The Local Place Plan is a proposal for the development or use of land. It may also identify land and buildings that the community body considers to be of particular significance to the local area.
- Communities can use an LPP to highlight issues, gather ideas and look at needs and aspirations for the future of their community.
- LPPs are community-led plans that can be promoted and developed by any individual or collection of community groups that either constitute a “community body” or a “community council”.
- An LPP enables communities to set out proposals for the development and use of land for a locally defined area. This can be a single place or building or cover a wider geographic area.
- Once registered, LPPs will be taken into account in the preparation of the next Local Development Plan (LDP3). The current Local Development Plan (LDP2) can be viewed here. In order to help fully inform the LDP3, LPPs should be received and validated prior to the conclusion of the evidence report gate check process. This is currently anticipated to be July 2026. The Development Plan Scheme, which can be viewed here, contains a projected timetable for the production of LDP3 and communities are encouraged to periodically check for any timetable updates. Any LPP received and validated after the gate check will be taken into account where practicable to do so but this cannot be guaranteed.
- The preparation of Local Place Plans is governed by legislation. Sources of information on how to prepare an LPP are set out below.
Information Sources
Legislation and regulation
- The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as amended by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019
- The Town and Country Planning (Local Place Plans) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
Guidance
- Argyll and Bute Council Local Place Plan Validation Checklist provides a useful checklist for the process and will help us to validate your Local Place Plan
- Planning circular 1/2022: Local Place Plans guidance on the preparation, submission and registration of LPPs
- The Our Place website has information, tools and resources
- Scottish Futures Trust Place Guide - a useful process for examining place.
Assistance
- Local Place Plan Training Page a resource for communities who are developing Local Place Plans.
- Planning Aid for Scotland information on Local Place Plans and help to communities.
- Empowering Communities the Investing in Communities Fund.
- The Council’s Grants and Funding webpage provides information regarding potential internal and external support and funding.
- The Community Funding Toolkit offers information about accessing future funding opportunities.
- Community Map Scotland is a software project to help your community build a Local Place Plan. Parish Online is fully funding the Community Map Scotland project for your first 12 months.
Register of Local Place Plans
- LPPs, when completed in accordance with the regulations, will be registered and made available by the Council (excluding Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park area).
- There is currently one Local Place Plan registered with the Council:
- Luing (21 November 2024)
- Map of registered Local Place Plans - Luing Local Place Plan Map
- Additionally, there have been a number of community-led plans already prepared in Argyll and Bute, including Community Action Plans.
Contact
- If you have any questions regarding Local Place Plans or wish to register one please contact us by email: localplaceplans@argyll-bute.gov.uk .
- Alternatively, you can call 01436 658881 (Wednesday to Friday only).
