Resources for community facilities: Town Centre First

Community Ownership Support Service: supports community ownership and asset transfer of buildings and land, managed by DTA Scotland.

Plunkett Foundation: advice and case studies on running community businesses like shops, business hubs or pubs.

Scottish Government Town Centre Planning Pilots Programme: advice and case study on Fife Council’s approach of incentivising town centre developments by reducing planning obligations on them.

Scottish Land Commission: online advice about funding sources and different types of funding for bringing vacant and derelict land back into use.