Dear Resident

This is your chance to comment, anonymously, on your local community, and to let us know what could be done to make our villages even better places to live in, work in and visit.

We carried out a survey similar to this in 2009 and produced our Community Action Plan in 2011. This was used to prioritise projects and as evidence of community support for grant applications. Since then we have delivered allotments, an improved paths network, play facilities and the Thomas Graham Community Library. Rural Stirling Housing Association have delivered 18 new homes for affordable rent.

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First, some background about the community:

While we wait for the results of the 2021 Census, the 2011 Census showed that the Strathblane Community Council area had a population of 2,400, of whom about 900 lived in Blanefield, 800 lived in Strathblane and nearly 700 lived in the rest of the community. There were 1043 dwellings and 994 resident households.

Official estimates for 2020 show that nearly a quarter of the population are above retirement age and another quarter are aged between 50 and 64, meaning almost half are over 50. Less than 20% are under 18. Just over one third of the families are couples with no children.

Most people (90%) have cars and over half have two cars. Nearly two thirds of the residents live in households with a combined income of over £40,000. A third of the population are classed as professional or managerial.

The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation ranking gives an indication of deprivation relative to the rest of Scotland in 2020, with lower scores showing more deprivation. Blanefield is ranked 82 out of 100, Strathblane 76, while Mugdock/Carbeth/Moor Road are ranked at 68 out of 100 (due to poorer access to services and a higher crime rate).

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You can follow the Local Place Plan process and review background materials, including the Housing Needs Survey (2020), on the Community Council website: https://strathblanecc.org.uk/topics/planning/local-place-plan-2024/.

The success of this consultation is dependent on you answering these questions. You do not have to answer every question, although we would like you to do so. We would appreciate your support in doing this to help to sustain and improve the community.