What could help, who could lead and how to tell whether it works. These proposals respond to the evidence; they are separate from the council’s actual commitments.
Proposal
Extend Stirling’s usable walking network towards southern communities
Walk, Cycle, Live routes are reported delivered, while City Centre South connections remain proposals.
The completed routes provide a starting point for testing where the network still breaks down. Proposed southern links need local input, design and funding.
Who could lead: Stirling Council.
- Start now
Check connections between the existing network and St Ninians with people walking, wheeling and cycling.
- Over the next few years
Prioritise feasible southern links and crossings through design and funding decisions informed by those access checks.
- Over the longer term
Maintain the network and assess whether it supports everyday trips to education, services and the station.
How to judge progress
Starting point: Walk, Cycle, Live Stirling: Council reports routes delivered. City Centre South walking and cycling routes: Early public engagement and proposals.
Measure: Continuous accessible routes, crossings improved, everyday use and reported barriers.
Trade-off: Changes to road space affect parking, servicing and traffic; route benefits depend on safe junctions and sustained maintenance.
Cost: No costed delivery assessment has been established here. These are proposed sequences, not funded promises or completion deadlines.
Walk, Cycle, Live Stirling →
City Centre South walking and cycling routes →
Proposal
Open supporting services as Durieshill grows
Durieshill’s school has planning approval, while further expansion and other services remain separate steps.
Proposed response: track school capacity, access routes and other agreed facilities against each housing phase.
Evidence
Who could lead: Stirling Council and the Durieshill developers, with relevant service providers.
- Start now
Publish the school timetable and agreed service milestones alongside the housing phases.
- Over the next few years
Check that safe routes and sufficient places are available as families move in.
- Over the longer term
Review expansion needs using actual pupil numbers and service demand rather than only original forecasts.
How to judge progress
Starting point: School approval reported 24 June 2026; capacity of 292 plus 18 additional-support places is planned, not delivered.
Measure: Homes occupied; usable school places; safe routes and community facilities opened.
Trade-off: Building services early ties up funds, while building them late can burden existing communities. Future expansion needs its own approval and funding.
Cost: No costed delivery assessment has been established here. These are proposed sequences, not funded promises or completion deadlines.
Durieshill school and community campus →
Proposal
Make room for homes people can afford
The average home price is £239,000 (July 2026) in Stirling council area. This is about £43,000 higher than the Scotland average for the same month.
Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.
Who could lead: The housing and planning authorities, housing associations and developers.
- Start now
Publish the local waiting list, temporary accommodation and affordable-home delivery figures together.
- Over the next few years
Test proposed housing sites against affordable-home need, access to work, school places and water capacity.
- Over the longer term
Check whether completed homes reduce unmet need, rather than counting planning permissions as delivery.
How to judge progress
Starting point: The average home price is £239,000 (July 2026) in Stirling council area.
Measure: Affordable homes completed, households waiting, time in temporary accommodation, and rent compared with local earnings.
Trade-off: More homes can put pressure on infrastructure and land. Affordability requirements also affect development viability.
Cost: No costed delivery assessment has been established here. These are proposed sequences, not funded promises or completion deadlines.
Evidence: Average home price →
Durieshill school and community campus →
Proposal
Target safety work where problems repeat
Recorded-crime figures cover the whole Stirling council area; they do not identify individual wards.
These are police-recorded crimes under Scottish counting rules. They cannot be ranked alongside the mapped incidents shown for other UK nations.
Who could lead: The local police force, council community safety team and relevant services.
- Start now
Check recurring places and categories alongside local police priorities and residents’ reports.
- Over the next few years
Test focused prevention and support, with a comparison period agreed before the work starts.
- Over the longer term
Publish whether problems fall, move elsewhere or return, and adjust the response.
How to judge progress
Crime evidence and coverage →
Starting point: Use the dated, complete periods shown in Crime and safety; keep anti-social behaviour separate.
Measure: Comparable recorded incidents, repeat victimisation and residents’ reported experience; never a single crude league table.
Trade-off: More reporting can increase recorded crime. Enforcement and support may work differently for different problems.
Cost: No costed delivery assessment has been established here. These are proposed sequences, not funded promises or completion deadlines.
Proposal
Turn published plans into visible progress
3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.
A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.
Who could lead: The named project owners and council scrutiny bodies.
- Start now
Put the scope, owner, funding position and next milestone in one public place.
- Over the next few years
Report delivery against the agreed scope and explain delays or changes.
- Over the longer term
Check the benefits residents actually receive after completion.
How to judge progress
Starting point: The dated stages in Projects; unknown costs and funding remain unknown.
Measure: Milestones met, costs against the approved budget, and measured outcomes after delivery.
Trade-off: Delivery reporting takes staff time, but a launch announcement alone cannot show value for money.
Cost: No costed delivery assessment has been established here. These are proposed sequences, not funded promises or completion deadlines.
Walk, Cycle, Live Stirling →
City Centre South walking and cycling routes →
Durieshill school and community campus →
What still needs an answer
Delivery costs, current service capacity and residents’ experience need to be assessed before choosing a programme. The time bands describe a possible sequence, not promised delivery dates.
Project locations have not been matched to official ward boundaries. No ward-specific delivery claims are inferred.
Costs, funding and benefits are only reported where the selected official evidence states them; blank fields are not zero.
Durieshill is a development in the wider council area, not the city centre. School completion, current site progress and a school-specific final cost have not been verified; wider infrastructure funding is not relabelled as the school budget.
