This Local Place Plan has been prepared by the people of the Black Isle. It is our agenda for the next decade, keeping the most of what we value about the Black Isle, and shaping it for the better. The plan is a Local Place Plan, developed in line with legislation and guidance. But it will also guide wider community action and inform decision-making by the public and private sectors. 

It is an ambitious statement of our aspirations which: 

• Focuses on long term strategic outcomes for the whole of the Black Isle. 

• Should inform local and national decisionmaking about public services, budgeting, planning policy & other policy areas. 

• Supports community action, for example as supporting evidence for funding bids. 

• Builds on the good work that is already happening across the Black Isle, and make the most of opportunities such as the Green Freeport (see page 15). 

• Should be updated as circumstances changed (see page 36).

 • Provides a framework for individual local communities to prepare their own more detailed plans should they wish. 

The Plan could take a decade to implement, and it will evolve along the way.