SCDC is delighted to be supporting Inch Cape by working with the communities of Port Seton, Cockenzie, and Prestonpans to shape the project’s post-construction community fund, due to open in 2027.

Local people know the area best, so this process is about listening carefully and helping the community influence how the fund should be shared across these communities.

SCDC is Scotland’s lead body for community development, supporting communities in Scotland to have a stronger voice in the decisions that affect them. You can read more about us here.

Our aim is to make sure the process feels open, fair and useful to the community. By working together, we want the fund to be shaped by local knowledge, local experience and local voices. This is called co-design.

How we’ll be working

Community questionnaire

Identify the main issues, ideas and opportunities to be explored further.

Open to residents, community groups, and other stakeholders.

Take the questionnaire

Focus groups and community conversations

Bringing people together to talk about these issues, ideas and opportunities, and how fund decisions should be made.

Join a focus group

Ongoing conversations

Throughout this process we’ll be speaking to residents and stakeholders to explore these issues.

SCDC report: themes, priorities & recommendations

We will produce a clear report, bringing together the questionnaire, focus groups and conversations.

Get in touch

If you’d like to get in touch with team about this work, please email info@scdc.org.uk.