Community Engagement
Community engagement is about creating opportunities to encourage people to get involved in planning.
Policy Summary
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 81: Community Engagement - Planning with People contains advice about:
- the importance of community engagement
- the roles and responsibilities of Scottish Ministers, planning authorities, councillors applicants and their agents, community councils, voluntary, interest and amenity groups; and key agencies and statutory consultees
- delivery of effective engagement in line with the National Standards of Community Engagement and the Royal Town Planning Institute's (RTPI) Guidelines on Effective Community Involvement
- training for communities, planning authorities and elected members,
- other sources of information and advice
- good practice
Latest
As the new planning measures emerge, subsequent Scottish Planning Policies ( SPP) and Planning Advice Notes ( PAN) will provide more detail on public engagement. Opportunities are also being provided to inform the development of draft regulations and guidance during the implementation period and, if necessary, PAN81 will be updated once all of the new measures are in place.
Best practice examples
We would like to collate and share examples of successful community engagement. If you are involved in any initiatives or projects that aim to improve community participation in planning, whether on a development plan, master plan, a planning application or an enforcement issue, you can use the online form to tell us about your project. Some examples which provide a useful indication of community engagement techniques are set out below:
Approaches to Community Engagement in Development Planning
Approaches to Community Engagement in Development Managemen
These examples have been provided on a neutral basis by the Scottish Government's Directorate for the Built Environment to use as a source of information. Further enquires about any of the examples should be made directly to the person or organisation involved, rather than the Government.