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Publication - Independent report

A New Future for Scotland's Town Centres

Published
3 February 2021
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate, +7 more … Culture and Major Events Directorate, Digital Directorate, Economic Development Directorate, Energy and Climate Change Directorate, Environment and Forestry Directorate, Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate, Population Health Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Building, planning and design, Business, industry and innovation, +9 more … Communities and third sector, Economy, Environment and climate change, Health and social care, Housing, Money and tax, Programme for Government, Public sector, Transport
ISBN
9781800046368

In June 2020 we launched an independent collaborative review of the progress and scope of the 2013 Town Centre Action Plan. The Review group was asked to build on our town centre first approach and develop a refreshed vision for our towns and the means to achieve it.

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Footnotes

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