ABERDEENSHIRE COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP

Banff and LOCALITY PLAN CONTENTS PAGE

Foreword...... 3 Why a Locality Plan?...... 4 Introduction to the Plan...... 5 Profile of Fraserburgh...... 6 Process in developing the Locality Plan...... 6 Stage 1 - Analysed Data...... 7 Stage 2 - Community and Partner Participation and Engagement...... 8 Type of Engagement Activities...... 9 What People Told Us...... 9 Stage 3 - Identified Outcomes & Priorities for Action...... 10 Fraserburgh Local Outcomes 2017 – 2027...... 10 Priorities Identified for Action...... 11 Stage 4 - Analysed Plans...... 12 Stage 5 - Identified Where There Are Gaps...... 13 Stage 6 - Develop the Action Plan...... 14 Stage 7 - Implement Booster Projects (12-24 Months)...... 14 Stage 8 - Monitoring and Evaluating...... 15 Appendix 1 FRASERBURGH LOCALITY ACTION PLAN...... 16

2 FOREWORD

I have been privileged to have been involved in the preparation of this Locality Plan for Fraserburgh. All Plans affecting our communities must be more than an exercise to satisfy our statutory obligations. It must have real purpose and meaning if it is to offer real value to our communities. Finding real purpose and meaning for our communities can be challenging against a backdrop of many organisations, authorities and partners all seeking out the community’s views that might shape their own individual area of focus. This Plans aims to draw various relevant partners and plans together in a holistic way. Fraserburgh is a vibrant and dynamic town where people are committed to making it a better place for the future. It is a place however where there are significantly poorer outcomes for some as a result of socio-economic disadvantage. The Community Planning Partnership for has set out its Local Outcomes Improvement Plan and this Locality Plan is an indication of what priorities should be given in Fraserburgh. It seeks to set out what is needed to achieve improvement for Fraserburgh. It signposts and connects with the collection of Plans and Priorities that apply to Fraserburgh and how these must work together to achieve the improvements they are all striving for. Alongside the longer term strategic focus the plan identifies short-life projects that collectively Local Community Partners will deliver in a dynamic and flexible approach to give Fraserburgh the extra boost it deserves.

Angela Keith, Interim Banff & Buchan Area Manager, Aberdeenshire Council and Chair of the Community Planning Group.

3 WHY A LOCALITY PLAN?

A locality plan under section 10(1) of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act is a plan to improve outcomes in that locality. Fraserburgh locality has been identified as it contains communities who experience significant inequalities of outcomes from socio- economic disadvantage. The Fraserburgh Locality Plan (FLP) will determine outcomes that can be improved to reduce these inequalities.

The Aberdeenshire Community Planning Partnership (CPP) has three priorities within its Local Outcomes Improvement Plan (LOIP): • Changing Aberdeenshire’s relationship with Alcohol • Reducing Child Poverty • Connected and Cohesive Communities

While these priorities are important issues facing Fraserburgh, the aim of the FLP is to develop a plan that will address issues that the wider community feel is important to them. The FLP focuses on the third priority, “Connected and Cohesive Communities”. We need to ensure that Fraserburgh can improve at as fast a rate as other Aberdeenshire communities. This requires supporting local neighbourhoods to become stronger, build their own capacity, support vulnerable individuals and address issues like social isolation and loneliness.

Partners and community engagement feedback have also identified access to transport and to services as a key concern. Travel offers the means to reach essential opportunities such as a jobs, education, shops, services and friends which affect the quality of life. Lack of mobility is inextricably linked to social disadvantage and exclusion. It is important to improve access to services, whether through affordable transport or digital connectivity and address the decreasing levels of interest in participating in decision-making. 4 INTRODUCTION TO THE PLAN

The way in which we plan and support our communities and people in Aberdeenshire is changing. Traditionally, local planning has involved organisations, services and partners thinking about their own area of knowledge and expertise and not about the whole place for which we are planning. That will be different in the future.

This first locality plan for Fraserburgh has been prepared on behalf of the Banff and Buchan Local Community Planning Partnership and was developed through a cooperative process involving local residents, community organisations, and partner agencies in the voluntary, private and public sectors.

In this process we have been thinking about what we can all do together to improve the quality of life for people who live in the area.

Our locality plan for Fraserburgh will: • Identify the local priorities that are contributing to improving local outcomes • Explain why we want to work better together locally • Bring together all the various plans affecting the area • Set out a range of areas for action to bring about positive change, and provide some information on how we have arrived at these areas for action • Describe some of the ways in which we are going to work differently in the future through partnership action • Demonstrate what we are doing will make an additional positive impact • Set out a timescale & measurements for improvement

It will be supported by investment and collective leadership to ensure further community improvements are realised.

5 Profile of Fraserburgh Fraserburgh serves as a major employment and service centre within North East Aberdeenshire. It is one of Europe’s premier fishing harbours and its growth has been tied to the fortunes of the industry ever since its early origins. It offers a wide range of services with good shopping and leisure facilities. Bounded on the north and east by the sea, it has expanded inland without the landward physical constraints of many of the smaller coastline settlements. The north has undergone extensive housing regeneration and new tourism and recreation opportunities are being provided with the ongoing regeneration of the lighthouse and beach. In geographical terms Fraserburgh is comparatively distant from key markets and opportunities and as a result suffers from pockets of deprivation despite relative economic success.

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8 Analysed Engaged with Identified Analysed Identified Developed Implement Monitor and data communities & outcomes & exisiting where there action plan booster evaluate partners priorities plans are gaps projects progress (12-24 months)

Process in developing the Locality Plan

6 Stage 1 Analysed Data

The profile is based on local Material Lower physical and Aberdeenshire’s and national datasets, including: deprivation mental wellbeing Community Planning • Scottish Index of Multiple Partnership (CPP) has Deprivation (SIMD) 2016 Area Greater chance of developed a profile for (Scottish Government) deprivation being working poor the Banff & Buchan Area • Community Planning with a specific focus Outcomes Profiles (CPOP) on Fraserburgh, which 2016 (Improvement Service) evaluates in detail the • Socio Economic Socio- Inequality socio-economic indicators Performance (SEP) Index economic of (James Hutton Institute) that reflect the locality’s disadvantages outcomes challenges and how it The datasets summarised here compares with the rest of for Fraserburgh include Education Aberdeenshire. Attainment, Health, Child Poverty, Unemployment Rates, Crime and Fire Incidences, Housing and Fuel Poverty. Poorer nutrition Lower disposable Poorer literacy Following analysis of the data, the income subsequent key areas requiring and digital skills attention were identified. 16 - 19 year olds more likely not to be in education, employment or training

7 Stage 2 Community and Partner Participation and Engagement

The groups, networks, partnerships and forums that have informed the Fundamental to the locality plan include: development of this plan 1. FORUMS - Attended by partners and members of the community. has also been the voice This includes: of the community. The Banff & Buchan Community Council Forums as a statutory priorities and primary consultee, this forum is multi-purpose and has been an ideal drivers identified in this engagement platform. locality plan are based Community Planning Ward Forums provides the opportunity on the feedback from for elected members and partners to discuss local issues various consultations and and agendas. events held in the Banff Community Forums organised by partners has enabled and Buchan Area and the networking, training and consultation exercises. Fraserburgh locality. Alcohol & Drugs Partnership Community Forums focuses on finding solutions to local needs around drugs, alcohol and recovery.

2. LOCAL NETWORKS – These ensure a joined-up approach is applied when addressing certain themes, for example, organisations working with Children & Young People, Public Safety and Health Initiatives.

Networks focusing on Children and Young People includes groups such as Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) as well as organisations such as Modo and Foyer that have helped target and engage young people in the area.

8 Stage 2 Community and Partner Participation and Engagement

3. COMMUNITY ACTION PLANNING EVENTS - In partnership 2. The Place Standard Tool allowed the community to think about with Banff Rural Partnership and attended by local communities the physical elements of Fraserburgh (e.g. its buildings, spaces, these events have focused on developing a proactive plan of actions and transport links) as well as the social aspects assisting in to benefit and enhance the local community. pinpointing its assets.

4. BANFF & BUCHAN COMMUNITY PLANNING JOINT MEETINGS 3. Have Your Say! Workshops (including youth workshops). This – Joint meetings of the local community planning partners, elected involved multi-agency partners and the local community in members and the Area Management Team along with key Third workshop to create a future vision of the needs of the community. Sector Groups, provide the opportunity to share information, monitor and evaluate the Community Plan and ensure the identified actions are 4. A Mini-Public A demographic representation of the population of current and where relevant are captured within the FLP. The Third Fraserburgh was brought together to learn and deliberate on topics sector includes Community Groups, voluntary organisations, charities, to inform opinion and decision-making. social enterprises, co-operatives, and individual volunteers. The Fraserburgh mini public discussed a vision for the north part of the town with a focus on the town’s JIC building. Type of Engagement Activities

Meaningful community engagement and participation ensures we gather a good understanding of local community assets, issues that affect their area and the actions that are required to tackle them. To do this, the following activities were undertaken:

1. Your Voice, Your Choice - A Participatory Budgeting exercise enabling local people to decide on the issues that matter to them, helping them to understand public spending, put forward their own ideas and vote on them. Your Voice, Your Choice was piloted in Banff and Buchan in 2016 and an additional exercise was carried out in 2017. 9 Stage 2 New communities in Fraserburgh (both physical areas and recent arrivals) are integrated and contribute to and feel part of the town

What People Told Us

Noted below is some of the feedback from various engagement activities.

“

The town centre and some other parts “

of the town need to be improved “ A big sense of community,

“ and a culture of lack of appreciation It’s not easy to access services “ “

“– especially Mental Health support

The community needs more say “ “ “ Too many people feel isolated because

Patches of attractive bits, “ of health and where they live but disconnected “ ““

Build more eagerness for There aren’t enough job opportunities

success and hopefulness “ “ “ “

Forward looking, not looking

back at a ‘golden age’

Building positive people ““ ““ Limited opportunities for progression More people to take pride “ “ in their own little bit 10 Stage 3 Identified Outcomes & Priorities for Action

Fraserburgh Local Outcomes 2017 – 2027 Collating all the feedback from the consultations and engagement exercises, along with the socio-economic data available for Fraserburgh, the following 9 high level outcomes have been identified and agreed by Banff & Buchan Community Planning Partnership and now sit at the heart of the FLP:

1. The life chances of people at risk of falling into poverty, or already living in poverty, are improved. 2. The life chances of people at risk of health inequalities are improved. 3. The incidence of alcohol related morbidity and mortality is reduced. 4. The outcomes for children and young people are improved and, attainment and aspirations are raised. 5. Economic growth and development is promoted and work is available for those who want it. 6. People are safe and feel safe through collaborative interventions to prevent crime and reduce the fear of crime and enhance fire safety. 7. The quality of housing stock is improved, fuel poverty is reduced and there is a greater opportunity for people to own or rent their home through the provision of affordable housing. 8. New communities in Fraserburgh (both physical areas and recent arrivals) are integrated and contribute to and feel part of the town. 9. People are involved in active citizenship through community organisations, representative forums and social enterprises.

11 Stage 3 Identified Outcomes & Priorities for Action

Priorities Identified for Action

The following priorities are proposed to improve the high-level outcomes and reduce the impact of socio-economic inequality in Fraserburgh. People • Better access to services, removing barriers • We will increase community involvement and participation • To promote a healthy living culture in Fraserburgh, building on the assets of our people and facilities

Place • Safe, secure vibrant and sustainable communities • Access to affordable living; reduce fuel poverty • Work with partners to better understand the causes and prevent and reduce instances of ASB to improve community safety in Fraserburgh • An attractive place – enabling and motivating communities to build pride of place and improve the feel-good factor in Fraserburgh

Economy • Inclusive growth supported by lifelong learning and more pathways to more choices. • Mitigating the impact of welfare reform, by offering information, support and access to services. • Skills and Employability – work with partners to improve the employability of those most at risk of security of employment.

Connectivity • Improve area transport, providing affordable, accessible transport for all • Improving and supporting digital access • Accessible and affordable joined up services in the right places

12 Stage 4 Analysed Plans

Council Services and public-sector Partners have a range of plans and documents which positively impact on Fraserburgh: Each of the plans • Banff and Buchan Local Community Plan 2016-2019 are subject to their own consultations • Fraserburgh 2021 Regeneration Plan and public • Health and Social Care Locality Plan North Aberdeenshire engagement and • Aberdeenshire Fire and Rescue Local Plan 2017-2020 have been drawn • Aberdeenshire Local Police Plan 2017-2020 up using the same • Health and Social Care Strategic Plan tools, statistics and analytics used to • Banff & Buchan Welfare Reform Group inform this Locality • Local Housing Strategy 2018-2023 Plan. Other plans • Local Transport Strategy may exist that are • Children Services Plan not detailed here. • Local Development Plan • Aberdeenshire Council Service Plans

The outcomes will be aided through these existing plans and associated actions. Each of the plans are subject to their own consultations and public engagement and have been drawn up using the same tools, statistics and analytics used to inform this Plan.

13 Stage 5 Identified Where There Are Gaps

The chart highlights the FLP approach where it is cognisant of partners’ plans contributing and working to address identified priorities and outcomes. Using this information, the Community Planning Partners will be able to identify gaps and through a collaborative partnership approach, design and deliver local projects to reduce any gaps in services and consider the best way to focus collaborative efforts to meet the unmet needs of people within Fraserburgh. Partners’ plans and outcomes will continue to be reviewed alongside the FLP so that the community planning partnership can reactively prioritise and deliver projects to meet future unforeseen gaps to give Fraserburgh the additional boost it deserves.

14 Stage 6 Develop the Action Plan

The Locality Action Plan sets out the local community partnership priorities to improve the high-level outcomes to address inequalities. It also signposts the activities impacting on Fraserburgh by Council and public-sector partners’ plans.

The Action Plan is a pro-active approach in developing partnership working to meet the needs of the community. This partnership approach includes partnering with non-government, private sector and local community groups to deliver services tailored to needs of our community. This may include community projects, events, community facilities and service delivery. An identified challenge however is to realise a more co-ordinated approach on the more complex issues, such as support for vulnerable families.

It is also recognised that the wider community should have opportunities to participate in the development and delivery of the actions throughout the life of the Plan. This will be done by working with existing networks, developing regular stakeholder events, community surveys, using digital platforms for engagement as well as developing new ways of engaging.

15 Stage 7 Implement Booster Projects (12-24 Months)

Throughout the life of the FLP short to medium term projects will be developed to address identified gaps in existing plans or where an additional ‘boost’ is required. The Locality Action Plan provides more detailed information in relation to this. See Appendix 1.

Where Partners can work jointly to have a positive effect to tackle socio-economic disadvantage and inequalities Booster Projects will be developed with an expected lifespan of 12-24 months.

Booster projects will be led by Community Planning Partners in collaboration where the work is relevant to their area.

16 Stage 8 Monitoring and Evaluating

Local Community Planning Groups will have a lead role in considering the overall impact of projects and provide Each of the Partners’ regular progress updates to the Connected & Cohesive Communities Strategic Lead Group through the role plans identify a range of Area Managers for the localities. This will then cascade to the Community Planning Executive and Board. of indicators that will Focussed task and finish groups would be set up to deliver projects/ activities/ booster projects identified in demonstrate the progress the process. Streamlined arrangements would provide improved engagement with local communities building on the experience of community planning groups. The overall aim would be to bring together local networks being made, and a and resources to empower local communities to identify and resolve local issues. governance structure which monitors delivery of Progress of the Fraserburgh Locality Action Plan will be monitored and reviewed annually by the Local their respective plans. Community Planning Partnership. Measures will be clearly communicated and where improvements are achieved success will be celebrated. Where goals are not being achieved solutions will be tested and developed. The community should feel increasingly engaged and involved in the process and with increasing numbers of people involved.

Under Sections 8 and 12 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, CPPs are required to publish annual reports which describe progress made towards ambitions in their LOIP and locality plans. These reports are to include an assessment of how a CPP has participated with community bodies during the reporting year and how effective that has been in enabling community bodies to shape and influence Community Planning activities.

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Contact: Corporate Policy & Strategic Community Planning Team Aberdeenshire Council [email protected] POVERTY

ALMOST 1 IN 5 CHILDREN, IN THE FRASERBURGH AND DISTRICT WARD, WERE IN POVERTY BETWEEN JULY AND SEPTEMBER 2017, COMPARED TO THE ABERDEENSHIRE AVERAGE OF 1 IN 8

Total population who Total working age population who Percentage of are income deprived are employment deprived children in poverty, July - Sept 2017 19.84

12.36 12.59

7.69

Before After Fraserburgh - 11% Fraserburgh - 9% Housing Costs Housing Costs Aberdeenshire - 6% Aberdeenshire - 5% Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire

RETURN TO OUTCOMES 1 HEALTH INEQUALITIES

Proportion of population in Fraserburgh Early deaths from coronary care in the being prescribed drugs Although across Banff and Buchan Central-Academy and for anxiety, depression the life expectancy Harbour & Broadsea areas or psychosis is an of the majority of Fraserburgh were average of of communities is MORE THAN DOUBLE above the the Aberdeenshire average. Scottish average, Similarly, for patients hospitalised with coronary heart disease the rate for the 18% parts of Fraserburgh Central-Academy area was have significantly ONE AND A HALF TIMES lower life expectancy the Aberdeenshire average, 19% for both men and women Fraserburgh Harbour and increased and just mortality rates. LESS THAN DOUBLE ( 20% ) the average in Harbour Fraserburgh Lochpots & Broadsea area.

RETURN TO OUTCOMES 2 ALCOHOL

The ratio of Hospital stays The ratio of Hospital stays related to alcohol misuse related to alcohol misuse is 140 higher in Fraserburgh Harbour

130 & Broadsea and Fraserburgh

120 Central-Academy compared to the Scottish average. 110 Scotland Average 100 A value of 100 is the

90 Scotland average for a population with the same 80 age and sex profile. 70 Based on an average 60 standardised ratio 50 per Data Zone, 40 Fraserburgh Harbour & 30 Broadsea scored 134; 20 Fraserburgh Central 10 Academy scored 127. 0 Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh Fraserburgh The equivalent figure for Central Academy Harbour & Broadsea Aberdeenshire is 48.

RETURN TO OUTCOMES 3 ATTAINMENT

The ratio of working age 6% of the The ratio of working age people with no qualifications people with no qualifications is 140 higher in Fraserburgh generally Fraserburgh’s 130 than the Scottish Average. population aged 120 16-19 can be A value of 100 is the 110 Scotland Average Scotland average for a described as not 100 population with the same

in education, 90 age and sex profile. employment or 80 Based on an average training (NEET), 70 standardised ratio compared to the 60 per Data Zone, Shire average 50 Fraserburgh scored 139. of 3% 40 The equivalent figure for 30 Aberdeenshire is 77. 20

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0 Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh

RETURN TO OUTCOMES 4 ECONOMIC (EMPLOYMENT)

Based on an average rate per Data Zone, Over The proportion of Fraserburgh’s 17-21-year olds entering full-time further education is

9%of the working age 11of the total population % population in Fraserburgh of Fraserburgh is is classed as employment income deprived, deprived Compared to 5%Compared to 5% 6% across Aberdeenshire 5% ( across Aberdeenshire )( )( across Aberdeenshire )

RETURN TO OUTCOMES 5 ECONOMIC (EMPLOYMENT)

Crimes of violence, sexual offences, domestic in FRASERBURGH SCOTTISH housebreaking, vandalism, drugs offences, and 311 EQUIVALENT common assault per 10,000 population 399161 in ABERDEENSHIRE Fires per 100,000 population

2015/16 24 119 2016/17 0 40 37 147 293 347

56 ACCIDENTAL 197

48 48 81 203 0 111 356 356 70 213 NON-ACCIDENTAL

Fraserburgh Smiddyhill Fraserburgh Harbour and Broadsea Fraserburgh Lochpots Aberdeenshire Average Fraserburgh Central-Academy

RETURN TO OUTCOMES 6 HOUSING/FUEL POVERTY

Housing Stock Empty Properties

11.4% 11% 1,466 129

The aim is 12,907 1,202 to reduce fuel poverty at least by 1% Homeless Presentations New Properties Acquired per annum

13% 36% 146 8

1,086 22

RETURN TO OUTCOMES 7 NEW COMMUNITIES

New communities in Fraserburgh (both physical areas and recent arrivals) are integrated and contribute to and feel part of the town.

RETURN TO OUTCOMES 8 PEOPLE

People are involved in active citizenship through community organisations, representative forums and social enterprises.

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