Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning
Nominations by area
Aberdeen City
Aberdeen Countryside ProjectAWARD 2000
Aberdeen city centre regenerationAWARD 1998
Aberdeen: Broadford Works design briefcommended 2001
Transportation strategy for Aberdeencommended 1999
Aberdeen + Aberdeenshire Structure Plan sustainability appraisal nominated 2001
Aberdeen Belmont Street and Backwynd regeneration nominated 2001
Aberdeen: Kingswells park and ride nominated 2001
Joint cities work on best value nominated 1998
Aberdeenshire
Community Orientated Developer Contributions AWARD 2002
Aberdeenshire development control customer care initiativesAWARD 2001
Kincardine O'Neil Village EnhancementAWARD 1997
Business Friendly Development Control commended 2003 Aberdeenshire Towns Partnership - Helping to Develop Sustainable Communities commended 2003Drainage Impact Assessment Guidance for Developers and Regulatorscommended 2002
Restoration of Ballater Old Railway Station and Station Squarecommended 2002
Managing the Cairngormsrecognised 1998
The Aberdeenshire Towns Programme nominated 2002
Aberdeenshire design award scheme nominated 2001
Aberdeenshire pilot youth planning project nominated 2001
Aberdeenshire local transport strategy nominated 2001
Aberdeen + Aberdeenshire Structure Plan sustainability appraisal nominated 2001
Cairngorms Partnership work plan nominated 2001
Hercules Linton memorial and garden, Inverbervie nominated 1998
Stonehaven Shorehead improvement nominated 1998
Angus
Arbroath Abbey visitor developmentAWARD 2001
Streamlining the Angus Local Plan Inquirycommended 2000
Development control emphasis on customer carecommended 1999
Managing the Cairngormsrecognised 1998
Cairngorms Partnership work plan nominated 2001
Carnoustie new hotel & environmental improvements nominated 1999
Argyll & Bute
Dunoon: Bishops Glen projectcommended 2001
West of Scotland Archaeology: sites and monuments recordcommended 2001
Argyll & Bute planning design awardscommended 1999
Argyll & Bute Area Capacity Evaluations nominated 2000
Bunessan treatment works, Mull nominated 1997
Clackmannanshire
Burgh Yard redevelopment, DollarAWARD 1997
Focus on customer service in development controlcommended 2000
Proactive approach to planning and floodingcommended 1998
Strategic Environmental Appraisalcommended 1997
Tackling Brownfield Sites nominated 2002
Approach to opencast coal mining nominated 1999
Use of landscape studies in local plan preparation nominated 1999
Strategy consultation In Stirling and Clackmannanshire nominated 1998
Clackmannanshire planning application form nominated 1997
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries & Galloway local biodiversity action planAWARD 1999
Caring for the built environment campaign nominated 1999
[Crichton Regeneration Project- RTPI Silver Jubilee Cup Winner 2000]
Dundee City
Dundee City Centre ImprovementsAWARD 2000
Dundee Facade Enhancement Grant Scheme commended 2003
Dundee Visitor Signage Project commended 2002
Dundee ambassador routes design guidecommended 1999
Property enquiry service, Dundeecommended 1998
Tay Square Landscaping, Dundeecommended 1997
Dundee public information booklets nominated 2000
Telecommunications: a positive approach to planning control nominated 2000
Dundee contemporary arts centre nominated 1999
Dundee local plan 1998 nominated 1998
Aspects of planning enforcement in Dundee nominated 1998
Development quality practice and procedure manual, Dundee nominated 1998
Joint cities work on best value nominated 1998
East Ayrshire
Ayrshire Woodland Strategy AWARD 2002
Ayrshire joint structure plan Monitor 2000AWARD 2000
East Ayrshire Opencast Coal Subject Plan commended 2003
West of Scotland Archaeology: sites and monuments recordcommended 2001
Ayrshire joint structure plancommended 1999
East Ayrshire touch screen access technology nominated 2001
Delivery of a decentralised planning application system nominated 1999
East Ayrshire opencast coal subject plan nominated 1999
East Dunbartonshire
Greenspace Audit commended 2003
Development of a planning service website commended 2002
Kirkintilloch's Initiativecommended 2002
Performance Improvement through Personal Targeting nominated 2002
Management Development Plan nominated 2002
Interim Access Strategy nominated 2002
East Dunbartonshire Local Plan, Finalised Draft nominated 2002
East Lothian
Dunbar initiative projectAWARD 1999
Edinburgh and the Lothians Structure Plan nominated 2002
Authoring & publication of "Rural Buildings of the Lothians" nominated 2000
East Renfrewshire
West of Scotland Archaeology: sites and monuments recordcommended 2001
Local plan: use of CD-ROM & internetcommended 2000
Local plan: engaging with the community nominated 1999
Edinburgh City
Policy Framework for Delivering Affordable Housing AWARD 2003 Public Access E-Planning System as Implemented in Stirling Council and the City of Edinburgh Council AWARD 2003 The Edinburgh Standards for Urban Design AWARD 2003
Mansfield Traquair Centre AWARD 2002
Multrees Walk, St Andrew Square commended 2003
Edinburgh Urban Forest Projectcommended 2000
River Almond catchment plan for integrated managementcommended 1999
Edinburgh and the Lothians Structure Plan nominated 2002
Planning for Regeneration of Granton Waterfront nominated 2002
Edinburgh Exchange masterplan and development nominated 2001
Edinburgh Development Quality Handbook nominated 2000
The Edinburgh Biodiversity Action Plan nominated 2000
Authoring & publication of "Rural Buildings of the Lothians" nominated 2000
Grange conservation area character appraisal nominated 1999
Sandeman House and Netherbow closes nominated 1999
Gorgie city farm pet lodge nominated 1999
Joint cities work on best value nominated 1998
Eilean Siar (Western Isles)
Loch nam Madadh European Marine Site management schemecommended 2000
Stornoway airport planning brief nominated 1998
Falkirk
The Drum (Phase 2), Bo'ness commended 2003
Falkirk Geographic Information System and development planscommended 2001
Denny Path Networkcommended 2000
The Falkirk Biodiversity Action Plan nominated 2002
Millennium link canal corridor development framework nominated 1999
Fife
Fife: West Wemyss townscape heritage initiativeAWARD 2001
Sustainable Urban Drainage System: East Dunfermlinecommended 2000
Fife Local Biodiversity Action Planrecognised 1998
Fife development control: customer quality charter nominated 2001
Fife development control efficiency review nominated 2001
Fife Structure Plan nominated 2001
St Andrews Bay golf resort development nominated 2001
St Andrews: new buildings in a historic setting nominated 2001
Pittenweem: Houses on Milton Road nominated 2000
Louise Carnegie gates restoration, Dunfermline nominated 2000
Fife structure plan: planning for Fife pack nominated 1999
Methil energy efficient sustainable housing project nominated 1999
Fife planning application forms nominated 1998
Pitlessie Maltings planning application, Fife nominated 1997
Pittenweem Improvements Project nominated 1997
Valleyfield Ash Lagoons and Torry Bay Local Nature Reserve nominated 1997
Glasgow City
Oatlands - Action Plan and Marketing Brief AWARD 2002
Quality management in development control, Glasgow AWARD 1998 AWARD 1998AWARD 1998
Glasgow City: draft Local Plancommended 2001
Glasgow: Graham Square redevelopmentcommended 2001
West of Scotland Archaeology: sites and monuments recordcommended 2001
Development control role in PPP education initiativecommended 2000
St Andrew's Square Redevelopmentcommended 2000
Glasgow: Homes for the Futurecommended 2000
Glasgow city centre public realmcommended 1998
Glasgow: Planning for Developmentcommended 1997
Glasgow development control seminars nominated 2001
Glasgow: Flyposting: The way ahead nominated 2000
Glasgow strategic business & industrial sites programme nominated 2000
Glasgow Members' information sheets nominated 1999
Guidance notes: -house extensions & alterations nominated 1999
Glasgow Local Plan Review 1998 nominated 1998
Joint cities work on best value nominated 1998
Highland
The Eastgate and Falcon Square Shopping Development (Phase II), Inverness OVERALL WINNER 2003
Strategy for Environmental and Visitor Management in the Nevis Area AWARD 2002
Highland rural partnership for change pilot projectAWARD 2001
Highland archaeology weekAWARD 1999
Highland structure plan youth forumAWARD 1999
Cairngorm Funicular Railway Project commended 2003
Loch Eriboll Aquaculture Framework Plancommended 2000
Aviemore sign policy and guidelinescommended 1998
Managing the Cairngormsrecognised 1998
Highland InfoNet nominated 2001
Cairngorms Partnership work plan nominated 2001
Wick project: -strengthening the local economy nominated 1999
Inverclyde
West of Scotland Archaeology: sites and monuments record commended 2001
Midlothian
Development Briefs for Local Plan Housing Sites commended 2003
Midlothian: Shawfair local plan and development manualcommended 2001
Edinburgh and the Lothians Structure Plan nominated 2002
Authoring & publication of "Rural Buildings of the Lothians" nominated 2000
Moray
Moray Development PlanAWARD 1998
Lossiemouth defence housing PFIAWARD 1998
Burghead Headland Trust Visitor Centre commended 2003
Moray draft Indicative Forestry Strategycommended 2001
Moray Webmap: Geographic Information System projectcommended 2001
Moray local access initiativecommended 2001
Managing the Cairngormsrecognised 1998
Cairngorms Partnership work plan nominated 2001
Moray planning application performance nominated 1999
Moray development plan inquiry stage nominated 1999
North Ayrshire
Ayrshire Woodland Strategy AWARD 2002
Ayrshire joint structure plan Monitor 2000AWARD 2000
West of Scotland Archaeology: sites and monuments recordcommended 2001
Ayrshire joint structure plancommended 1999
Rennie Business Units, Saltcoats nominated 2000
North Lanarkshire
Glenboig Village Park AWARD 2003
Wishaw Greenhead Moss community nature parkcommended 2001
West of Scotland Archaeology: sites and monuments recordcommended 2001
River Almond catchment plan for integrated managementcommended 1999
North Lanarkshire interim local transport strategy nominated 1999
Craigmarloch, Cumbernauld nominated 1998
Safer routes to school in North Lanarkshire nominated 1998
M8/A8 Corridor Interim Land Use Strategy nominated 1997
Strategy for the Lanarkshire Economy nominated 1997
Orkney
Planning referrals subcommittee, & Rural housing policycommended 1999
Orkney Environment Day nominated 2001
Perth & Kinross
Managing the Cairngormsrecognised 1998
Cairngorms Partnership work plan nominated 2001
Perth & Kinross Best Value in development plans nominated 1999
Perth & Kinross retail study nominated 1998
Perth area housing consultation nominated 1998
Renfrewshire
Paisley Town Centre RegenerationSPECIAL AWARD 1997
Renfrewshire Development Control ServiceAWARD 2000
West of Scotland Archaeology: sites and monuments recordcommended 2001
Scottish Borders
Selkirk riverside eco-industrial projectcommended 1998
Eyemouth: Bantry phase 1 environmental improvements nominated 1999
Borders-wide town & village enhancement scheme nominated 1999
Shetland
Shetland: new regime for aquaculture (marine development control)AWARD 2001
Lerwick town centre environmental improvementsAWARD 1999
South Ayrshire
Ayrshire Woodland Strategy AWARD 2002
Ayrshire joint structure plan Monitor 2000AWARD 2000
West of Scotland Archaeology: sites and monuments recordcommended 2001
Ayrshire joint structure plancommended 1999
Loudoun Hall forecourt, Ayr nominated 1998
Public art project in Prestwick nominated 1998
Dundonald Castle visitor centre nominated 1998
South Lanarkshire
New Lanark Mill HotelSPECIAL AWARD 1999
Hamilton Town SquareAWARD 1999
East Kilbride Village projectAWARD 1998
ASPIRE - former Rutherglen East Parish Church commended 2002
West of Scotland Archaeology: sites and monuments recordcommended 2001
Biggar town centre projectcommended 1999
Best Value initiative in local planningcommended 1999
Museum of Scottish Country Life nominated 2002
Church Hall, Abbeygreen nominated 2002
South Lanarkshire Minerals Plan nominated 2002
Cambuslang: Holmhill Woods community park nominated 2001
South Lanarkshire planning & building control information leaflets nominated 2001
South Lanarkshire housebuyers guide nominated 2001
Guide to the planning application decision making process nominated 2000
Biggar Townscape Improvement Plan nominated 2000
The Strathaven project nominated 1999
South Lanarkshire rural communities trust nominated 1999
Hamilton palace grounds masterplan nominated 1999
South Lanarkshire local planning charter nominated 1998
Planning applications charter, South Lanarkshire nominated 1998
Residential development guide: South Lanarkshire nominated 1998
Quarry Street streetscape, Hamilton nominated 1998
Clyde Valley woodlands initiative nominated 1998
Hamilton Ahead Initiative nominated 1997
Strategy for the Lanarkshire Economy nominated 1997
Stirling
Public Access E-Planning System as Implemented in Stirling Council and the City of Edinburgh Council AWARD 2003
Stirling: using new technology in mainstream planning policyAWARD 2001
Countryside Access commended 2003
Improvements in the Planning Enforcement Service commended 2002
Development Advice Note: Layout and Design of New Housing Developmentcommended 2002
Housing Development at Abbey Roadcommended 2002
Stirling local democracy and quality decisionmakingcommended 2001
First Generations: The Stirling Area from Mesolithic to Roman times nominated 2002
Stirling Town Centre Annual Monitoring Report nominated 2002
Stirling Tolbooth Centre for Music and the Arts nominated 2002
Stirling: lowland highland trail nominated 2001
Strategy consultation in Stirling and Clackmannanshire nominated 1998
West Dunbartonshire
Loch Lomond Shores Development SPECIAL AWARD 2002
The Clydebank Plan 2003-2008 commended 2003
West of Scotland Archaeology: sites and monuments recordcommended 2001
Clydebank Waterfront Regeneration Strategy nominated 2002
Shopfront Facelift Initiative and Public Realm Works nominated 2002
Western Isles
see Eilean Siar
West Lothian
West Lothian determination of planning applicationsAWARD 1997
Planning Briefs for Housing Developments commended 2002
River Almond catchment plan for integrated managementcommended 1999
From Seafield Bing to Seafield Law, West Lothiancommended 1998
Planning for biodiversity action in West Lothianrecognised 1998
Edinburgh and the Lothians Structure Plan nominated 2002
Continued improvement in delivery of development control nominated 2000
West Lothian community organisations local plan training nominated 2000
West Lothian: Access information for cyclists nominated 2000
Authoring & publication of "Rural Buildings of the Lothians" nominated 2000
West Lothian innovation in local plan map production nominated 1999
Restoration of Nasmyth Bridge, Almondell, West Lothian nominated 1998
Preparation of Livingston Local Plan nominated 1997
Scotlandwide
The Millennium Link SPECIAL AWARD 2002 (also RTPI Silver Jubilee Cup Winner 2002)
CLEAR (Community Local Environment Awareness Raising)commended 2002
National programme of landscape character assessmentcommended 1999
Involving the Public Project nominated 2002
Forests for People: working with communities nominated 2000
Historic Burghs Association of Scotland: small towns study nominated 1999
Good practice by the Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland nominated 1997