PLACE GUIDE: A PROCESS FOR IMPROVED PLACE-BASED DECISION MAKING SCOTTISH FUTURES TRUST


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Understanding the Place approach


Process 4 Defining current Place


What kind of Place is this now, and what needs to change? Place Framework: Place Narrative


Suggested actions


• Review context and implications of the Infrastructure Investment Plan and the National Planning Framework; this stage should begin to align with the early stages of those guidance sets


• View tools e.g. Place Standard Tool, USP Your Town Audit and Health & Wellbeing Rapid Scoping Tool


• Develop further common themes and implications from planned Place-related activities


• Develop current and planned activity & investment map for this Place further


• Map existing Place assets, from a strengths-basis and from a citizen user perspective ‘what is strong, as well as wrong?” Capture a lived experience of the Place from a diverse set of stakeholders in the Place


• Identify gaps in understanding of current Place – and facilitate conversations with partners on how these gaps can be best filled


• Identify and progress early wins


• Articulate desired outcomes and benefits, including the process for monitoring for all partners who are likely to collaborate on the initiative.


Outputs • Refine draft Place Brief


• This should support development of strategic assessment or OBCs with emerging commentary on benefits marked by *


(Strategic) • What is the context for this Place initiative?


• What opportunities & challenges are we attempting to address?


• What are the immediate imperatives for change? • Who are the key stakeholders? • What benefits are expected?*


(Economic) (Financial) (Commercial)


(Management) • How will this Place initiative be governed and managed? • How will this initiative engage with stakeholders? • How will this initiative manage and realise benefits?*


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Confirming Place


purpose 3


Determining Place resources & governance


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Defining current Place


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Programming activities for future Place


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Partnering to deliver future Place


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Progressing ideas for future Place


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Describing future Place


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