During our community-led planning pilot we hosted a Borders-wide peer support network for anyone involved in community-led planning, in partnership with Scottish Borders Council. The presentations were recorded and can be accessed here:

Thursday 15 August 2024

Theme: project funding, Council budgets and plans

The themes for this network session were project funding, Council budgets and plans which you will need to have regard to in your Local Place Plan. Recordings of the presentations are available here:

SBC funding for projects - Shona Haddow (Economic Development) and Gillian Jardine (Communities and Partnerships)  from Scottish Borders Council (SBC)

Community Conversation (SBC budgets) - Clare Malster (Communities and Partnerships)

Local Development Plan and National Planning Framework (NPF4) - Debbie Armstrong (SBC Planning)

 

Thursday 6 June 2024

Theme: Priorities to projects

The theme for this session was about moving from community priorities to identifying suitable projects to include in a Local Place Plan or Community Action Plan. The recordings from the presentations are available below:

Langholm, Ewes, Westerkirk & Canonbie Place Plan - Denis Male and Donna Hislop (Langholm Alliance)

Lochalsh Community Action Plan and Local Place Plan -Susan Walker (Kyle & Lochalsh Community Trust)

Borders Good Food Plan - Karen Birch (Borders Good Food Partnership)

Proposed active travel route from Tweedbank to Eyemouth- David Langworth (Borders Greenway project)

 

Thursday 25 April 2024

This session featured presentations on the process for registration of Local Place Plans and on tools for community engagement. Recordings are available below:

Registration of Local Place Plans - Jess Houghton (SBC Planning Department)

Tools for community engagement - Anne McNeill (local community engagement specialist and Vice-Chair of Duns & District Community-led Planning Team)