Heads of Planning Scotland will be migrating social media content over to LinkedIn, we have just set up a page which you can find on the link below. linkedin.com/company/heads-o…

Heads of Planning Scotland respond to new Housing Planning Hub hopscotland.org.uk/2024/11/1…

@RTPIScotland Convenor and current HOPS chair @clifford_pamela closing off the RTPI conference with the importance of the place making agenda and the need for planners to collaborate and keep learning.

Interesting afternoon ahead presenting at the @Solacescotland Chief Executives Day Away with other Professional Bodies. Planning is certainly in the spotlight now. Talking about increasing capacity, upskilling, a vision led approach to achieve delivery on the ground.

We are beginning to upload the materials from our recent conference in Galashiels based on the Geddes themes of Place, Work and Folk Now available are the recordings for the session on Place. hopscotland.org.uk/hops-conf…

Today @HeadsofPlanning said thank you to our fantastic Chair Ian Aikman as he stands down and retires shortly after 38 years in Planning. Calm and considerate, pushing the important role of planning in different forums and always collaborate. Have a well deserved retirement.

The formidable @IreneBeautyman with a strong message on important role in preventative planning in health and wellbeing and having a shared ambition to improve the places where people live and work. Advocating a place based approach and the impact of @place4wellbeing

Hearing from the Hawick Town Team how they have prepared a functional place plan. The People Power Pyramid- an innovative way to represent people’s interests and doing governance in a practical way.

Winning the battle of hope over fear. - pushing for a greener fairer economy over climate change. Being brave and bold. Needing Collective ambition. @MartinValenti1

Next the Workforce Mobility Project to encourage young people to stay in their rural area. Looking at mobile phone data, bus patronage data, postcode analysis. Maximising the use of data to analysis transport patterns to town centre and hospital. #qualitydecisions