Structure Plan

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A Structure Plan provides a framework of strategic policies for the long term planning and development of an area and provides a link across council boundaries to national planning policy. Structure Plans are however being phased out.

The Approved Structure Plan
The current approved Structure Plan is the 'Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Joint Structure Plan 2000 - Third Alteration and Fourth Alteration’. The Third Alteration became operative on 29 April 2008. A copy of the Approved Structure Plan - Third Alteration which is available from the Joint Committee website.

The Fourth Alteration to the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Joint Structure Plan 2000 was prepared to reflect the terminology of Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 8: Town Centres and Retailing. The Scottish Ministers issued their decision on the Fourth Alteration on 20 March 2009. A copy of the approval letter is available from the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority website

Renfrewshire Council worked jointly with seven other councils to prepare the current Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Joint Structure Plan and this partnership will continue in the preparation of the Strategic Development Plan. The other councils involved are Glasgow, East and West Dunbartonshire, North and South Lanarkshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde. A joint committee has been set up by the eight councils. This committee is the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority Joint Committee, and each council has two councillors on the Joint Committee. More information is available on the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority Joint Committee webpage.

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Strategic Land Audits
The council undertakes monitoring and analysis of land supply in Renfrewshire. Annual surveys provide an evidence base for the formulation of policies and allocation of land within the Development Plan. The base date for the audits is the 31 of March each year.

Industrial Land Supply
Industrial and Business Land Supply Monitoring Report 2011 (pdf - 21.2MB)

• View an Interactive Map which shows the locations of the Industrial Land Supply sites 2010.

Vacant and Derelict Land Survey
Commentary for Vacant and Derelict Land Survey 2010 (pdf -416KB)
Schedule of Vacant and Derelict Land Sites 2010 - in council ownership (pdf - 14.5KB)

• Interactive Vacant and Derelict Land Map 2010
• The Vacant and Derelict Land Monitoring Report 2010 for the Glasgow and Clyde Valley area is available from the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority website
• The Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey for 2010 (published January 2011) is available from the Scottish Government website.

Housing Land Audit
Housing Land Audit 2010 (pdf 26KB)

• View an Interactive Map which shows the locations of the Housing Land Supply, Industrial Land Supply and Vacant/Derelict Land Supply sites.

Contact Renfrewshire Council:

• email: pt@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone: 0141 842 5811/5822
• fax: 0141 842 5040
• call or write to:
  Planning and Transport
  Renfrewshire House
  Cotton Street
  Paisley
  PA1 1LL

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