Local Place Plans

Local Place Plans (LPPs) are a new way for local communities to become engaged in planning to help shape the places where the community lives, works and plays.

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

Guidance

Assistance

Register of Local Place 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).

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