Resources
We have prepared the following resources to help with producing a Local Place Plan:
Other organisations have published guides, advice and other information below;
- Our Place: Local Place Plans
- Planning Aid Scotland’s free guide to community delivery of Local Place Plans
- Scottish Government Planning Circular 1/2022: Local Place Plans
There is no specific funding available to prepare Local Place Plans. However, you can find funding sources and help from charities who help communities improve their local places.
As Local Place Plans are community led, we can’t be directly involved. However, we can provide guidance and support.
The Place Standard tool can help you to engage with your community and structure conversations as you develop your plan.
If you are a community council, the Community Map Scotland helps community councils create their Local Place Plans. The software is free for one year for any community council.
Census data and area overviews provides detailed census data and overviews by area. Datashine Scotland provides mapped census data.
Our GIS Atlas holds planning and environmental information on every area within the City of Edinburgh.