Past Protectors: The Story so far… and we need you!
Historic Scotland has commissioned PAS to carry out a pilot project on heritage crime, called Past Protectors.
read more
Local Place Plans: communities call for greater support to create success
We share results of a community survey on Local Place Plans.
read more
Calling all planners: Solve problems, feel good!
Advice Volunteers help individuals and communities across Scotland to participate in planning decisions.
read more
Bridging the Gap project update
March 2019 is shaping up to be a particularly busy for the Bridging the Gap project, one of our key education programmes. We are currently working with young people and teachers in five locations to deliver the project.
read more
Our contribution to the Year of Young People 2018
2018 was an important year for our organisation – it was Scotland’s Year of Young People and it saw an increasing number of PAS projects involving youth and children in the planning process.
read more‘Your Heritage’ Orkney youth project
PAS was commissioned by Historic Environment Scotland to engage young people in Kirkwall in their local heritage. The aim was to garner young people’s views on what they understood …
read more
Allotments and growing spaces workshops
PAS is working with SAGS to run a series of workshops exploring how allotments and growing spaces can be incorporated into new and existing development. At each workshop we will be testing…
read more
Up-skilling Access Panels on the planning system
PAS delivered a series of workshops for Disability Equality Scotland about the Scottish planning system for Access Panels. The wider aim was to facilitate Access Panels to be an influential voice…
read more
PAS & Article 12 – Success at the Planning Awards
PAS and Article 12 were awarded in the Partnership category for the engagement of young Gypsy/Travellers with planning and placemaking through our Heritage Lottery funded project…
read more
European Youth Camp 2018: New Friends + New Knowledge
Young people from Scotland, Germany, Latvia, Norway and Poland took part in September’s Youth Camp. Between 10 and 13 September 2018, Galashiels in the Scottish Borders was a place where…
read more
Partners in Planning: a New Skills Hub for Planners
We were delighted to take part in the recent launch event for a new skills hub for planners, Partners in Planning – an online platform to support Scotland’s planners in delivering successful places
read more
Planning for Healthy Cities: Bridging the Gap
The World Health Organisation’s International Healthy Cities Conference 2018 takes place in Belfast this week, 1-4 October 2018. PAS Chief Executive Petra Biberbach and Professor Cliff Hague
read more
‘Golden Glenrothes’: Charretteplus Outcomes
Over the course of 2017-18, the Golden Glenrothes project – as named by the pupils of Glenwood High – engaged the Glenrothes West neighbourhoods of Macedonia, Tanshall, Caskieberran
read more
PAS Board now recruiting new Board members
The PAS Board is now looking to recruit new Board members with expertise in fundraising, law or financial planning. The Board meets 4 times a year (usually on a Thursday evening) at the PAS office
read more
Stage 1 Debate on the Planning Bill
The Local Government and Communities Committee published its report on the Planning (Scotland) Bill and the Stage 1 Debate will follow on 29 May at 2pm. The debate will be broadcast live…
read more