Queensferry Placemaking exercise update (October 2015)
We are holding a third and final community engagement event at Queensferry High School on Tuesday 27 October between 16:30 – 20:00. This event is for people who could not attend the initial events. Feedback on the initial events was very positive. 85% of participants that filled in a feedback form said they found the event was either ‘good’ or ‘really good’.
Queensferry Placemaking exercise update (September 2015)
The two placemaking exercises have now been held and we’ve produced an Interim Report on the feedback so far. We had a great response from approximately 100 people with lots of ideas and issues raised. The local community have asked us to run another session for those couldn’t make it to these two sessions. A date and venue for this are yet to be arranged, but if you’d like to attend please contact Lucy George and we’ll keep you posted. We’ll also share the details on the blog and Twitter.
The Council, Queensferry and District Community Council and Queensferry Ambition will be holding a Placemaking exercise to get your views on what you think works and what doesn’t work so well in Queensferry.
What is placemaking?
Places that work well for the community have a significant influence on the health and wellbeing of individuals. The opposite is also true – places that do not work well have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. The aim of placemaking is to create successful places.
We can measure the success of a place through use of a tool called the Place Standard which has been developed by A&DS, the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland. This consists of a series of indicators that allow the community to assess things like access to green space, general maintenance of an area and perception of safety.
The Scottish Government’s policy on Architecture and Place – Creating Places sets the context for how we can deliver great places.
How can you get involved?
We will take groups of people through the exercise in facilitated sessions. We’d like as many people as possible to take part. This is the first time we have used this process and it will provide a unique opportunity for the community to get involved. It will build on the work undertaken for the Town Centre charrette.
When
- Thursday 6 August between 4:00PM and 8:00PM
- Saturday 8 August between 09:00AM and 1:00PM
Where
What will happen after the exercise?
This process will give us lots of information about Queensferry which we can use to inform what we do as a Council and how new development can support the qualities of Queensferry.
The outcomes will be shared with the developers of the new housing sites identified in Second Proposed Local Development Plan so they can shape their proposals to take account of the strengths and weaknesses identified by the community.
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