We are supporting the “Farm for Scotland’s Future” campaign led by Scottish Environment LINK. In this blog Kat Jones explains why we need a new approach to farm policy and a better set of incentives for farmers.
Let’s Farm for Scotland’s Future
Category: News
What Happened to Deposit Return?
This blog records the campaign against the deposit return scheme and tried to explain a bit of what happened over the last six months. Firstly for the supporters of the ‘Have you Got the Bottle?’ campaign and for APRS’s members, but also, importantly, as a heads-up for those campaigning for deposit return in England and Wales. We expect some of the same tactics to be used against the planned deposit return schemes in England and Wales and, as they say, “forewarned is forearmed”.
Local Development Plans – how to have a say in the future of your area
Whether it is more green spaces, cycling infrastructure, social housing, or public transport, in theory getting it into your Local Development Plan (LDP) could be the best way to make it a reality.
Community Engagement in Local Planning
Communities should be at the centre of Local Development Plans and the process should be made simple and straightforward for them to engage with, and that communities should be engaged proactively by the planning authorities.
Local Development Plan Guidance
The regulations for the new Local Development Plan (LDP) review process came into force on 19 May 2023 and shortly afterwards the Scottish Government published Guidance on LDPs so that local authorities can implement the new system.
Scottish National Parks Strategy Project June 2023
Anyone can now ‘pre-register’ with the Scottish Government if they think they might consider nominating an area of Scotland as a new National Park. The Scottish Government have committed to designating at least one new National Park by 2026 and nominations process will be launched in the Autumn
Kat’s Green Belt Fundraiser
Raising money for APRS through a walk around Greater Glasgow’s Green Belts.
Join me!
Our response to the draft Energy Strategy
APRS has responded to the Scottish Government consultation on their Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan. This was very important to do as it lays out the longer term vision, direction and actions for energy infrastructure over the next decade.
Action to Protect Rural Scotland
Following our AGM on 28 May 2023 we can announce that we will be changing our name to Action to Protect Rural Scotland.