Structure Plan Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.3 - What is a Structure Plan and how does it relate to other plans and strategies
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The Structure Plan is part of the Statutory Development Plan and sets out a framework which will shape the development of our towns and villages to 2017. It estimates the need for new housing, shopping, employment and transport developments, and sets out in general terms how and where this development should be accommodated. The Plan seeks to reflect the objectives and priorities of both Councils as well as the strategies of other agencies such as Communities Scotland, Forth Valley Enterprise and Scottish Natural Heritage.
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Linkages between the various agencies, the Councils and the Structure Plan will also be promoted through the Community Plan. This is a new form of plan aimed at promoting the social and economic wellbeing of a Council's area. It is produced in partnership with a range of agencies and the local community, but it is not a substitute for the Statutory Development Plan. Community Plans are however likely to play an increasingly important role in providing a context for partnership working for delivery of a number of the proposals and objectives of the Structure Plan.
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The Structure Plan sets the land use framework within which the Community Plan and other more detailed Council strategies and plans will operate including housing plans, transport plans, air pollution and economic development strategies. Importantly it also sets the context for future Local Plans which will translate the strategy to specific development sites and detailed policies.
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Finalised versions of a replacement Clackmannashire Local Plan and alterations to the Stirling Council Local Plan 1999 (Alteration 1A: Stirling and the Rural Villages and Alteration IB: The National Park Area) are currently being prepared. These will be placed on deposit in July 2002 and will reflect the development framework established by this Structure Plan. Preparation of a second alteration to the Stirling Council Local Plan, to bring forward the longer term housing land supply, will commence in July.
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Legislation has been passed by the Scottish Parliament for the creation of Scotland's first National Park which will cover the Loch Lomond and Trossachs area. This incorporates a large area of land for which Stirling Council is currently the Planning Authority. A new Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority will be established in July 2002. This new authority will be responsible for local planning issues in the National Park area.
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