Planning Newsletter

If you would like to receive our regular Newsletter, which includes details of the preparation of the LDP please email the policy team at development.plan@eastdunbarton.gov.uk or call 0300 123 4510.

Issue 80 - September 2025

As set out in our previous newsletter, the Council is continuing work to prepare a new Local Development Plan (LDP) – to be known as LDP3.

The current stage is the Call for Ideas and Sites Consultation – which is taking place until Monday 15 September 2025.

When approved and adopted, LDP3 will set out a long-term vision for what local development should take place and where. The Call for Ideas and Sites Consultation includes two surveys – available online and in print on request:

Call for Ideas:

This is an opportunity to submit suggestions, policies and potential uses for areas. The Call for Ideas is a way for people, groups and stakeholders to influence how land might be used in the future – such as local housing needs, employment, tourism, renewable energy, active travel and improvements to local green spaces, community facilities and town/village centres.

Call for Sites:

This is an opportunity for developers, landowners, agents and members of the public to put forward specific sites they would like to be considered for future allocation in LDP3. The Call for Sites process can be used to suggest locations for a range of potential uses, for example: housing; retail; business and industry; tourism; community facilities; nature-based solutions to adapt to climate change; and other types of development. 

To access the surveys and further information, please visit our web page before 15 September 2025.

Please note, the aim of the consultation is to collate ideas and suggested sites – not to seek support/objections at this stage.
For more information on the overall LDP3 process – including a timeline and a link to frequently asked questions – please visit the web page.

Climate Action Plan (CAP) 

Further progress has been made on the development of the draft CAP, including additional engagement being undertaken with Council’s Strategic Leadership Team. The draft CAP is expected to go to Council in autumn 2025, with public consultation to follow. 

Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES) 

External funding was secured to support a feasibility study for a heat network in central Kirkintilloch, based on an opportunity identified in the Council’s Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES) Delivery Plan. The specification to commission a consultant to undertake the feasibility study in the 2025/26 financial year has been drafted, with an aim for the work to commence shortly.

Enforcement of Pavement Parking Ban 

East Dunbartonshire will begin enforcement of the national pavement parking ban – which prohibits pavement parking, double parking and parking across dropped kerbs – on Monday 1 September 2025. Exemptions are in place for 13 locations that met the strict criteria following a stringent assessment process. Further information can be found on the Council website.

Email:

Development.plan@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Postal Address:

Land Planning Policy
East Dunbartonshire Council
Southbank House
Strathkelvin Place
Kirkintilloch
G66 1XQ

Telephone (Council Customer Services): 0300 123 4510

The Council has a separate privacy notice for both Land Planning Policy (Planning) and Land Planning Policy (Transport and Economic Development Policy) which can be found on the main ‘Privacy Notices’ section of the Council website.