News  |  Posted March 19, 2025

Community events help finalise walking and wheeling plans

An update on the recent events we hosted to help develop Local Walking Action Plans for communities around Scotland.

An update on the recent events we hosted to help develop Local Walking Action Plans for communities around Scotland.

News  |  Posted March 12, 2025

WiP Central Scotland: The Power of Planning to Accelerate Gender Equality

Our Chief Executive, Johanna Boyd will be speaking at Women in Planning Central Scotland’s event tonight, 12 March 2025!

Our Chief Executive, Johanna Boyd will be speaking at Women in Planning Central Scotland’s event tonight, 12 March 2025!

News  |  Posted March 6, 2025

New Local Place Plans Submitted

With our recent work supporting the development of Local Place Plans, we are making real progress in getting communities more involved in the planning process.

With our recent work supporting the development of Local Place Plans, we are making real progress in getting communities more involved in the planning process.

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Retired planners wanted

If you’re retired — or maybe thinking about retiring — but still want to stay connected to the profession, you can now join us as a volunteer for our Advice Service!

If you’re retired — or maybe thinking about retiring — but still want to stay connected to the profession, you can now join us as a volunteer for our Advice Service!

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News  |  Posted February 25, 2025

Planning Aid Scotland becomes a gold accredited 4-Day Week employer

We’re thrilled to share that we’ve received official accreditation from the 4 Day Week Foundation! We made the decision to permanently adopt a four-day work week — and the results have been overwhelmingly positive.

We’re thrilled to share that we’ve received official accreditation from the 4 Day Week Foundation! We made the decision to permanently adopt a four-day work week — and the results have been overwhelmingly positive.

News  |  Posted January 23, 2025

New year, new faces!

Planning Aid Scotland welcomes new team members.

Planning Aid Scotland welcomes new team members.

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News  |  Posted December 23, 2024

Engaging with the community in Kelty

We had a wonderful day engaging with the community in Kelty as part of our Sustaining Choices programme.

We had a wonderful day engaging with the community in Kelty as part of our Sustaining Choices programme.

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Our contribution to the National Planning Improvement Hub

We are proud to announce that our Planning & Policy Manager, David Wood, will be on loan to the National Planning Improvement Hub for two days a week until April.

We are proud to announce that our Planning & Policy Manager, David Wood, will be on loan to the National Planning Improvement Hub for two days a week until April.

News  |  Posted December 16, 2024

A message from our volunteer coordinator: a big thank you to our incredible volunteers!

As the year is coming to an end – we just wanted to highlight the amazing work of our volunteers one more time!

As the year is coming to an end – we just wanted to highlight the amazing work of our volunteers one more time!

News  |  Posted December 9, 2024

Sustaining Choices event in Eskdalemuir: Gathering feedback to create a Local Walking Action Plan

We were delighted to host the Sustaining Choices community consultation event at the Eskdalemuir Community Hub

We were delighted to host the Sustaining Choices community consultation event at the Eskdalemuir Community Hub