PROPOSED ACTION PROGRAMME Introduction

This is the Proposed Action Programme associated with the Proposed Local Development Plan 2021. It is published as a draft alongside the Proposed Plan to provide an indication of actions to be undertaken and required in relation to the policies and development opportunities in the Proposed Plan. It is also published as a draft so that parties with an interest in the development opportunities in the Plan can inform the Council of their intentions in respect of the sites included.

If required, the draft Action Programme will be updated following the Proposed Plan consultation exercise, and a final version will be published within 3 months of the adoption of the Local Development Plan, and then updated at least every 2 years. 1. ACTIONS TO DELIVER PRIORITY PROJECTS AND PLACES

Priority Proposal Progress Future Action Action Lead Timescale Project/Place (May 2021) Required Ocean New cruise ship terminal Cruise ship berthing Terminal (City pontoons are complete and Deal) installed.

Construction of cruise ship Complete IC Regeneration & April 2022 to re-commence on construction of Planning appointment of new terminal building contractor.

Inverkip Road improvements Strategic Business Case Final Business IC Regeneration & infrastructure approved. Case to be Planning (City Deal) submitted Inchgreen, Marine uses Strategic Business Case Final Business IC Regeneration & Grenock (City approved. Case to be Planning Deal) submitted Affordable Delivery of new social There was 207 social Ongoing River Clyde Homes Ongoing housing supply rented housing rented housing units development of Oak Tree HA programme completed under the More new affordable Cloch HA Homes housing. Sanctuary Housing programme between April Link Housing 2016 and March 2020. Early learning and Delivery of new early Various new build/ Implement IC Property Services August 2021 childcare learning and childcare extension/refurbishment remainder of facilities projects completed. projects. Inverclyde Delivery of new Planning application Commence IC Environmental To be cemetery capacity cemetery capacity submitted for extension of Knocknairshill and Commercial confirmed existing cemetery at expansion. Services Knocknairshill, Greenock. Inverclyde Green Improve connections Places for Everyone bid Determination of Sustrans Summer 2021 Connections between submitted to Sustrans funding bid neighbourhoods and delivery of green Implementation of IC Roads and network and project if successful Transportation placemaking Priority Proposal Progress Future Action Action Lead Timescale Project/Place (May 2021) Required improvements The Harbours, Mixed use development Outline planning permission Revised masterplan Peel Land and Greenock and masterplan approved Property in 2006. Beacon Theatre and pub/restaurant have been developed. James Watt Mixed use development Outline planning permission Revised masterplan Peel Land and Dock/ Garvel issued in 2010. Site access Property Island, Greenock improvement and public realm works undertaken. Sugar sheds made wind and watertight. Development of 137 houses by River Clyde Homes underway. Planning permission for new marina building issued. Former Mixed use development Structures demolished and Determination of IC Development Power Station site cleared between 2010- planning application Management (For City Deal 2013. Scottish Power actions see Planning application above) validated in February 2021.

Peat Road/Hole Housing development Planning application Preparation of River Clyde Homes Farm, Greenock with facilities submitted for 78 houses masterplan IC Planning Spango Valley, Mixed use development Buildings/structure Determination of Advance Greenock demolished. planning application Construction Ltd & IC Planning application Planning submitted February 2020 Priority Proposal Progress Future Action Action Lead Timescale Project/Place (May 2021) Required Drumfrochar Mixed use development Preparation of Central East No actions currently proposed Road, Greenock Greenock Masterplan 2014

No other actions currently proposed

Port Mixed use development Preparation of Port Approval of Port IC Housing Strategy Eastern Gateway Glasgow Eastern Gateway Glasgow Eastern & Planning study Gateway study

Port Glasgow Housing development 138 houses developed by Preparation of Port IC Housing Strategy Eastern Gateway: with facilities River Clyde Homes Glasgow Eastern & Planning Woodhall Gateway study Business and Industrial Preparation of Port Approval of Port IC Housing Strategy Eastern Gateway: uses (Class 4, 5 and 6) Glasgow Eastern Gateway Glasgow Eastern & Planning Kelburn study Gateway study

Port Glasgow Housing-led Masterplan prepared and Housing vision to IC Housing Strategy Eastern Gateway: regeneration 274 properties have been be prepared based Clune Park removed from the market on specialist need out of an estate total of provision 430. Purchase and close IC Legal Services Ongoing BTS flats

Priority Proposal Progress Future Action Action Lead Timescale Project/Place (May 2021) Required Port Glasgow Consolidation of Masterplan submitted vis Further Land owners Industrial Estate industrial uses and Local Development Plan development of (various) housing development process masterplan

2 ACTIONS T0 DELIVER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Housing Development Progress (May 2021) Future Actions Required Action Lead(s) Timescale Opportunity R1 – Slaemuir, Port Site under development Complete development River Clyde Homes March 2022 Glasgow R2 – Arran Avenue, Port Proposal of Application Submission of planning Miller Homes Glasgow Notice submitted February application 2019 R3 – Former Broadfield Site under development Complete development Muir Homes March 2022 Hospital, Port Glasgow R4 – Woodhall, Port See Table 1 Glasgow R5 – Southfield Avenue, Site under development Complete development River Clyde Homes March 2022 Port Glasgow R6 – Dubbs Road, Port Site under development Complete development March 2022 Glasgow R7 – Port Glasgow Industrial See Table 1 Estate R8 – Dougliehill Terrace, Planning permission granted Development of site Marturano Homes Port Glasgow R9 – Selkirk Road, Port No actions currently proposed Glasgow R10 – Clune Park, Port See Table 1 Glasgow R11 – 3 Highholm Street, Planning permission granted Implementation of planning Port Glasgow August 2020 permission R12 – Broadstone Avenue, Site under development Complete development Sanctuary Scotland March 2022 Port Glasgow R13 – Lilybank Road, Port Site under development Complete development Sanctuary Scotland March 2022 Glasgow Housing Development Progress (May 2021) Future Actions Required Action Lead(s) Timescale Opportunity R14 – James Watt Dock Site under development Complete development River Clyde Homes March 2022 (east), Greenock R15 – James, Watt See Table 1 Dock/Garvel Island, Port Glasgow R16 – Sinclair Street, Port Planning permission granted Implementation of planning Glasgow August 2018 permission R17 – Carwood Street, No actions currently proposed Greenock R18 – East Crawford Street, No actions currently proposed Greenock R19 – Ratho St/MacDougall Site assembly Street, Greenock R20 – Cardross Crescent, Site under development Complete development Cloch Housing Association March 2022 Greenock R21 – Glenbrae Road, Planning permission granted Implementation of planning Oak Tree Housing March 2022 Greenock December 2019 permission Association R22 – Whinhill, Greenock Proposals of Application Zoom Developments Notice R23 – Gareloch Road, No actions currently proposed Greenock R24 – Wellington Park, No actions currently proposed Greenock R25 – Drumfrochar Road, No actions currently proposed Greenock R26 – Mearns Street, Site to be declared surplus IC Property Services Greenock R27 – Mount Pleasant Site under development Complete development Sanctuary Scotland March 2022 Street, Greenock R28 – Duncan Street, Site operations to cease and NHSGCC Greenock site to be declared surplus R29 – Victoria/East India See Table 1 Harbour, Greenock R30 – 25 West Blackhall Development complete Street, Greenock R31 – 16 West Stewart See Table 4 Housing Development Progress (May 2021) Future Actions Required Action Lead(s) Timescale Opportunity Street, Greenock R32 – Houston Street, Identified in 2021-2026 Confirmation of development Oak Tree Housing March 2024 Greenock Strategic Housing of site Association Investment Plan R33 – Ardgowan Square, Site under development Complete development SSC Investments Ltd March 2022 Greenock R34 – Union Street, Proposals of Application Peel Land and Property Greenock Notice R35 – Eldon Street, Site under development Complete development Blackwood Housing March 2022 Greenock Association R36 – Madeira Street, Site being marketed Complete sale of site IC Property Services Greenock R37 – Eldon Street, Site under development Complete development Ogilvie Homes Greenock R38 – Lyle Road, Greenock Site being marketed Complete sale of site IC Property Services R39 – Peat Road/Hole See Table 1 Farm, Greenock R40 – Tay Street/Tweed Site under development Complete development Oak Tree Housing March 2022 Street, Greenock Association R41 – Davey Street, No actions currently proposed Greenock R42 – Ravenscraig, Site under development Complete development Link Housing March 2023 Hospital, Greenock Oak Tree Housing Association R43 – Auchneagh Road, Site under development Complete development Turnberry Homes March 2022 Greenock R44 – Westmorland Road, Site to be declared surplus IC Property Services Greenock R45 – Cumberland Walk, Site demolished Develop site River Clyde Homes March 2023 Greenock Site in Strategic Housing Investment Plan R46 – Norfolk Road, Property to be vacated and St Ninians CoS Greenock demolished R47 – Auchmead Road, Development complete Greenock R48 – Spango Valley, See Table 1 Housing Development Progress (May 2021) Future Actions Required Action Lead(s) Timescale Opportunity Greenock R49 – Weymouth Crescent, No actions currently proposed R50 – Kirn Drive, Gourock No actions currently proposed R51 – Kempock House, Kirn Development complete Drive, Greenock R52 – McPherson Drive, Planning application Determination of planning Inverclyde Council Gourock submitted application Development Management Titan Homes R53 – Shore Street, No actions currently proposed Gourock R54 – Ashburn Gate, No actions currently proposed Gourock R55 – Ashton Road, Site under development Complete development March 2024 Gourock R56 – View, Gourock Site under development Complete development March 2022 R57 – Levan Farm, Gourock Planning permission Recommence and complete Buckingham Properties implemented development R58 – The Glebe, Inverkip Site under development Complete development Merchant Homes March 2022 R59 – Inverkip Power See Table 1 Station R60 – Leperstone Avenue One plot developed Marketing of self-build plots IC Property Services Ongoing R61 – West of Quarry Drive, Planning application Final determination of IC Development considered by Council planning application Management Scottish Ministers R62 – Smithy Brae, Site assembly Site owners Kilmacolm R63 – Lochwinnoch Road, Site under development Complete development March 2022 Kilmacolm R64 – Whitelea Road, Planning permission granted Implementation of planning Kilmacolm March 2021 permission R65 – Former Balrossie No actions currently proposed School, Kilmacolm R66 – Kaimes Grove, No actions currently proposed Quarriers Village R67 – Craigbet Road, Planning permission granted Commence and complete Berkley Homes Ltd March 2024 Housing Development Progress (May 2021) Future Actions Required Action Lead(s) Timescale Opportunity Quarriers Village development

3 ACTIONS TO DELIVER COMMUNITY FACILITY OPPORTUNITIES

Community Facility Progress (May 2021) Future Actions Required Action Lead(s) Timescale Opportunity F1 – McLeod Street, Planning permission for new Completion of new Craigend Resource Centre Greenock community centre issued community centre IC Community Learning and February 2020. New centre Development under construction. F2 – Brachelston Street, Public consultation on use of Confirmation of use of site IC Property Services Greenock site for community learning for proposed use. disability hub undertaken Application for planning permission F3 – New cemetery capacity See Table 1 F4 – New West College Call for Sites and Main Preparation of Detailed West College Scotland Scotland Campus Issues Report submission Business Case made in respect of The Harbours site Greenock. Preparation of Outline Business Case for new campus submitted to Scottish Funding Council. F5 – Kilmacolm village Public consultation on Detailed design and costings IC Roads and Transportation centre car park requirement for new car park for options to be prepared. in Kilmacolm and potential locations undertaken in October-November 2019.

4 ACTIONS T0 DELIVER NETWORK OF CENTRE OPPORTUNITIES

Network of Centre Progress (May 2021) Future Actions Required Action Lead(s) Timescale Opportunity C1 – 15 Nelson Street, Building demolished and site Site to be marketed and Site owner. Greenock cleared. development proposals Network of Centre Progress (May 2021) Future Actions Required Action Lead(s) Timescale Opportunity prepared. C2 – 16 West Stewart Site purchased by Council Demolition of site IC Property Services March 2022 Street, Greenock C3 – 25 West Stewart Report to Environment and Discussions with site owner. IC Regeneration & Planning Street, Greenock Regeneration Committee on 2 May 2019 re underutilised sites in Greenock town centre agreed action to bring these sites back into productive use. C4 – Oak Mall eastern wing Planning application for Determination of planning Inverclyde Council demolition and application redevelopment submitted C5 – Inverkip Local Centre No actions currently proposed C6 – Inverkip Power Station See Table 1 C7 – Spango Valley, See Table 1 Greenock C8 – Shore Street, Gourock No actions currently proposed

5 ACTIONS TO DELIVER BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Business/Industrial Progress (May 2021) Future Actions Required Action Lead(s) Timescale Development Opportunity PORT GLASGOW E1 – Kelburn (Parklea Road) Discuss future actions with IC Planning Policy team December 2021 site owner. E2 – Duchal Road Discuss future actions with IC Planning Policy team December 2021 site owner. E3 – Newark Street Discuss future actions with IC Planning Policy team December 2021 site owner. GREENOCK E4 – Bogston Lane Planning permission granted Discuss future actions with IC Planning Policy team December 2021 for eight Class 4, 5 and 6 site owner. units (June 2020) E5 – Port Glasgow Road Discuss future actions with IC Planning Policy team December 2021 Business/Industrial Progress (May 2021) Future Actions Required Action Lead(s) Timescale Development Opportunity (south) site owner. E6 – Inchgreen See Table 1 E7 – Sinclair Street IC Planning to contact landowner/developer to identify/discuss future actions E8 – James Watt Dock/ See Table 1 Garvel Island E9 – Main Street Discuss future actions with IC Planning Policy team December 2021 site owner. E10 – Cartsdyke Avenue Discuss future actions with IC Planning Policy team December 2021 site owner. E11 – Crescent Street Discuss future actions with IC Planning Policy team December 2021 site owner. E12 – Ingleston Street Discuss future actions with IC Planning Policy team December 2021 site owner. E13 – Scott Street Discuss future actions with IC Planning Policy team December 2021 site owner. E14 – Drumfrochar Road Discuss future actions with IC Planning Policy team December 2021 site owner. E15 – Drumfrochar Road Discuss future actions with IC Planning Policy team December 2021 site owner. E16 – Spango Valley See Table 1 E17 – Larkfield Industrial Discuss future actions with IC Planning Policy team December 2021 Estate site owner. E18 –Former Inverkip Power See Table 1 Station

6 ACTIONS TO DELIVER LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN POLICIES

Policy Progress (May 2021) Future Actions Required Action Lead (s) Timescale 1 – Creating successful Draft Supplementary Publish revised draft IC Planning Policy team September 2022 places Guidance on Planning Supplementary Guidance if Application Advice Notes necessary then submit to published May 2021 Scottish Ministers for adoption N/a Publish draft Supplementary IC Planning Policy team September 2022 Guidance on Design Guidance for Residential Development then submit to Scottish Ministers for adoption 2 – Priority projects See Table 1 3 – Priority places See Table 1 4 – Supplying energy Draft Supplementary Publish revised draft IC Planning Policy team September 2022 Guidance on Energy Supplementary Guidance if published May 2021 necessary then submit to Scottish Ministers for adoption 5 – Heat networks Draft Supplementary Publish revised draft IC Planning Policy team September 2022 Guidance on Energy Supplementary Guidance if published May 2021 necessary then submit to Scottish Ministers for adoption 6 – Low and zero carbon Guidance to be included in IC Planning Policy team September 2022 generating technology revised Draft Supplementary Guidance on Energy 7 – Waste reduction and No actions currently proposed management 8 – Climate change N/a Prepare Planning Guidance IC Planning Policy team June 2022 adaptation on climate risk and vulnerability assessments 9 – Managing flood risk The Council has completed Continue implementation of IC Roads and Transportation Ongoing the following relevant actions relevant actions in the Clyde in the Clyde and Loch and Loch Lomond Flood Lomond Flood Risk Risk Management Plan Management Plan:

1) Cartsburn Flood Prevention Scheme 2) Bouverie Flood Prevention Scheme

Work has commenced on the Surface Water Management Study. 10 – Surface and waste No actions currently proposed. water drainage 11 – Promoting sustainable The Council adopted an Continue delivery of the IC Roads and Transportation Ongoing and active travel Active Travel Strategy (ATS) Council’s Smarter Choices in 2018. Smarter Places programme Continue delivery of the IC Roads and Transportation Ongoing Behaviour change actions in infrastructure actions in the the Active Travel Strategy Active Travel Strategy. are being delivered through the Council’s Smarter Choices Smarter Places programme.

A dedicated Active Travel Strategy officer (post shared with Sustrans) has been progressing the infrastructure actions in the Active Travel Strategy. This includes provision of a dedicated cycle route from Gourock – Port Glasgow, which is currently underway. 12 – Managing impact of Improvements to the transport network will be made as and when required by development proposals development on the transport network 13 – Air quality Annual Air Quality Progress Annual Air Quality Progress IC Environmental & Public Ongoing Report for Inverclyde Report Protection published in June 2020. 14 – Communications No actions currently proposed. infrastructure 15 – Green belt and No actions currently proposed. countryside 16 - Soils N/a Investigate options for IC Planning Policy March 2022 peatland restoration on Council-owned land 17 – Brownfield No general actions currently proposed. Many of the development sites identified in Tables 2-5 are on brownfield land development 18 – Land for housing See Table 2

2019 Housing Land Audit Continue to undertake IC Planning Policy Ongoing finalised. Draft 2020 Housing annual Housing Land Audit Land Audit submitted to Homes for Scotland Draft Supplementary Publish revised draft IC Planning Policy team September 2022 Guidance on Affordable Supplementary Guidance if Housing in the Inverclyde necessary then submit to Villages published May 2021 Scottish Ministers for adoption Draft Supplementary Publish revised draft IC Planning Policy team September 2022 Guidance on Planning Supplementary Guidance if Application Advice Notes necessary then submit to published May 2021 Scottish Ministers for adoption N/a Publish draft Supplementary IC Planning Policy team September 2022 Guidance on Design Guidance for Residential Development then submit to Scottish Ministers for adoption 19 – Individual and small No actions currently proposed scale housing development in the green belt and countryside 20 – Residential areas No actions currently proposed 21 – Wheelchair accessible No actions currently proposed housing 22 – Community facilities See Table 3 N/a Publish draft Supplementary IC Planning Policy team September 2022 Guidance on Developer Contributions then submit to Scottish Ministers for adoption 23 – Network of centres See Table 4 strategy Annual monitoring of town Continue annual monitoring IC Planning Policy team Ongoing centres of town centres 24 – Network of centres sui Annual monitoring of town Continue annual monitoring IC Planning Policy team Ongoing generis uses centres of town centres

25 – Business and industrial Annual monitoring of Continue annual monitoring IC Planning Policy team Ongoing areas business/industrial areas of business/industrial areas and development and development 26 – Business and industrial See Table 5. development opportunities 27 – Tourism development No actions currently proposed. 28 – Conservation areas Finalised Conservation Area Prepare Conservation Area IC Planning Policy team December 2022 Appraisals in place for Appraisals for remaining 6 Greenock West End and conservation areas Quarrier’s Homes conservation areas. Draft Article 4 Direction for Consult on draft Article 4 IC Planning Policy team January 2022 all conservation areas Direction, finalise for approved by for consultation committee approval and in March 2020. submit to .

29 – Listed buildings No actions currently proposed. 30 – Enabling development Draft Supplementary Publish revised draft IC Planning Policy team September 2022 Guidance on Enabling Supplementary Guidance if Development published May necessary then submit to 2021 Scottish Ministers for adoption 31 – Scheduled monuments Monitoring of Historic IC Planning Policy Team Ongoing and archaeological sites Environment Records 32 – Gardens and designed No actions currently proposed landscapes 33 – Biodiversity and Biodiversity Duty Report due IC Planning Policy December 2021 geodiversity for update 2021 team/Development Management 34 - Landscape No actions currently proposed 35 – Trees, woodland and Preparation of draft IC Planning Policy Team December 2021 forestry Supplementary Guidance on Trees. Review of Tree Preservation IC Planning Policy Team Ongoing Areas

36 – Safeguarding green A Greenspace Audit has Preparation of Greenspace IC Planning Policy Team June 2022 infrastructure been completed. Strategy

37 – Delivering green n/a Preparation of draft IC Planning Policy December 2021 infrastructure through new Supplementary Guidance on development Delivering Green Infrastructure Through New Development 38 – Clyde Muirshiel No actions currently proposed. Regional Park 39 – Water environment No actions currently proposed.

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