Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust and Fyne Homes win Royal Town Planning Institute Award

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has made an award to the Isle of Gigha in recognition of quality of thinking and planning in the Isle of Gigha Physical Masterplan and Design Guides commissioned by the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust and Fyne Homes after the community buy out of most of the island in 2002. The judges cited the vision of the masterplan and the commitment of the islanders, noting that the 90 residents in 2002 – and today’s 150 – are actively involved in making decisions for the island’s future. Anyone puzzled by our reference to the community buy out of ‘most’ of the island should be aware that it is our understanding that the landowner who sold to the community was allowed to retain some of the most profitable enterprises on the island, such as the Fish Farm.