Your Stirling, Your Say: Visitor Levy, Adaptation, and Equalities

Stirling Council have notified us of two more open surveys online, in addition to the Equalities survey (as posted her on Feb 20^th) which closes today.

• Visitor Levy, Until May 4^th: https://engage.stirling.gov.uk/en-GB/projects/visitor-levy
• Climate Adaption: Until April 6^th: https://engage.stirling.gov.uk/en-GB/projects/climate-adaptation-strategy
• Equalities Outcomes:Until 10^th March : https://engage.stirling.gov.uk/en-GB/projects/equalities

Visitor Levy

The early engagement on a potential visitor levy for Stirling has opened today. The introduction of a levy scheme could see a set percentage charge on overnight accommodation paid by visitors and tourists in the Stirling Council area. To help shape the scheme ahead of a decision in December, we want to hear your ideas on what the scheme could look like, including its objectives, percentage rate, timeline, and how revenues would be re-invested. To find out more about the visitor levy and take to the survey, click here. A series of drop-in sessions have also been arranged for businesses, accommodation providers and anyone else who would like to share their views on the scheme. These will take place at the following locations:

•  Stirling (Friday 14 March 2025, 11am-6pm, Albert Halls)
•  Killin (Tuesday 18 March 2025, 11am-6pm, McLaren Hall)
•  Callander (Wednesday 9 April 2025, 11am-6pm, Callander Youth Project)
•  Drymen (Wednesday 16 April 2025, 11am-6pm, Drymen Village Hall).

Climate Adaption Strategy:

We are also inviting feedback on our draft Climate Adaptation Strategy, which is part of our Climate and Nature Emergency Plan. Now, we’d like to hear what you think about our draft strategy. There are two ways to tell us what you think:

• Answer a quick poll on the vision and objectives
• Leave us a comment on the full draft strategy.

This consultation is open until the 6th of April.

Equalities Outcomes:

Finally, there is still time to take part in the Equalities Outcomes consultation. We want to involve a range of people in developing the equality outcomes for 2025-29 – particularly those who share a relevant protected characteristic and their representatives. We will take your responses, experiences and stories – and collate them with others’ responses to understand common themes. We will then turn these themes into Equality Outcomes for Stirling, and aim to improve people’s life chances over the next four years. Click here to take the survey.

If you would like any more information about how you can use these surveys to have your say, you can email us at insights@stirling.gov.uk.