives can help achieve. The need to build more social and community-based housing to attract more young people to live and work in the area, rather than just a place for commuter housing for people working in Aberdeen. The 12 short films on lived experiences acr...

Highlights Orkney’s lack of suitable & affordable housing to attract skilled people into the community, as well as the concern about climate change, particularly the threat of rising sea levels and the potential loss of historic monuments and sites of national significance. The 12 short films on lived experiences across 12 locations were first made in 2020 as part the Housing to 2040 travelling...

A group of primary school children talk about Fort William’s natural surroundings, an ideal place to grow up and their aspirations for their future homes. The 12 short films on lived experiences across 12 locations were first made in 2020 as part the Housing to 2040 travelling exhibition. At each location and in each film a different aspect on housing and place was discussed in order to present...

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