Town Centre Action Plan Review - Joint Scottish Government and COSLA response
The response confirms that Scottish Government and COSLA accept and have adopted the vision developed by the Review Group:
“Towns and town centres are for the wellbeing of people, planet and the economy. Towns are for everyone and everyone has a role to play in making their own town and town centres successful.”
It identifies four broad categories that comprise the Call to Action –
A. Putting the right policy framework in place,
B. Ensuring the right kind of support,
C. Providing a framework for investment, and
D. Working closely with partners.
Actions within these categories have also been linked to deliver outcomes identified within the report - planning, town centre first, taxation and fiscal levers, town centre living, digital towns, enterprising communities and vibrant local economies, climate action, measuring and evaluating progress, demonstrator towns