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Please make sure you have read all the notes carefully before you start to fill in the application form. This application form can either be completed by hand or electronically - it is available on the Planning homepage at www.scotland.gov.uk/planning. Please complete all five sections. The deadline for submitting applications is 27 August 2008. An acknowledgement letter will be sent to the person who has completed this form.
1 Please provide a name and contact details of the lead organisation responsible for this work.
Name | Alan Williamson |
Job title | Planning Policy Team leader |
Organisation | Inverclyde Council |
Address | Cathcart House, 6 Cathcart Square, Greenock, PA15 1LS |
Telephone | 01475 712491 |
Fax | 01475 712468 |
Email | alan.williamson@inverclyde.gov.uk |
2 If this is a joint application, please list the other partners who had a key role. You should also inform your partners that you are nominating the project for an award.
1 Inverclyde Local Access Forum | 2 Inverclyde Core Paths Plan |
3 | 4 |
5 | 6 |
3 Tick one nomination category
4 Title of entry | Inverclyde Core Paths Plan. |
Please complete the form on the following pages by providing a brief summary of the piece of work you have entered. You must also conclude with a key reason as to why you think this work merits an Award. Only the two A4 pages supplied here can be used and your text must fit within the boxes. The font size should be no less than 12pt.
The judging criteria are set out below. Please tick only the key criteria relevant to your entry:
You must describe how the project relates to the criteria which you have ticked.
Description of project
Preparation and production of Inverclyde Core Paths Plan. The Inverclyde Core Paths Plan is a new type of Plan which identifies the basic framework of paths sufficient for the purpose of giving the public reasonable access throughout the area. |
Describe the background to the project
Preparation of a Core Paths Plan is a statutory requirement of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. A good practice guide to preparing Core Paths Plans has been prepared by Scottish Natural Heritage and the Paths for All Partnership. This recommends a good quality of involvement by the Local Access Forum, which has been achieved in Inverclyde. |
What are the aims and objectives of the project?
- To develop the Plan in partnership with the Inverclyde Local Access Forum ( ILAF) so as to ensure that the paths identified meet a wide range of community needs.
- To identify a coherent network of inter-connecting paths, linking Inverclyde's communities to each other, to key services, and to the rural hinterland.
- To publish the plan in an innovative format that shows the whole network at a single glance, with succinct path information, thus promoting path usage.
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Over what timescale has the project been developed?
September 2005 to June 2008. |
Explain the process and action taken
- Fully representative Local Access Forum established.
- Consultation held to gather information on existing and desired paths.
- ILAF develops, agrees and tests criteria for selecting Core Paths.
- Intensive series of ILAF workshops identifies candidate Core Paths.
- Informal consultation held to gather views on candidate Core Paths.
- ILAF considers public feedback and recommends Core Paths to Council.
- Council accepts ILAF recommendations and produces single sheet Plan.
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Explain the role of the key partners
The ILAF comprises representatives of organisations, landowners/managers and users with an interest in outdoor access including: farmers; walkers/ramblers; horseriders; cyclists; people with disabilities; and community groups. It had a pro-active and shaping influence on the Plan preparation process from the outset, rather than a merely re-active and responsive role as a consultee. It recommended to the Council which paths should be designated as Core Paths, rather than merely commenting on the Council's proposals after the Plan had been drawn up. |
What results were achieved?
- A draft Core Paths Plan presented to the public with the full endorsement of the Local Access Forum following its significant involvement in the Plan's preparation.
- A network of inter-connecting paths, providing functional and recreational access and meeting a wide range of community needs .
- A single-sheet format Plan that is more user-friendly than the more common booklet format, whilst also cheaper to produce and less resource-intensive than booklet style plans.
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In summary, why does this piece of work merit an Award?
The Inverclyde Core Paths Plan is submitted for an award on two counts:- - the partnership with the Inverclyde Local Access Forum throughout the project fully realised best practice recommended by official guidance.
- the format of the Plan is an innovative approach which presents the required information in a concise, accessible manner, whilst minimising use of resources. Both Scotways and the Paths for All Partnership have commended the Plan format.
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