Place Standard Tool

What is the Place Standard Tool?

Where we spend our time has an important effect on our lives and our wellbeing. Improving the quality of places and the opportunities that we have access to can help to tackle inequalities.

The Place Standard is a simple tool to consider the qualities of a place. It helps people to think about both the physical and social aspects of places, and the important relationship between them.  

It has 14 themes, each with a main question and further prompts to help considerations and identify issues for improvement.

Why are we running the Place Standard Tool survey?

The results of the Place Standard Tool will contribute to the evidence base that will inform the production of Local Development Plan 3. We are asking for responses for settlements across the whole of Argyll and Bute except those within the National Park area, this is because Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority is responsible for the Local Development Plan in the National Park. You can find a map showing the parts of Argyll and Bute in the National Park here.