People are being offered the chance to help guide a vital planning document by East Dunbartonshire Council.
The new Main Issues Report (MIR) has now been published - a key step on the path towards an updated Local Development Plan for the area.
The MIR sets out a series of key priorities and preferred options for future development in East Dunbartonshire.
Consultation is taking place between Tuesday 15 October and Tuesday 10 December 2019, with a series of drop-in engagement sessions taking place in the coming weeks.
You can have your say at the sessions and officers will be available to discuss any issues relating to the MIR or overall Local Development Plan 2 process.
To access a copy of the report, find out more information and/or provide your views using our online questionnaire - visit www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/mir
Copies of the MIR and paper questionnaires are also available at Community Hubs and libraries.
Joint Council Leader, Councillor Vaughan Moody, said, "The Local Development Plan - which is currently in place - sets out the Council's long-term land-use strategy, illustrating where and how new development should take place. It also establishes those parts of East Dunbartonshire which should be protected from development.
"We are currently working on Local Development Plan 2 - which needs to be ready for 2022 - and the MIR is a key step towards that goal. Please take the time to get involved and help guide the future of your area."
Joint Council Leader, Councillor Andrew Polson, said, "East Dunbartonshire is a great place to live, work and visit, and we need your input to ensure we continue to prosper.
"Following extensive early public engagement between December 2018 and February 2019, the Council has looked at all the views submitted and identified a series of 'main issues' of change from the current Local Development Plan for our communities and planning policies. We now want to hear your views on these 'main issues'. Please get involved."
Drop-in engagement sessions:
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Location |
Date |
Time |
|---|---|---|
|
Milton of Campsie Parish Church |
Friday 25 October |
3pm to 6pm |
|
The Fraser Centre, Milngavie |
Monday 28 October |
3pm to 7pm |
|
Twechar Healthy Living & Enterprise Centre |
Wednesday 30 October |
3pm to 6pm |
|
Caldwell Halls, Torrance |
Wednesday 13 November |
4pm to 7pm |
|
Glazert Country House Hotel, Lennoxtown |
Monday 18 November |
3pm to 7pm |
|
Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre |
Wednesday 20 November |
3pm to 7pm |
|
Bearsden Community Hub – Lesser Hall |
Tuesday 26 November |
3pm to 7pm |
|
Bishopbriggs War Memorial Hall |
Thursday 28 November |
3pm to 7pm |
The closing date for responses is Tuesday 10 December 2019 (5pm). For further information, visit www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/mir e-mail development.plan@eastdunbarton.gov.uk or call the Land Planning Policy Team on 0300 1234510.
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