Evaluation of the Regional Land Use Framework Pilots - Research Findings

Evaluation

An external evaluation was undertaken to assess the processes followed in the development and management of the pilots, and the final project outputs, against a set of criteria provided by the Scottish Government. The aim of the evaluation was to learn how the two pilots, with different local circumstances, approached the challenges of regional land use decision making. The evaluation focused on six key research themes (see below).

The evaluation primarily used qualitative research approaches, including a series of facilitated workshops and semi-structured interviews with project managers, project teams and wider stakeholders. These were complemented by desk based analysis of project documents and outputs. Findings from the evaluation will be used to inform the forthcoming review of the LUS.