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Caithness Area Place Plan
How the Plan Was Developed
The production of this plan was facilitated by The Highland Council and involved a wide group of stakeholders throughout the process. This included input from Elected Members (Councillors) as well as a wide range of Council services; Community Councils; Community Development Companies; High Life Highland; Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE); Highland Third Sector Interface (HTSI); Caithness Community Partnership; Whole Family Wellbeing Team; NHS Highland as well as consulting with other specialist groups and colleagues where required. Initially, the focus was on gathering existing plans, strategies and documentation together, finding the common themes through these and their accompanying consultations and undertaking desktop analysis. Findings from the Place Standard Survey, carried out in 2024, were also referenced.
Following this, the Engagement Strategy for the Plan was devised and approved by the Stakeholder Group. The strategy consisted of surveys and ideas boards available electronically and hosted on the Council’s Engagement HQ portal, as well as public drop-in sessions held in Thurso, Wick and Lybster, supported by semi-structured interviews with selected individuals representing marginalised groups, followed by a stakeholder workshop. The findings from these have been built into the Area Place Plan, as well as fed across (where appropriate) to relevant partners for consideration in their plans and action where possible
The key priorities from the Caithness Place Plan are:
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Click on the links below to view supporting locality and community plans: