Structure Plan Alteration process

Approved Structure Plan Alteration

Scottish Borders Council Structure Plan Alteration was approved by Scottish Ministers on 9 June 2009. The Structure Plan Alteration will become operative from this date alongside and replacing where appropriate the Structure Plan approved in 2002. The relevant documents are available to view below:

Letter of Approval from Scottish Government

Scottish Government Final Modifications - June 2009

Schedule of Reasons for Scottish Ministers' Modifications

Schedule of Reasons for Non-Modifications

The approved Structure Plan from 2002 is available to view here and the Consolidated document is available to view here.

Finalised Structure Plan Alteration: Proposed Modifications by Scottish Ministers

The Finalised Structure Plan Alteration was submitted to Scottish Ministers on 22 July 2008. On 20 March 2009 Scottish Ministers advertised proposed modifications to the Finalised Structure Plan Alteration. The proposed modifications and the reasons for them are available to view below:

Scottish Ministers invited comments and formal objections to the proposed modifications and the consultation closed on the 1 May 2009.

Finalised Structure Plan Alteration

The Finalised Structure Plan Alteration that was agreed by Council on 22 May 2008 was advertised in the local press and all consultees and respondents throughout the process were informed. The finalised documents were submitted to the Scottish Ministers for approval on 22 July 2008 and are available to view below.

Report on Responses to Consultation Draft

Appendix A - Summarised Responses

Appendix B - Environmental Report Post-Adoption Statement

Structure Plan Alteration Finalised Written Statement

Structure Plan Alteration Finalised Report of Survey

Structure Plan Alteration Finalised Key Diagram

Structure Plan Alteration Consultation Statement and Appendices 1-7

SEA Environmental Report (Updated)

Appendix A: Baseline Report
Appendix B: Full Assessment Results
Appendix C: Population and Household Projection Trends

SEA Post Adoption Statement

Comments on the Finalised Structure Plan Alteration were to be submitted to the Directorate for the Built Environment at the Scottish Government and the consultation period finished on the 3 September 2008.

Draft Structure Plan Alteration and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

The consultative draft Structure Plan Alteration was approved by Council on the 27 September 2007 and the consultative documents are available to view below. The Council agreed to advertise the Structure Plan Alteration and the Strategic Environmental Assessment for a period of 12 weeks. The consultation period closed on the 25 January 2008.

Structure Plan Alteration Report to Council

Consultative Draft Structure Plan Alteration

The Structure Plan Alteration is a review of the housing policies, including:

Chapter 1: Development Strategy
Chapter 4: Housing
Chapter 7: Implementation and Monitoring

Chapters 1 and 7 include updates to the approved Structure Plan, and Chapter 4 is completely revised.

The Strategic Environmental Assessment Report assesses the strategic environmental impacts of the Structure Plan Alteration proposals. The report includes the following appendices:

Appendix A: Baseline Report
Appendix B: Full Assessment Results
Appendix C: Population and Household Projection trends

Stakeholder meetings

In the process of preparing the Structure Plan Alteration a number of stakeholder meetings were held. These meetings included a presentation on the background of the Alteration and its timetable.

Notes and presentation from meetings in November and December 2006 are available below.

24/11/2006 Meeting notes: Council departments and external bodies

29/11/2006 Meeting notes: Community Councils and community groups

5/12/2006 Meeting notes: Agents

Presentation on the Structure Plan Alterations

Notes and presentation from meetings in June 2007 are available below.

12/06/2007 Meeting notes: Council departments and external bodies

19/06/2007 Meeting notes: Community Council and local groups

21/06/2007 Meeting notes: Agents

Presentation on Structure Plan Alterations

The last stakeholders meetings were held in November and December 2007. The presentation on progress of the Alteration from the meeting is available below.

Presentation Structure Plan Alteration Briefing November/December 2007

Structure Plan Alteration background documents

The Structure Plan Alteration Report of Survey provides baseline information in support of the Structure Plan Alteration. This includes:

General Context
Background Studies
Infrastructure and Services
Affordable Housing
Further Information

The appendices of the Report of Survey include supporting background reports.

Appendix 1: Population and Household Projection Trends
Appendix 2: Housing Market Review
Appendix 3: Housing Land Audit 2006
Appendix 4: Development and Landscape Capacity Study
Appendix 5: Urban Capacity Study 2007
Appendix 6: Housing in the Countryside
Appendix 7: Local Housing Assessment 2006 Summary

Development and Landscape Capacity Study

Development and Landscape Capacity Study - Brief and Methodology. This document details the original brief and methodology undertaken to produce these reports.

The documents below reports the findings from the following settlements:

Development and Landscape Capacity Study - Duns

Development and Landscape Capacity Study - Eyemouth

Development and Landscape Capacity Study - Galashiels

Development and Landscape Capacity Study - Hawick

Development and Landscape Capacity Study - Jedburgh

Development and Landscape Capacity Study - Kelso

Development and Landscape Capacity Study - Melrose

Development and Landscape Capacity Study - Peebles

Development and Landscape Capacity Study - Selkirk

Development and Landscape Capacity Study - Stow

Development and Landscape Capacity Study - Walkerburn