Scottish Government Planning Guidance – local living and 20 minute neighbourhoods

Local living and 20 minute neighbourhoods can help to deliver the healthy, sustainable, and resilient places required to support a good quality of life and balance our environmental impact. This guidance supports the application of Policy 15, Local living and 20 minute neighbourhoods as set out in the fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4).

The guidance includes case studies and  resources that will be of help to anyone looking to understand what a 20 minutes neighbourhood is and how they fit with the Place Principle, wider objectives of the planning system and the Scottish Government’s ambitions for the areas we live and work in.

Read the guidance here.