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Local Place Plan Training

This training page complements the Community Development Team's webinars from November 2024 and March 2025. It's a resource for communities creating Local Place Plans, covering mapping tools, community engagement, planning policies, climate change adaptation, and practical steps for plan development. It includes PowerPoint presentations, recorded webinars, resources, and helpful links.

Local Place Plan (LPP) Newsletters

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Local Development Plan (LDP) Newsletters

LPP Masterclasses Recordings - March 2025

Population size! How one community calculated theirs (an example)

When preparing a LPP for their community council area, one community faced a challenge. Different data sources showed very different population figures. Census data suggested a population of around 420, while figures based on the publicly available electoral register suggested closer to 250. This made it difficult to confidently calculate engagement levels and participation rates.

Further investigation identified an approach that was more useful when working to community council boundaries. 51³Ô¹ÏÃâ·ÑApp and Bute Council’s Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils (2022) includes electorate figures for each community council area, based on the full electoral register. These figures reflect community council boundaries and are used for official purposes, such as determining community council membership.

Having a reliable population figure was important because it enabled the community to clearly show the percentage of the population that engaged in their Local Place Plan engagement activity, strengthening the evidence used to support the plan.

Mapping 

Webinar Recording

  • - November 2024
  • - free for some community organisations.
  • - free for Community Councils
  •   - free basic package.
    • Green Maps in Scotland -
  • register here
  • - free license to use & download

Community Engagement 

Webinar Recording (Delivered by our Community Development Team)

  • - November 2024
  • that assists groups design and deliver effective community engagement.

Planning Overview & Validation 

Webinar PowerPoint Slides (Delivered by our Planning Development Team) - November 2024

51³Ô¹ÏÃâ·ÑApp & Bute Council Planning Policy 

Climate Change & LPPs

Webinar Recording

  • - November 2024

Further information, training & useful resources

Examples of Registered Local Place Plans

Council Advice & Support

For advice and support, about your Local Place Plan, please email Localplaceplans@argyll-bute.gov.uk. 

Registering your Local Place Plan

If you wish to register a LPP please Localplaceplans@argyll-bute.gov.uk or call 01546 604158

Please also refer to this page before registering Local Place Plans | 51³Ô¹ÏÃâ·ÑApp and Bute Council

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