September’s Blane Valley Bulletin including Traffic Calming insert is now online here.
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Forth & Endrick Police reports June & July 2026
Police Scotland provides a monthly report covering incidents and advice for the Forth & Endrick rural area.
The full reports for June and July are here:
For the Strathblane area, the reports says:
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. |
Trees and woodlands consultation – Open for opinions until 2 Sep 2026
Residents, community groups and businesses are being invited to share their views on plans to increase and enhance trees and woodlands across the Stirling area.
A survey on the draft strategy is live on the Engage Stirling website and will be open until midnight 2 September.
It will build on the tree-planting work that has already taken place across Stirling, with almost 3.5 million trees planted in the region since 2020.
Stirling Council is asking for feedback on its draft tree and woodland strategy which will drive the improvement and expansion of Stirling’s treescape in both built-up and rural areas.
The strategy, which has been developed with local charity Treelink Stirling, will help council services, residents, land managers, developers, businesses, community groups and organisations collaborate to achieve the area’s bold tree and woodland-related goals.
It will also support more local and community tree-planting activities. More than 2,000 trees were planted on Stirling Council land in 2025/26 with the support of the council and dedicated local volunteers.
A survey on the draft strategy is live on the Engage Stirling website and will be open until midnight 2 September.
Stirling Council’s Environment, Transport and Net Zero Convener, Cllr Alasdair Tollemache said: “Trees enrich our lives and landscapes in many ways. They support our health, economy, culture and climate, while providing important food and shelter for wildlife. They help protect us from extreme weather, including ever-increasing period of extreme heat; improve air and water quality; support mental and physical health; restore nature and create attractive places for people.
“This draft strategy provides a clear framework to overcome the challenges of increasing and enhancing our tree and woodland resource across the region, so that we secure the broad range of environmental, economic, health and social benefits for everyone in Stirling.
“It highlights the importance of working together with a variety of local partners to deliver on tree and woodland-related actions and achieve a set of bold targets.
“Your feedback will help shape how we improve and expand our tree and woodland in the future so please have a look at the draft strategy and take part in the quick survey before the deadline of 2 September.”
Stirling Council’s tree planting programme is funded through the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund.
This Tree & Woodland Strategy is built on five key objectives which provide a structured approach to achieving Council targets relating to trees and woodlands:
- Using the Council’s tree-related resources, authority and leadership
- Tackling climate change through woodland creation
- Increasing tree canopy cover in settlements
- Delivering woodland habitat network connections
- Systematic tree and woodland management
The targets set out in this strategy align with those agreed in Stirling Council’s Climate and Nature Emergency (CaNE) Plan and the Alive with Nature Plan and will be used to measure success in delivering the objectives of this strategy.
The purpose of these targets is to drive action that increases the ability of our landscape to store carbon, to halt biodiversity loss, to improve resilience to climate impacts, and to create happier and healthier places for people and nature.
For more information, including to view and download the strategy, visit the Engage Stirling website.
Strathblane Community Council AGM and monthly meeting June 2026
The Annual General Meeting of Strathblane Community Council will take place at 7.30pm on Monday 8 June 2026 in the Village Club, followed by the regular monthly meeting (last before the summer break).
AGM agenda
1. Welcome from the Chair and any apologies
2. Adoption of minutes from previous AGM 9th June 2025
3. Reports from Office Bearers
a) Chairperson Julie Hutchison
b) Treasurer Pamela Lee – approval of Accounts 2026
4. Election of Office Bearers
a) Chairperson; b) Vice chairperson; c) Secretary; d)Treasurer; e)Planning and licensing correspondent
5. Allocation of other responsibilities
a) Roads; b) Environment; c) Health; d)Editor BVB
6. Planning group membership
7. SCC representatives on other groups within the village
a) SCDT ; b) Village Club; c) Mugdock management Committee
8. Cheque signatories
9. Date of next meeting to be decided, June 2026
Agenda for June Meeting of Strathblane CC
1. Welcome from the Chair and declarations of interest
2. Minutes of May meeting and matters arising
3. Police Report
4. Local Place Plan update (Local Development Plan)
5. Elected Member’s Report
6. Planning and Licensing
7. Finance
8. Correspondence
9. AOCB
10. Date of next meeting.
Development Plan – Online surveys & Drop-in session at Edmonstone Hall 20th May 1pm-6pm
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
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
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
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.
- Surveys online NOW Spatial Strategy and the Site Options
- Drop-in events will be running including Strathblane 20 May 2026 – Register HERE
No April meeting of the Community Council – next meeting 11 May 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
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:
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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
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:
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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. |