EXISTING SITE PHOTOGRAPHS STRATEGIC OVERVIEW A TRANSPORT ANALYSIS B TOURISM ANALYSIS EXISTING / PROPOSED SECTION Zone set aside for possible future flood defences 5 metres Planning • The A83 and A816 intersect at Lochgilphead • There are a series of attractions situated along the A83 from Inveraray to just before Lochgilphead A83 Poltalloch Street Area of potential raised levels to mitigate impact Existing Sea Wall Loch Gilp • The Crinan Canal runs past Lochgilphead • Lochgilphead itself does not have a major tourist attraction of flooding & improve drainage • Glasgow to Lochgilphead by road takes circa 2 hours • Knapdale Forest, a 10 minute drive from Lochgilphead, is becoming a popular nature attraction in part due to the introduction of beavers • Glasgow to Lochgilphead by bus takes circa 2 hours 40 minutes (Glasgow to Campeltown route) • The Crinan Canal and National Cycle route 78 runs adjacent to Lochgilphead but the connection in to the town is poor • Oban to Lochgilphead by road takes circa 1 hour • The Kintyre Peninsula has limited major attractions which are focussed around Tarbert and Campeltown • Oban to Lochgilphead by public transport takes between 1 hour 45 and 2 hours 45 • The nearest ferry terminal to Lochgilphead is Tarbert which is circa 20 minutes away from Lochgilphead by road • There are many existing ferry services within the wider area but none serving Locghilphead directly •Community The nearest train stations Amenities are Oban (circa 1 hour journey by road) & Arrochar & Tarbert (circa 1 hour 10 minutes by road) Community Amenities LOCAL CONTEXT/ANALYSIS Planning Habitats Community Amenities Key Historic Developments Planning Community Amenities HabitatsC KEY HISTORIC DEVELOPMENTS HabitatsD PLANNING 11 1 HabitatsE HISTORIC COMMUNITY AMENITIES CommunityHabitatsF AmenitiesCURRENT COMMUNITY AMENITIES 50 2 50 Key Historic Developments 11 1 11 50 50 50 50 100 11 11 1 3 11 11 100 100 100 100 2 11 4 11 11 11 11 11 1 11 1 5 6 11 50 7 1 3 8 2 100 2 1 1 1 4 1 11 5 6 2 2 2 2 7 100 8 50 50 N scale bar, metres 50 50 100 50 50 50 50 0 100 500 50 50 50 50 50 100 50 Settlement area 100 100 2 100 100 100 Protected open space Conservation area Strategic masterplan areas Housing development areas (circa. 260 planned new homes) 2 Potential development areas N scale bar, metres 1 Argyll &N Bute Hospital identified for mixed use development: scale bar, metres N scale bar, metres N 0 100 500 scale bar, metres N business, housing, tourism and community facilities scale bar, metres N scale bar, metres 0 100 500 0 100 500 0 100 500 0 100 500 0 100 500 2 Kilmory Business Site identified for development: Current settlement area (population circa 2,300) N scale bar, metres N scale bar, metres + N business and community facilities scale bar, metres N scale bar, metres N Current community infrastructure scale bar, metres Loch Gilp is formed through glacial action 11,500 years ago. The head of the loch is south-facing and Settlement area N scale bar, metres Historic settlement area (circa 1870, population circa 1,700) Current settlement area (population circa 2,300) protected from westerly winds by the surrounding hills 0 100 500 Riparian broadleaf woodland 0 100 500 Protected open space 0 100 500 Historic community infrastructure (circa 1870) 0 100 500 Current community infrastructure 0 100 500 Estuarine mudflats Active travel Community Amenities Active travel Community Amenities 1770s A new road is built past the head of Loch Gilp, from Inveraray to Campbeltown 0 100 500 N scale bar, metres Conservation area • Once central to the town, many community amenities have now moved to Lochgiphead’s + +• The FrontSaltmarsh Green and Colchester Square sit at the heart of the conservation area, which sits at + N + • Once central to the town, many community amenities have now moved to scale bar, metres 1790s The plannedLoch townGilp of is Lochgilphead formed through was built and glacial became action home to11,500 many families years in the ago. fishing The trade. head of the loch is south-facing and 1. Woollen Mill, School, Distillery 0 100 500 Riparian broadleaf woodland RiparianStrategic broadleaf masterplan woodland areas Riparian broadleaf woodland periphery.Riparian broadleafEvents which woodland used to take place on the front green have also moved further out of Active travel Community Amenities the heartWatercourse of the growing / water settlement body area. 1 Woolen Mill, School, Distillery Lochgiphead’s periphery. Events which used to take place on the front green protected from westerly winds by the surrounding hills 2. Poor House town, for example the farmer’s market has moved to the Co-op car park. 0 100 500 Estuarine1809 Crinan mudflats Canal is opened and soon a regular steamer connection between Glasgow & Ardrishaig is SettlementEstuarine areaHousing mudflats development areas (circa. 260 planned new homes) Estuarine mudflats haveEstuarine• alsoOnce moved mudflats central further to out the of town, town, for manyexample community the farmer’s market amenities has have now moved to Lochgiphead’s Sandflats 3. Bank2 Poor House established Protected open space movedperiphery. to the Co-op Events car park. which used to take place on the front green have also moved further out of Saltmarsh ecological value SaltmarshPotential development areas 4. HotelSaltmarsh Saltmarsh Habitats1770s A new road is built past the head of Loch Gilp, from Inveraray to Campbeltown Plantation forest Historic settlement3 Bank area (circa 1870, population circa 1,700) • The Front Green site has remained a constant through Lochgilphead’s history and will 1822 Caledonian Canal is completed and Lochgilphead becomes an important location on the quickest route Conservation area 5. Slipway town, for example the farmer’s market has moved to the Co-op car park. Watercourse between / Glasgowwater bodyand Inverness Watercourse / water body Watercourse / water body Current •settlement continueTheWatercourse Front toGreen area be /thesite (populationwater hastown’s remainedbody park circa ainto constant 2,300)the future. through Lochgilphead’s history 1. ProjectArgyll & Butesite Hospital identified for mixed use development: business, Historic community6. Gas4 WorksHotel infrastructure (circa 1870) Sandflats1790s The planned town of Lochgilphead was built and became home to many families in the fishing trade. StrategicSandflats 1masterplanArgyll & Bute areas Hospital identified for mixed use development: Sandflats andSandflats will continue to be the town’s park into the future. 1831 Lochgilphead builds a pier to take advantage of the traffic passing through the area housing,Urban tourism area and community facilities 7. SchoolSlipway and Free Church School Current community infrastructure ecological value ecological value business, housing, tourism and community facilities ecological value 5 ecological value • The Front Green site has remained a constant through Lochgilphead’s history and will Plantation forest - Housing2. PlantationKilmory developmentbusiness, Business forest Siteareashousing, identified (circa. tourism for 260 development: plannedand community newbusiness homes) andfacilities 8. PierPlantation forest PublicPlantation Open forest Space 1809 Crinan Canal is opened and soon a regular steamer connection between Glasgow & Ardrishaig is continue to be the town’s park into the future. Community Amenities 1856 Lochgilphead Poor House opens community facilities The Front Green and Colchester Square sit at 1 Woolen Mill, 6School,Gas WorksDistillery Project site PotentialProject development site areas Project site Community Amenities Project site established 1 Saltmarshes2 Kilmory areBusiness a good Site habitat identified for a range for development: of invertebrates, which support the life of many wading birds and Active travel Community Amenities 1863 Argyll & Bute District Asylum opens the heart of the conservation area, which sits 2 Poor House 7 School and Free Church School Urban area Urbanwaterfowl.business area However, and community the saltmarshes facilities in Lochgilphead are dominated by Japaneseat the heart Knotweed, of the growing an invasive settlement spe- area. Urban area • Once centralUrban to the area town, many community amenities have now moved to Lochgiphead’s - 1975 Argyll & Bute council locate their offices in the town - Bank- - 1822 Caledonian Canal is completed and Lochgilphead becomes an important location on the quickest route 1 Argyll & ciesBute that Hospital creates identified a hostile forenvironment mixed use for development: other plant and animal life. 3 8 Pier periphery. Events which used to take place on the front green have also moved further out of Community Amenities 1 Saltmarshes between are a good Glasgow habitat and for Invernessa range of invertebrates, which support the life of many wading birds and business,1 Saltmarshes housing, tourism are a good and habitatcommunity for a facilitiesrange of invertebrates, which support the life of many wading birds and 4 Hotel 1 Saltmarshes are a good habitat for a range of invertebrates, which support the life of many wading birds and town, for1 exampleSaltmarshes the farmer’sare a good market habitat has for moved a range to of the invertebrates, Co-op car which park. support the life of many wading birds and 2007 Lochgilphead Joint Campus opens Active travel Community Amenities Active travel Community Amenities Habitatswaterfowl. However, the saltmarshes in Lochgilphead are dominated by Japanese Knotweed, an invasive spe- 2Activewaterfowl.The estuarine travel