| AdminHistory | There were a number of major policy documents which set the policy for Livingston's development.
A Master Plan that outlined the development of Livingston was one of the Corporation's first major outputs in 1963 and was largely compiled by the Corporation's first Chief Architect and Planning Officer, Peter Daniels. The Master Plan was the overriding statement of aims and principles that would guide how the town developed. It was revised slightly in 1966.
In 1977-9 the Livingston Plan was produced. This plan updated the Master Plan and reflected the fact that the purpose of Livingston was to no longer house overspill population from Glasgow, but instead to drive economic growth in the Lothians.
In 1983 a Development Profile for the town was produced for the Secretary of State for Scotland, allowing him to judge the position of Livingston and other Scottish New Towns. The Development Profile described the tasks that still lay ahead of the Corporation before Livingston could be described as a town. The Development Profile also addressed the fact that Livingston would never reach the target population that would trigger the Wind-Up process. The Development Profile was amended in 1989.
Finally, the Master Plan was also slightly amended in 1989 and in this instance acted as a Local Plan acted in other towns. That is, to set out a development strategy in housing, industry and services for the next ten years.
The Master Plan was unusual in New Towns in that it was prepared in conjunction with a Regional Plan. The Lothian Regional Survey and Plan planned the future development of the Lothians as a whole. The Lothians Regional Survey was completed by Prof D J Robertson of Glasgow University, and Sir Robert Matthew and Professor Johnson-Marshall. The Lothian Regional Survey put Livingston at the heart of regenerating the Lothians – Livingston was to be the regional hub, with shops, leisure facilities, and jobs. |