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…
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…
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
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
‘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
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
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…
PAS expanding youth team in the Year of Young People
Scotland’s leading place charity, PAS, has announced the creation of a new Youth Education Team, to expand on its already thriving programme with young people. Wojciech Borowski will take up…
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Subscribe to our new weekly newsletter! With the arrival of the General Data Protection Regulation, we’ve taken the opportunity to revise and update how we hold data and in particular…
Meet our long-time volunteer Jenny Wood
As part of a series of ‘meet our volunteers’ profiles, meet PAS volunteer Jenny Wood. My name is Jenny Wood and I am a Research Associate in the Institute for Social Policy Housing and Equalities…
Hundreds of local people attend Rosefield Mills events
Hundreds of local people have attended a series of events designed to consider the future of Rosefield Mills in Dumfries. Dumfries Historic Buildings Trust (DHBT) has secured an agreement…
PAS response to the Planning (Scotland) Bill
The Scottish Government introduced the Planning (Scotland) Bill to the Scottish Parliament in December. The Bill is now making its way through the parliamentary process with Stage 1 expected…
Our Volunteer Highlights from 2017
It’s a new year, and that means that there’s a new set of exciting projects, challenges and opportunities on the horizon for us all. But before we put 2017 behind us, we should take a minute to …
‘Your Kirkwall’… the conversation continues!
Your Kirkwall is a series of community conversations and events where people are encouraged to come together to discuss and share ideas for the future of Kirkwall over the next 10-20 years…
Year of Young People: volunteers lead in active citizenship
PAS, Scotland’s leading place charity, has launched a youth volunteering programme to encourage young people living in Scotland to take the lead as active citizens in their local communities…