Scotland’s Towns Partnership

Increased innovation is needed to unlock the investment needed to revive empty and neglected buildings in Scotland’s towns, a major conference heard yesterday. The game-changing impact of transforming existing buildings into new homes, modern business spaces and visitor attractions was a key f

Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) has welcomed three new members to its governing board as part of its determination to "place localism at the heart of the nation’s economy and future". Regeneration expert Chris Bateman, tech firm chief executive Marcus Chidgey and management consultant

Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) is joining forces with Perth & Kinross Council to host a major event to help drive a better future for Scotland’s communities. Delegates from across the country will gather at Perth Concert Hall for the 2024 Scotland’s Towns Conference (STC24)

More than 200 people have taken part in a series of events to inspire and influence the drive to have more people living in Scotland’s town and city centres.

Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) has appointed Kimberley Guthrie as its new chief officer. She has taken up the permanent post after carrying out the role on an interim basis since the beginning of April.

A new online resource created to support all those who work to improve Scottish towns is set to be featured at the flagship Scotland’s Towns Conference event. Launched this summer, the Town Toolkit was developed by Scotland’s Towns Partnership with support from the Scottish Government an

Larger construction projects could be in line to benefit from a new £10 million multi-year fund which aims to help transform towns and neighbourhoods across Scotland. The Scotland Loves Local Fund aims to encourage people to think local first, and support businesses and enterprises i

The Paisley Centre shopping facility could be repurposed into a new residential quarter under radical new plans to reimagine the town and reverse Scotland’s declining High Streets. How the Paisley Centre entrance could look if the centre was repurposed as a new residential quarter

Kirkintilloch has been named the winner of the FutureTown Design Competition after securing more than half of the public votes for its ‘Giant Phone Box’ project. A sketch of the design proposal submitted by John Dickson

Scotland's Towns Partnership (STP) has unveiled an eight-strong shortlist for its annual FutureTown Design Competition.

RTPI Scotland has joined forces with a number of high profile organisations in a letter sent to the Scottish Government and MSPs arguing for a change of direction in the Scottish Planning Bill. In an edited letter published in The Herald on June 29, the signatories called for the new legislation to

A plan to transform waste ground in Paisley into a new cultural and arts quarter has been named as the winner of an urban renewal competition. The 'Paisley Baker Street' entry, submitted by Paisley Community Trust, proposes a three to five screen cinema, 500 seat main theatre, 150 seat studio theatr

An alliance of ten organisations from the planning and placemaking sector in Scotland has launched a new campaign to help influence new planning guidelines ahead of the upcoming Planning Bill. The Scottish Alliance for People and Places, which includes RTPI Scotland and RICS Scotland, has come toget