West Dunbartonshire Local Development Plan Proposed Plan SEPTEMBER 2013 Foreword Welcome to the Local Development Plan for West Dunbartonshire. This is a plan for challenging economic times. It seeks to strike the correct balance between encouraging the development of our economy and communities whilst protecting the environment that makes West Dunbartonshire an attractive place to live, visit and invest. The Plan has a focus on ‘Our Changing Places’, those areas and sites within West Dunbartonshire where the Council wants or expects to see change. The Plan provides a positive framework to try and get these regeneration sites moving. The Plan identifies land for over 5,000 new houses. It identifies almost 50 hectares of land for new business and industrial uses throughout the authority area, providing opportunities for business and employment growth. It recognises the importance of strengthening our town centres and identifies opportunities within them for over 10,000 sq.m of new retail development. The Plan recognises it is time for the step-change to be made towards a more sustainable future. It sets a framework for renewable energy developments. Development is directed towards locations that can be accessed by public transport and away from areas that may be affected by more frequent and severe flooding. A framework is set to encourage all new development to contribute towards the creation of successful places. Our natural and heritage resources are protected. These include the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site and the Inner Clyde Special Protection Area which are both of international importance. Also protected are 8 Sites of Special Scientific Interest, 48 Local Nature Conservation Sites, the Kilpatrick Hills Local Landscape Area, 5 Conservation Areas and 141 Listed Buildings. Thank you for showing an interest in the Plan. We believe that we have got the balance correct, but welcome your views and suggestions as to how we can make the Plan better. Councillor Lawrence O’Neill Convenor of Planning Committee 1 Local Development Plan How to respond to the Proposed Plan This document represents the settled view of Respondents are encouraged to limit their the Council as to how West Dunbartonshire representation on any one issue to no more should be developed over the next 5 years and than 2,000 words plus limited supporting beyond. At this stage of the preparation process productions. In all instances please be clear the Council invites those with an interest in the about which part of the Plan you are Plan to submit representations setting out commenting on, and set out clearly what modifications they would like to be made to change you would like made to the document the Plan and the reasons for these. and your reasons for this. Representations of support for the proposals within the Plan can also be submitted. The period for submitting representations runs from 27 September to 29 November, a period of Representations must be made on an official 9 weeks. form. These are available online, from all Council libraries and from the Council offices at Rosebery Place, Clydebank and Garshake Road, Dumbarton. Representations can be submitted: • Online at: www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/ planning-and-the-environment/planning- and-building-standards/local-development- planning/local-development-plan/ • By e-mail to [email protected]. In your subject box please type ‘WDLDP representation’. • By writing to Alan Williamson, Team Leader – Forward Planning, Planning & Building Standards, West Dunbartonshire Council, Council Offices, Rosebery Place, Clydebank, G81 1TG 2 Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2 - Outcomes .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Chapter 3 - Our Changing Places ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 - Alexandria Town Centre .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.3 - Clydebank Town Centre .......................................................................................................................................................... 13 3.4 - Dumbarton Town Centre and Waterfront........................................................................................................................ 16 3.5 - Queens Quay, Clydebank........................................................................................................................................................ 21 3.6 - Carless, Old Kilpatrick ............................................................................................................................................................... 25 3.7 - Esso Bowling and Scott’s Yard............................................................................................................................................... 28 3.8 - Bowling Basin .............................................................................................................................................................................. 32 3.9 - The Lomond Canal .................................................................................................................................................................... 35 3.10 - Lomondgate and Vale of Leven Industrial Estate ....................................................................................................... 37 3.11 - Young’s Farm, Dumbarton (Dumbarton FC) ................................................................................................................. 40 3.12 - The Green Network ................................................................................................................................................................ 42 3.13 - Kilpatrick Hills ........................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Chapter 4 - Developing Sustainably ................................................................................................................................................ 46 Chapter 5 - Growing Our Economy .................................................................................................................................................. 54 Chapter 6 - Building Our Communities .......................................................................................................................................... 59 Chapter 7 - Supporting Our Centres ............................................................................................................................................... 72 Chapter 8 - Enhancing Our Green Network.................................................................................................................................. 76 Chapter 9 - Protecting Our Built Heritage ..................................................................................................................................... 83 Chapter 10 - Supporting Development ......................................................................................................................................... 86 Appendix 1: Low and zero carbon generating technologies ................................................................................................ 91 Appendix 2: Schedule of Land Owned by Planning Authority ............................................................................................. 92 Glossary ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 94 3 Local Development Plan Chapter 1 - Introduction Map 1 - Local and Strategic Development Plan Areas 1.1 This is a Plan for and about the people and places of West Dunbartonshire. It is for the people who live, work and visit here, those who own land and property, and those who would like to invest in the area. It is about a range of places – houses and neighbourhoods, open spaces, schools and other community facilities, town centres and industrial areas, and the countryside – and how these all link to form West Dunbartonshire. 1.2 It is about how these places can best be developed, protected or enhanced in order to provide people with quality places to live, work, learn and visit. It is about encouraging investment and growth and providing certainty, whilst ensuring that growth is sustainable; lasting and in harmony with the environment. 1.3 It sets out how land in West Dunbartonshire should be used and developed up to 2019 and beyond. Together with the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Plan it forms the development plan for the area. It will 1.4 It identifies the development opportunities National Park has its own Local Development be used by the Council when giving advice on available in West Dunbartonshire and seeks to Plan. But this is also an important plan for the development proposals and making decisions generate interest in these. National Park area because West