Renfrewshire Council

We're preparing a new Local Development Plan for Renfrewshire

We've started preparing a new Local Development Plan for Renfrewshire. This will be Renfrewshire's third Local Development Plan and will set out the long-term vision for the area up to 2037 and beyond.

You can download the Development Plan Scheme [2MB] for more information on how we'll prepare the plan and how you can get involved.

Share your views

'Have your say on Renfrewshire's places'

This general survey is your chance to share your views on where you live, work, and visit. It's open to anyone with an interest in Renfrewshire's places.

The survey will ask you which area you're commenting on, such as a specific town or a rural area. You'll then get to rate the quality of various topics, such as:

• public transport
• how you move around
• what you can do in your place
• facilities and services, such as schools and healthcare services.

This will help us learn what people like about Renfrewshire's places and what they would like to see improved.

Complete the 'Have your say on Renfrewshire's places' survey.

'Call for ideas'

From March to May 2024, people submitted ideas and proposals for specific places in Renfrewshire as part of our 'Call for ideas' survey. We're assessing these ideas for inclusion in the Local Development Plan.

Masterplan Consent Areas - Duty to periodically consider making scheme

The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 introduced Masterplan Consent Areas as a new proactive consenting mechanism.

Part 2 of the 2019 Act (Section 15) sets out the legal framework for preparing Masterplan Consent Areas. The full provisions from the Act relating to Masterplan Consent Areas and the associated regulations are not yet in force. We anticipate the Masterplan Consent Area provisions being fully in place later in 2024.

Schedule 5A Paragraph 5 is in force and requires planning authorities to consider whether it would be desirable to make a scheme for a part or parts of their district, and to publish a statement as to their consideration.

Renfrewshire Council's Master Plan Consent Area Statement [107KB] sets out that as the Masterplan Consent Area regulations are not yet in place, we have not yet identified or assessed potential locations for which it may be desirable to bringing forward an Masterplan Consent Area scheme. We intend to reconsider this once the legal basis for preparing Masterplan Consent Areas is in place and the Council will prepare a revised statement in line with the legal requirements of Schedule 5A Paragraph 5 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act, as amended.

Find out more

To get regular updates on the Local Development Plan's progress, join our mailing list.

For information on getting involved through creating Local Place Plans, learn more about Local Place Plans on our website.

If you'd like to contact us, email us at localplanconsultation@renfrewshire.gov.uk.