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Site Options Drop-in 20 May 2026

Development Plan – Online surveys & Drop-in session at Edmonstone Hall 20th May 1pm-6pm

| 18th May 2026

The next phase of Stirling’s Local Development Plan process is open for consultation. Once completed and approved, the next Local Development Plan will set out where development should and should not take place, identify important places and assets that require protection, and include local planning policies to guide decisions on future planning applications.

Site Options Strathblane & Mugdock April 2026

Site Options Strathblane & Mugdock April 2026

This consultation invites your views on the emerging Spatial Strategy and the Site Options currently being considered for inclusion in the Proposed Plan. The site options shown for the Strathblane area are sites submitted by landowners and developers during the Call for Sites, which ran during late 2025. They are not proposals from Stirling or the Community Council.

  • Surveys online NOW for Spatial Strategy and the Site Options Closing date July 2026
  • Drop-in events will be running including Edmonstone Hall 20 May 2026, 1pm -6pm  – Register HERE …or just drop in!

Responses for Strathblane Community Council will likely be guided by the Strathblane Area Local Place Plan that was adopted earlier in 2026. However, all individuals and organisations are invited to put their views directly to Stirling, and of course to ourselves. More detail about the Local Place Plan process is on our website here.

Survey launched about parking in the Stirling area – CLOSING 10th MAY

| 3rd May 2026

This consultation gives people the opportunity to share their views on how parking in the Stirling Council area is provided, managed and  priced.

It will cover areas including parking charges, the availability of spaces, on and off-street parking; how alternative travel choices can be encouraged, such as park and ride, public transport and active travel; and how parking resources can be used more efficiently.

Responses to the survey will help shape future parking plans and ensure that any changes reflect the priorities of those who live, work and travel in the area.

The survey will run until 10 May 2026. To take part, visit: http://engage.stirling.gov.uk/en-GB/projects/community-parking-management-plans

Local Development Plan update – Spatial Strategy and Site Options consultation OPEN 30 April 2026 – 22 July 2026

| 3rd May 2026

Local Development Plan update – Spatial Strategy and Site Options consultation OPEN 30 April 2026 – 22 July 2026

This consultation invites your views on the emerging Spatial Strategy and the Site Options currently being considered for inclusion in the Proposed Plan.

The spatial strategy options present the initial ideas for the settlement hierarchy and development approaches that will help shape decisions about where future development should, or should not, take place within the Stirling area (except the National Park).

The site options shown in this consultation come from two places:

  • Sites submitted by landowners and developers during the Call for Sites, which ran from August to October 2025; and
  • Sites already identified for development in the current Stirling Local Development Plan that have not yet started and therefore need to be reassessed to decide whether they should be included in the next Plan.

You can find more information and follow the development process, including our own community’s Local Place Plan on our dedicated page here. The current consultation is on Stirling’s ‘engage’ website here. Further background on the development planning process is on Stirling’s website here.

No April meeting of the Community Council – next meeting 11 May 2026

| 29th March 2026
Please note, the Community Council will NOT be holding a meeting in the Village Club on Monday the 6th April, as previously advertised.
The next meeting will therefore be on Monday the 11th May.
Any questions/queries/concerns can still be submitted to the CC in the usual way, either through FB message, or email on contact@strathblanecc.org.uk or use the Contact form on this website.

Forth & Endrick Police report February 2026

| 29th March 2026

Police Scotland provides a monthly report covering incidents and advice for the Forth & Endrick rural area.

The full report is here Police Report CC_Feb_2026

For the Strathblane area, the report says:

Crime

 A vandalism has been recorded following extensive damage caused to the interior of an Air B&B in the village by persons renting the property. Enquires are still ongoing.

Assault

A person was arrested, cautioned and charged after they punched the victim to the head and presented a knife towards while staying within a hotel in the area. All persons involved were known to each other. The offended was held as a custody to appear at Court the next day.

Computer misuse

A crime under the computer misuse act has been recorded after a local resident replied to a spam email purporting to be from Outlook requesting the victim sends his emails address and password, with they did. The suspect thereafter emailed all the victims contacts asking them to send digital gift cards. Fortunately, no persons sent any money, and the victim has been provided with suitable security advice.

Community Engagement and Reassurance

It is important to you to have community officers who you know, who are accessible and who address local problems.

PC Darren Gibson joins the Forth & Endrick ward community Policing Team. He comes with 11 years’ response policing experience having spent most of his service within the Callander / Stirling area.

PC Matt McCammon and PC Darren Gibson are the Ward Officers for the Forth and Endrick area.  They are based at Balfron Police Office and can be contacted at the office, on 101, or at Forthvalleycommunitypolicestirling@scotland.police.uk. It is recommended that this email address is used by the local community for email contact however this should not be used to report crimes.

Please remember that we regularly publish useful information and updates on social media, including appeals for information, updates about road closures and crime prevention advice. Our Facebook and Twitter pages can be found at;

https://www.facebook.com/PoliceScotlandForthValley

https://www.facebook.com/PoliceScotland

X – @PSOSForthValley

X – @PoliceScotland

NEIGHBOURHOOD ALERT

 Your local Community Police Officers and Rural Crime Officers regularly send alerts via Neighbourhood Alert.

Our most general messages provide information on current scams, crimes, community issues as well as advice and reassurance.

Registered users can choose interest groups, what message types they wish to receive and from whom. Users also have the ability to rate, reply and share messages, contribute information and answer surveys.

You can also, if you wish, join your local Neighbourhood Watch or set one up at the link below:

Sign-up for alerts | Neighbourhood Watch Scotland

The system is free for all users.

Forth & Endrick Police report January 2026

| 2nd March 2026

Police Scotland provides a monthly report covering incidents and advice for the SW Stirling rural area.

The full report is here Strathblane CC Police report CC_Jan_2026

For the Strathblane area, the report says:

 

Road Traffic

A report was received in relation to a vehicle having collided with another vehicle and the driver of the offending vehicle leaving the scene without making efforts to trace the owner/driver and exchange insurance details. Enquiry conducted and no suspect identified.

Police Officers on mobile patrol in the area stopped a vehicle driving in the dark with defective headlights. Driver was issued with an instruction to have the vehicle repaired within 21 days.

Incidents of Note

 The A81 was partially closed for a few hours whilst emergency services deal with a non-crime/no injury road traffic collision.

A search and rescue operation was launched from Queens View Car Park in relation to three lost walkers. Thankfully the walking party were quickly traced by Lomond Mountain Rescue Team and taken back to their vehicle. No injuries reported.

Community Engagement and Reassurance

It is important to you to have community officers who you know, who are accessible and who address local problems.

PC Darren Gibson joins the Forth & Endrick ward community Policing Team. He comes with 11 years’ response policing experience having spent most of his service within the Callander / Stirling area.

PC Matt McCammon and PC Darren Gibson are the Ward Officers for the Forth and Endrick area.  They are based at Balfron Police Office and can be contacted at the office, on 101, or at Forthvalleycommunitypolicestirling@scotland.police.uk. It is recommended that this email address is used by the local community for email contact however this should not be used to report crimes.

Please remember that we regularly publish useful information and updates on social media, including appeals for information, updates about road closures and crime prevention advice. Our Facebook and Twitter pages can be found at;

https://www.facebook.com/PoliceScotlandForthValley

https://www.facebook.com/PoliceScotland

X – @PSOSForthValley

X – @PoliceScotland

NEIGHBOURHOOD ALERT

 Your local Community Police Officers and Rural Crime Officers regularly send alerts via Neighbourhood Alert.

Our most general messages provide information on current scams, crimes, community issues as well as advice and reassurance.

Registered users can choose interest groups, what message types they wish to receive and from whom. Users also have the ability to rate, reply and share messages, contribute information and answer surveys.

You can also, if you wish, join your local Neighbourhood Watch or set one up at the link below:

Sign-up for alerts | Neighbourhood Watch Scotland

The system is free for all users.

Police Report November 2025

| 5th January 2026

Police Scotland provides a monthly report covering incidents and advice for the SW Stirling rural area.

The full report is here Strathblane CC Police report CC_Nov_2025

For the Strathblane area, the report says:

Antisocial Behaviour

A vandalism has been recorded after damage was caused to the door of a metal shed within the grounds of the primary school. The CCTV has been reviewed but unfortunately nothing evidential was captured and this remains undetected.

Fraud

A fraud had been recorded after a resident was contacted by someone purporting to be from their bank and coerce the victim to purchase and send numerous gift cards to the suspect.

Road Traffic

A vehicle struck a steel barrier at the Auchineden estate causing damage before leaving the scene.

Assault

An assault has been recorded after a youth was placed in a head lock by another youth that was known to them. causing slight injury. Enquiries are ongoing and there is no further risk to the wider community.

PC Matt McCammon is the Ward Officer for the Forth and Endrick area.  They are based at Balfron Police Office and can be contacted at the office, on 101, or at ForthEndrickCPT@scotland.police.uk. It is recommended that this email address is used by the local community for email contact however this should not be used to report crimes.

Please remember that we regularly publish useful information and updates on social media, including appeals for information, updates about road closures and crime prevention advice. Our Facebook and Twitter pages can be found at;

https://www.facebook.com/PoliceScotlandForthValley

https://www.facebook.com/PoliceScotland

X – @PSOSForthValley

X – @PoliceScotland

Agenda for CC meeting Monday, 1 December 2025

| 25th November 2025

The next meeting of Strathblane Community Council will take place on Monday December 1st 2025 at 7.30 in the Village Club.

AGENDA

  1. Welcome from the Chair and declarations of interest
  2. Minutes of November meeting and matters arising
  3. Police Report
  4. Traffic measures
  5. Elected Member’s Report
  6. Planning and Licensing
  7. Finance
  8. Correspondence
  9. AOCB
  10. Date of next meeting.

Contact us at contact@strathblanecc.org.uk . Also on our website

www.strathblanecc.org.uk Telephone numbers for Community Councillors are on the notice boards, in the library and in the Blane Valley Bulletin.

 

You can download the Strathblane Community Council Agendas and Minutes in pdf format from our Meetings page. Meetings take place generally on the first Monday of each month, at 7.30pm in the Village Club. The same documents are published on the village noticeboards. Note that draft minutes are published subject to approval/correction at the next meeting.

Glasgow Airport consultation on Airspace changes

| 15th November 2025

Glasgow Airport are consulting on some changes to the airspace. Full information is here.

From the interactive mapping tool provided, it seems that flights & noise over Strathblane will be little changed, and maybe even reduce, if anything:

Before and after airspace change

If you do want to know more, they are hosting a number of consultation events in different locations and online, to give as many people as possible an opportunity to engage with the proposals.

Milngavie St Joseph’s Church, 3 Buchanan Street, G62 8DZ Thursday 20 November 2025 2pm – 8pm
Lennoxtown Glazert Country House Hotel, 25 Milton Road, G66 7DJ Thursday 4 December 2025 2pm – 8pm

Webinars – see https://glasgowairport.consultationonline.co.uk/our-events/

Police Report October 2025

| 15th November 2025

Police Scotland provides a monthly report covering incidents and advice for the SW Stirling rural area.

The full report is here Police Report CC_Oct_2025

For the Strathblane area, the report says:

Antisocial behaviour

A vandalism has been recorded after the windscreen of a car and the front window of a property have been smashed by a rock or similar object. Enquiries are still ongoing to find those responsible.

A crime under the communications act has been recorded after a resident received an abusive text message from someone they know. There are no further enquiries for this due to the victim not engaging with Police.

Road Traffic

A driver has been charged and the subject of a report to the court colliding with parked vehicle while manoeuvring and thereafter driving away without leaving their details.

Police are looking to trace the driver of a white van who pulled up beside another vehicle and shouted abuse towards the other driver before driving off.

31/10/2025 Community Police officers conducted speed checks on the Glasgow Road outside the Edmonstone Hall. 3 drivers were stopped and warned regarding their speed. Their details were noted and their vehicles checked.

PC Matt McCammon is the Ward Officers for the Forth and Endrick area.  They are based at Balfron Police Office and can be contacted at the office, on 101, or at ForthEndrickCPT@scotland.police.uk. It is recommended that this email address is used by the local community for email contact however this should not be used to report crimes.

Please remember that we regularly publish useful information and updates on social media, including appeals for information, updates about road closures and crime prevention advice. Our Facebook and Twitter pages can be found at;

https://www.facebook.com/PoliceScotlandForthValley

https://www.facebook.com/PoliceScotland

X – @PSOSForthValley

X – @PoliceScotland

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