Planning Aid Scotland
@planningaidscot.bsky.social
Helping you navigate Scotland’s planning system since 1993. Free, impartial and confidential advice. Training. Community Engagement. Volunteering.
pas.org.uk
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Join our #DigitalMapping #Hackathon – open to abilities, from beginners to experienced #GIS users. Explore the ‘best’ places to live in #Edinburgh whilst learning a new skill in a fun and supportive environment.
📅10am–3pm, Fri 20 Feb
📍Our office, Edinburgh
📧Limited spaces! Email jo@pas.org.uk
📅10am–3pm, Fri 20 Feb
📍Our office, Edinburgh
📧Limited spaces! Email jo@pas.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Join our #DigitalMapping #Hackathon – open to abilities, from beginners to experienced #GIS users. Explore the ‘best’ places to live in #Edinburgh whilst learning a new skill in a fun and supportive environment.
📅10am–3pm, Fri 20 Feb
📍Our office, Edinburgh
📧Limited spaces! Email jo@pas.org.uk
📅10am–3pm, Fri 20 Feb
📍Our office, Edinburgh
📧Limited spaces! Email jo@pas.org.uk
A reminder about upcoming training sessions for volunteers. Check recent newsletters for more info and the links to join.
➡️21 Jan: Insights from the Just Neighbourhoods? research
➡️22 Jan: Community-led planning in Morvern
➡️25 Feb: Learn how to communicate with non-planners
@justclp.bsky.social
➡️21 Jan: Insights from the Just Neighbourhoods? research
➡️22 Jan: Community-led planning in Morvern
➡️25 Feb: Learn how to communicate with non-planners
@justclp.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
A reminder about upcoming training sessions for volunteers. Check recent newsletters for more info and the links to join.
➡️21 Jan: Insights from the Just Neighbourhoods? research
➡️22 Jan: Community-led planning in Morvern
➡️25 Feb: Learn how to communicate with non-planners
@justclp.bsky.social
➡️21 Jan: Insights from the Just Neighbourhoods? research
➡️22 Jan: Community-led planning in Morvern
➡️25 Feb: Learn how to communicate with non-planners
@justclp.bsky.social
🎊 Congratulations to all newly Chartered RTPI Scotland members! Now we need your help...
Please consider supporting our Advice Service. Help us answer questions from people across Scotland who need planning advice. Your expertise could make a real difference!
📧 Contact jo@pas.org.uk for more info.
Please consider supporting our Advice Service. Help us answer questions from people across Scotland who need planning advice. Your expertise could make a real difference!
📧 Contact jo@pas.org.uk for more info.
Advice - Planning Aid Scotland
What We Do › Advice
www.pas.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🎊 Congratulations to all newly Chartered RTPI Scotland members! Now we need your help...
Please consider supporting our Advice Service. Help us answer questions from people across Scotland who need planning advice. Your expertise could make a real difference!
📧 Contact jo@pas.org.uk for more info.
Please consider supporting our Advice Service. Help us answer questions from people across Scotland who need planning advice. Your expertise could make a real difference!
📧 Contact jo@pas.org.uk for more info.
Graduating soon? Join us in February for the next round of our #Graduate Training Scheme.
Hear from experienced #planners and get a solid understanding of essential topics every new planner needs to know.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/graduate-training-scheme/
📧 Email jo@pas.org.uk to register interest.
Hear from experienced #planners and get a solid understanding of essential topics every new planner needs to know.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/graduate-training-scheme/
📧 Email jo@pas.org.uk to register interest.
January 15, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Graduating soon? Join us in February for the next round of our #Graduate Training Scheme.
Hear from experienced #planners and get a solid understanding of essential topics every new planner needs to know.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/graduate-training-scheme/
📧 Email jo@pas.org.uk to register interest.
Hear from experienced #planners and get a solid understanding of essential topics every new planner needs to know.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/graduate-training-scheme/
📧 Email jo@pas.org.uk to register interest.
⭐Additional tickets released!⭐
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the first in our series of FREE online training sessions. These sessions cover a variety of topics from community-led planning to renewable energy.
🔗Book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/planning-a...
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the first in our series of FREE online training sessions. These sessions cover a variety of topics from community-led planning to renewable energy.
🔗Book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/planning-a...
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
⭐Additional tickets released!⭐
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the first in our series of FREE online training sessions. These sessions cover a variety of topics from community-led planning to renewable energy.
🔗Book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/planning-a...
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the first in our series of FREE online training sessions. These sessions cover a variety of topics from community-led planning to renewable energy.
🔗Book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/planning-a...
As 2025 wraps up, a huge THANK YOU to everyone who's supported us this year!
Our volunteers who contributed 700+ hours of their time, our staff and board, partners, funders, and everyone in between – you’ve helped us make a real difference.
Wishing you a restful festive break and happy New Year!✨
Our volunteers who contributed 700+ hours of their time, our staff and board, partners, funders, and everyone in between – you’ve helped us make a real difference.
Wishing you a restful festive break and happy New Year!✨
December 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
As 2025 wraps up, a huge THANK YOU to everyone who's supported us this year!
Our volunteers who contributed 700+ hours of their time, our staff and board, partners, funders, and everyone in between – you’ve helped us make a real difference.
Wishing you a restful festive break and happy New Year!✨
Our volunteers who contributed 700+ hours of their time, our staff and board, partners, funders, and everyone in between – you’ve helped us make a real difference.
Wishing you a restful festive break and happy New Year!✨
We're delighted to welcome Cherie Morgan as our new Chief Executive, joining us in Feb 2026.
With nearly 30 years in the third sector, Cherie brings a wealth of experience in community engagement, inclusive participation, and placemaking.
🔗 Full announcement: www.pas.org.uk/news/chief-executive/
With nearly 30 years in the third sector, Cherie brings a wealth of experience in community engagement, inclusive participation, and placemaking.
🔗 Full announcement: www.pas.org.uk/news/chief-executive/
Welcome to our new Chief Executive - Planning Aid Scotland
Planning Aid Scotland is pleased to announce that Cherie Morgan will be joining as Chief Executive in the new year.
www.pas.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We're delighted to welcome Cherie Morgan as our new Chief Executive, joining us in Feb 2026.
With nearly 30 years in the third sector, Cherie brings a wealth of experience in community engagement, inclusive participation, and placemaking.
🔗 Full announcement: www.pas.org.uk/news/chief-executive/
With nearly 30 years in the third sector, Cherie brings a wealth of experience in community engagement, inclusive participation, and placemaking.
🔗 Full announcement: www.pas.org.uk/news/chief-executive/
📢 Update: We are working with the Scottish Government and @improvserv.bsky.social on online training for elected members – enhancing decision-making across #Scotland and building confidence in the #planning system.
🔗This NEW blog outlines the format and timeframe: blogs.gov.scot/planning-arc...
🔗This NEW blog outlines the format and timeframe: blogs.gov.scot/planning-arc...
Update on Elected Member Training
Scottish Government Blog
blogs.gov.scot
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
📢 Update: We are working with the Scottish Government and @improvserv.bsky.social on online training for elected members – enhancing decision-making across #Scotland and building confidence in the #planning system.
🔗This NEW blog outlines the format and timeframe: blogs.gov.scot/planning-arc...
🔗This NEW blog outlines the format and timeframe: blogs.gov.scot/planning-arc...
As we near the end of the year, we have a lot to update you on. In this edition we talk about:
-Our AGM
-Our visit to Shetland
-Dates for Community Engagement Skills Training
-Licentiate Mentoring Scheme
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-Our AGM
-Our visit to Shetland
-Dates for Community Engagement Skills Training
-Licentiate Mentoring Scheme
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🔗Read: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/2073...
November 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
As we near the end of the year, we have a lot to update you on. In this edition we talk about:
-Our AGM
-Our visit to Shetland
-Dates for Community Engagement Skills Training
-Licentiate Mentoring Scheme
🔗Subscribe: subscribepage.io/planningaids...
🔗Read: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/2073...
-Our AGM
-Our visit to Shetland
-Dates for Community Engagement Skills Training
-Licentiate Mentoring Scheme
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🔗Read: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/2073...
“Plan with communities, not just for them.”
That’s the message shared by our Planning & Projects Officer, Anne Krippler MRTPI, in her article “Planning Together: Moving Beyond the Minimum”, published in the Autumn Issue of The Scottish Planner (p.15).
Read here: www.rtpi.org.uk/media/05zait...
That’s the message shared by our Planning & Projects Officer, Anne Krippler MRTPI, in her article “Planning Together: Moving Beyond the Minimum”, published in the Autumn Issue of The Scottish Planner (p.15).
Read here: www.rtpi.org.uk/media/05zait...
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“Plan with communities, not just for them.”
That’s the message shared by our Planning & Projects Officer, Anne Krippler MRTPI, in her article “Planning Together: Moving Beyond the Minimum”, published in the Autumn Issue of The Scottish Planner (p.15).
Read here: www.rtpi.org.uk/media/05zait...
That’s the message shared by our Planning & Projects Officer, Anne Krippler MRTPI, in her article “Planning Together: Moving Beyond the Minimum”, published in the Autumn Issue of The Scottish Planner (p.15).
Read here: www.rtpi.org.uk/media/05zait...
Our new article “The enduring importance of town planning in Scotland” has been published.
It reflects on Scotland's proud planning tradition and explores how the system is evolving.
Read it here: www.pas.org.uk/news/the-end...
It reflects on Scotland's proud planning tradition and explores how the system is evolving.
Read it here: www.pas.org.uk/news/the-end...
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Our new article “The enduring importance of town planning in Scotland” has been published.
It reflects on Scotland's proud planning tradition and explores how the system is evolving.
Read it here: www.pas.org.uk/news/the-end...
It reflects on Scotland's proud planning tradition and explores how the system is evolving.
Read it here: www.pas.org.uk/news/the-end...
We’re delighted our energy consents guide is getting great feedback across Scotland.
Dr Fiona Simpson MRTPI, Chief Planner, said: “I think it is excellent – very well presented, with really clear information that will be very helpful for people.”
Read the guide here: www.pas.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Dr Fiona Simpson MRTPI, Chief Planner, said: “I think it is excellent – very well presented, with really clear information that will be very helpful for people.”
Read the guide here: www.pas.org.uk/wp-content/u...
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We’re delighted our energy consents guide is getting great feedback across Scotland.
Dr Fiona Simpson MRTPI, Chief Planner, said: “I think it is excellent – very well presented, with really clear information that will be very helpful for people.”
Read the guide here: www.pas.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Dr Fiona Simpson MRTPI, Chief Planner, said: “I think it is excellent – very well presented, with really clear information that will be very helpful for people.”
Read the guide here: www.pas.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Support the next generation of planners…
We are looking for experienced planners for our Licentiate Mentoring Scheme. Support a Licentiate Planner to respond to an Advice Service case – around 2 hours/month from Jan to June 2026.
📧Contact jo@pas.org.uk for more info.
🔗Learn more: lnkd.in/eBZKpuYH
We are looking for experienced planners for our Licentiate Mentoring Scheme. Support a Licentiate Planner to respond to an Advice Service case – around 2 hours/month from Jan to June 2026.
📧Contact jo@pas.org.uk for more info.
🔗Learn more: lnkd.in/eBZKpuYH
October 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Support the next generation of planners…
We are looking for experienced planners for our Licentiate Mentoring Scheme. Support a Licentiate Planner to respond to an Advice Service case – around 2 hours/month from Jan to June 2026.
📧Contact jo@pas.org.uk for more info.
🔗Learn more: lnkd.in/eBZKpuYH
We are looking for experienced planners for our Licentiate Mentoring Scheme. Support a Licentiate Planner to respond to an Advice Service case – around 2 hours/month from Jan to June 2026.
📧Contact jo@pas.org.uk for more info.
🔗Learn more: lnkd.in/eBZKpuYH
📢We’re #hiring: We are looking for an efficient and experienced colleague to join our team as a #Governance & #Finance Officer. You will be responsible for governance, finance, people, and office systems and processes...
📅 Deadline: 15 October
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/governance-finance-officer
📅 Deadline: 15 October
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/governance-finance-officer
September 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
📢We’re #hiring: We are looking for an efficient and experienced colleague to join our team as a #Governance & #Finance Officer. You will be responsible for governance, finance, people, and office systems and processes...
📅 Deadline: 15 October
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/governance-finance-officer
📅 Deadline: 15 October
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/governance-finance-officer
📢We’re #hiring: We’re looking for a new Chief Executive to lead Planning Aid Scotland into the next exciting chapter. Are you a dynamic & inspiring leader who shares our passion for putting communities at the heart of #planning...
📅 Deadline: 5pm 14 October
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/new-chief-executive
📅 Deadline: 5pm 14 October
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/new-chief-executive
September 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📢We’re #hiring: We’re looking for a new Chief Executive to lead Planning Aid Scotland into the next exciting chapter. Are you a dynamic & inspiring leader who shares our passion for putting communities at the heart of #planning...
📅 Deadline: 5pm 14 October
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/new-chief-executive
📅 Deadline: 5pm 14 October
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/new-chief-executive
♻️⚡️ New Information Sheet on Consenting Processes for Renewable Energy Developments
Do you have renewable energy projects in your area and want to understand more about proposals such as a new wind farm, solar farm, hydro scheme or battery storage project?
Read here: www.pas.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Do you have renewable energy projects in your area and want to understand more about proposals such as a new wind farm, solar farm, hydro scheme or battery storage project?
Read here: www.pas.org.uk/wp-content/u...
September 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
♻️⚡️ New Information Sheet on Consenting Processes for Renewable Energy Developments
Do you have renewable energy projects in your area and want to understand more about proposals such as a new wind farm, solar farm, hydro scheme or battery storage project?
Read here: www.pas.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Do you have renewable energy projects in your area and want to understand more about proposals such as a new wind farm, solar farm, hydro scheme or battery storage project?
Read here: www.pas.org.uk/wp-content/u...
We’re at the DTAS Conference in Glasgow today!
Find our team at Stand 8 to chat all things planning & community engagement.
Yesterday's highlights: renewable energy, planning questions & support for Development Trusts. Looking forward to more today. Pop by and say hello!
@dtascotland.bsky.social
Find our team at Stand 8 to chat all things planning & community engagement.
Yesterday's highlights: renewable energy, planning questions & support for Development Trusts. Looking forward to more today. Pop by and say hello!
@dtascotland.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
We’re at the DTAS Conference in Glasgow today!
Find our team at Stand 8 to chat all things planning & community engagement.
Yesterday's highlights: renewable energy, planning questions & support for Development Trusts. Looking forward to more today. Pop by and say hello!
@dtascotland.bsky.social
Find our team at Stand 8 to chat all things planning & community engagement.
Yesterday's highlights: renewable energy, planning questions & support for Development Trusts. Looking forward to more today. Pop by and say hello!
@dtascotland.bsky.social
We’re at the Development Trusts Association Scotland Conference today!
Come and meet the Planning Aid Scotland team at Table 8. We’d love to chat about placemaking, community engagement and planning.
@dtascotland.bsky.social #DTAS2025
Come and meet the Planning Aid Scotland team at Table 8. We’d love to chat about placemaking, community engagement and planning.
@dtascotland.bsky.social #DTAS2025
August 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We’re at the Development Trusts Association Scotland Conference today!
Come and meet the Planning Aid Scotland team at Table 8. We’d love to chat about placemaking, community engagement and planning.
@dtascotland.bsky.social #DTAS2025
Come and meet the Planning Aid Scotland team at Table 8. We’d love to chat about placemaking, community engagement and planning.
@dtascotland.bsky.social #DTAS2025
The deadline for the Local Place Plans survey has been extended to 15 Sept. We want to hear from you:
- What's working well?
- Where is more support needed?
- How can the process be improved?
Please share widely with your network. Thank you!
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/localplaceplancommunitysurvey
- What's working well?
- Where is more support needed?
- How can the process be improved?
Please share widely with your network. Thank you!
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/localplaceplancommunitysurvey
Local Place Plans: A Survey of Community Experiences - Planning Aid Scotland
Share your perspectives on Local Place Plans
www.pas.org.uk
August 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The deadline for the Local Place Plans survey has been extended to 15 Sept. We want to hear from you:
- What's working well?
- Where is more support needed?
- How can the process be improved?
Please share widely with your network. Thank you!
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/localplaceplancommunitysurvey
- What's working well?
- Where is more support needed?
- How can the process be improved?
Please share widely with your network. Thank you!
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/localplaceplancommunitysurvey
Today, we announce a change of leadership at Planning Aid Scotland as Johanna Boyd, our Chief Executive, has announced she will be stepping down from the role at the end of October.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/a-new-chapter/ @johannaboyd.bsky.social
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/a-new-chapter/ @johannaboyd.bsky.social
A new chapter… - Planning Aid Scotland
Planning Aid Scotland’s Chief Executive, Johanna Boyd, is stepping down after successfully leading the organisation for three years.
www.pas.org.uk
July 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Today, we announce a change of leadership at Planning Aid Scotland as Johanna Boyd, our Chief Executive, has announced she will be stepping down from the role at the end of October.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/a-new-chapter/ @johannaboyd.bsky.social
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/a-new-chapter/ @johannaboyd.bsky.social
Integrity, impartiality, collaboration, inclusion, innovation – these aren’t just words, but the building blocks for everything we do as an organisation.
Why? We believe in an inclusive society where communities are empowered to shape decisions about their place.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/newstrategy
Why? We believe in an inclusive society where communities are empowered to shape decisions about their place.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/newstrategy
July 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Integrity, impartiality, collaboration, inclusion, innovation – these aren’t just words, but the building blocks for everything we do as an organisation.
Why? We believe in an inclusive society where communities are empowered to shape decisions about their place.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/newstrategy
Why? We believe in an inclusive society where communities are empowered to shape decisions about their place.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/newstrategy
Hear from @johannaboyd.bsky.social on her experience of #leadership, the complexities of leading in the current climate, and the values today’s leaders need to navigate these uncertain times.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/leadership-in-uncertain-times/
#CharityLeadership #ValuesBasedLeadership
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/leadership-in-uncertain-times/
#CharityLeadership #ValuesBasedLeadership
July 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Hear from @johannaboyd.bsky.social on her experience of #leadership, the complexities of leading in the current climate, and the values today’s leaders need to navigate these uncertain times.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/leadership-in-uncertain-times/
#CharityLeadership #ValuesBasedLeadership
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/leadership-in-uncertain-times/
#CharityLeadership #ValuesBasedLeadership
Having supported seven communities in 2024 to develop Local Place Plans, it is great to see this work come to fruition with the plans being registered with their respective councils.
🔗Gairloch #LPP is the latest to be registered – read it online: www.pas.org.uk/news/update-on-local-place-plans/
🔗Gairloch #LPP is the latest to be registered – read it online: www.pas.org.uk/news/update-on-local-place-plans/
July 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Having supported seven communities in 2024 to develop Local Place Plans, it is great to see this work come to fruition with the plans being registered with their respective councils.
🔗Gairloch #LPP is the latest to be registered – read it online: www.pas.org.uk/news/update-on-local-place-plans/
🔗Gairloch #LPP is the latest to be registered – read it online: www.pas.org.uk/news/update-on-local-place-plans/
Find out what we've been up to by subscribing to our quarterly newsletter:
-Get to know our volunteers
-Learn about a new survey on Local Place Plans
-Read insights into our Advice Service
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🔗Read the July newsletter: preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
-Get to know our volunteers
-Learn about a new survey on Local Place Plans
-Read insights into our Advice Service
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🔗Read the July newsletter: preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
July 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Find out what we've been up to by subscribing to our quarterly newsletter:
-Get to know our volunteers
-Learn about a new survey on Local Place Plans
-Read insights into our Advice Service
🔗Subscribe: subscribepage.io/planningaids...
🔗Read the July newsletter: preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
-Get to know our volunteers
-Learn about a new survey on Local Place Plans
-Read insights into our Advice Service
🔗Subscribe: subscribepage.io/planningaids...
🔗Read the July newsletter: preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
In this blog, we meet David, a volunteer who has been invaluable in helping us develop content for our Graduate Training Scheme. David is passionate about playing an active role in his community and got into planning to help create wonderful places.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/meet-david/
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/meet-david/
July 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In this blog, we meet David, a volunteer who has been invaluable in helping us develop content for our Graduate Training Scheme. David is passionate about playing an active role in his community and got into planning to help create wonderful places.
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/meet-david/
🔗 www.pas.org.uk/news/meet-david/