In 1994 a group of local residents from Scalloway undertook research to produce a community profile. This was done by questionnaire, distributed to every household in the village and then collected. This method gave a 60.2% return rate. The profile proved to be a very useful tool and was used to form an action plan that contributed to considerable change in the village in the following years...
During November 2004, Shetland – the Long Range Forecast, took place to try to find out what people in Shetland would like their community to look like over the next ten, twenty, thirty years, or so. A dedicated week of events took place and there were plenty of opportunities for everyone in Shetland to have there say...
Plan Ahead is the name the Council’s planners gave to a series of public meetings they held, so local people could help prepare District Maps for their own area. The District Map for each area would form the basis of the new Shetland wide Local Plan...
The Community Planning Board (CPB) formally established the Community Planning Support Team (CPST) in May 2004, initially as a one-year pilot, by releasing staff and resources to undertake the work required...
For the last 3 years FAME has completed its annual Community Consultation by inviting a wide selection of professionals from throughout Shetland, from all sectors to come and have a stand in the Mossbank Hall.
The initial consultation with the Whalsay community about new terminals was at meetings with the Community Council where sketches were presented of possible terminal locations and lay-outs. This was met with suspicion and the view that we had a come to the table fait accompli...
If you have any examples of good practice locally in community consultation/engagement please contact the Policy Unit, 01595 744537, policy@shetland.gov.uk or write to Policy Unit, Town Hall, Lerwick.