G L A S G O W A N D T H E C LY D E VA L L E Y S T R AT E G I C D E V E L O P M E N T P L A N N I N G A U T H O R I T Y

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Summer 2009

The publication in June 2009 of NPF 2

is an important contextual element

in the development of the inaugural

Strategic Development Plan (SDP) by

the GCVSDPA for submission to the

Scottish Ministers in 2011.

NPF 2 builds upon its 2004 predecessor

and sets out the Scottish Government’s

strategic development direction, in

particular, its infrastructure priorities which

underpin its economic strategy and

associated social and environmental aims.

A strong emphasis in the document on the

importance of place provides key support

for the Glasgow metropolitan area and the

strategic development strategy of the eight

joint metropolitan authorities. The Clyde

Corridor flagship initiative is recognised in

NPF 2 as a national regeneration priority.

Additionally, NPF 2 identifies fourteen

national developments with the potential

to support the Scottish economy and

increase sustainable economic growth

well into the future.

Six of these national developments have

significant implications for the GCVSDPA

area:

• Central Scotland Green Network;

• High speed rail links to London -

Project 24 of the Scottish Government’s

Strategic Transport Projects Review

(STPR);

• West of Scotland strategic rail

enhancements;

• Strategic airport enhancements for

access - Glasgow International Airport

at Abbotsinch and land between Paisley

St James Station and the airport;

• Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic

Drainage Scheme; and

• 2014 Commonwealth Games

facilities.

NPF 2 highlights Edinburgh and Glasgow

as Scotland’s principal centres of business

and culture and as Scotland’s key

international gateways. It is particularly

welcome to the GCVSDPA and its

constituent authorities that their focus on

place and environmental quality as set

out in their current joint structure plan

is reinforced by NPF 2. This aspect is

reflected strongly in the designation of

the Central Scotland Green Network as

a national development, building upon

the joint authorities’ initiative in 2000 of

the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Green

Network.

Similarly, NPF 2’s stress on key

infrastructural investments - transport,

drainage and power - brings powerful

reinforcement to the joint authorities’

strategic priorities and the long-term

regeneration and development of the

Glasgow metropolitan area.

The GCVSDPA’s SDP will build upon the

strategic priorities set out by the Scottish

Government in NPF 2 and will continue the

joint authorities’ strong focus on long-term

vision and strategy with the identification of

clear strategic development priorities.

National Planning Framework for Scotland 2

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www.scotland.gov.uk/

Publications/2009/07/02105627/0

The publication of the

Scottish Government's

National Planning

Framework for

Scotland 2

(NPF 2) set out a

vision for Scotland's

development to 2030

Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic Drainage Plan update

The Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic

Drainage Plan (MGSDP) seeks to

upgrade and replace the existing

drainage and sewerage infrastructure

in the Glasgow conurbation, including

new water treatment plants and

associated catchment management

and flood risk reduction measures.

The MGSDP is currently a partnership

of key agencies involved in the water

environment, involving SEPA, Scottish

Water, Glasgow City Council, South

Lanarkshire Council, Scottish Enterprise,

Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration

Company, GCVSDPA and the Scottish

Government.

The MGSDP is not simply about applying

hard engineering solutions. The protecting

and enhancing the natural environment

is also a key consideration within every

component of projects.

The Partnership’s overarching aim

is to provide a holistic approach to

managing surface water which will

not only reduce flood risk and unlock

development potential but will improve

water quality, allowing residential areas to

harmonise with the natural landscape and

greenspace areas.

Some key early physical Sustainable

Urban Drainage Scheme (SUDS) projects

are currently taking place in Toryglen,

Ruchill and South Dalmarnock.

These projects utilise natural methods

such as ponds, swales, ponds and

wetlands to store water and then

control its release whilst contributing to

biodiversity and nature conservation.

The MGDSP partners have recently

procured a programme management

office (PMO) based at Scottish Water’s

office in Balmore Road, Glasgow.

The PMO comprises a small team of

people operating at an overarching level,

providing programme management

support and expert technical advice. The

PMO will facilitate, coordinate and monitor

the overall delivery of the MGSDP project

such as SUDS schemes to help prevent

flooding and undertake feasibility studies

and engineering projects which will deliver

the objectives and benefits of the MGSDP.

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www.mgsdp.org

www.scottishwater.co.uk/portal/page/

portal/SWE_PGP_INVESTMENT/SWE_PGE_

INVESTMENT/WHAT_MGSDP_INTRO

One of the key national

developments in the

recently published

National Planning

Framework for

Scotland 2 is the

Metropolitan

Glasgow Strategic

Drainage Plan

NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK FOR SCOTLAND 2

The Industry and Business Issues

Report 2009 which invited views on

the main issues which could have

implications for the future of industry

and business land in the Glasgow and

Clyde Valley area.

Responses to the Issues Report will

assist the GCVSDPA set out its strategic

approach for industry and business for

inclusion in the Main Issues Report in

2010.

The Industry and Business Issues Report

sets out twenty questions covering eight

key themes and has been worded so as

to elicit stakeholders’ opinions on a wide

variety of possible approaches to future

industry and business policy.

The Issues Report will also allow an

opportunity to undertake a fundamental

reassessment of the approach and

associated policies contained in the

current Structure Plan; assess what is still

strategically important and determine if the

current competitive economic framework

is still relevant, given the recent significant

shifts in global and national economic

structures since 2008.

The Report has been circulated to over

one hundred organisations and interested

parties.

June 2009 saw the

publication of the

GCVSDPA

Industry and

Business Issues

Report 2009

The Futures work currently being

undertaken by the GCVSDPA in

association with a wide range of key

partners and stakeholders (see panel)

has progressed significantly over

the last few months with completion

of some of the critical stages of the

process.

This body of work is key to the

development of the inaugural Glasgow

and the Clyde Valley Strategic

Development Plan.

The the new planning system supports

the GCV model of looking long, being

visionary and strategic about the future.

Uncertainty is inherent in the future and

the longer the view, the more uncertain

the future. Futures work, with its story

base and scenario approaches, provides

a vehicle for visualising uncertain future

circumstances based on an analysis

of critical uncertainties. At the same

time, it provides a basis for developing

consensus about the future; hence the

strong reliance upon working with key

partners and stakeholders in this arena.

The GCVSDPA Futures Group has

created four stories of the future for the

Glasgow metropolitan area in the period

to 2035 based upon the uncertainty

associated with resource availability and

intervention capability. These stories are

plausible, distinct and challenging and

provide a framework for visualising the

development of the metropolitan area

over the next twenty-five years and its

priorities.

The next stage, currently on-going, is

to agree the spatial or geographical

distribution of development associated

with these stories, so that as a group,

the Futures Group understands the

physical and investment ramifications for

the future associated with such visions of

the long-term future.

This Futures work does not seek to

prescribe a given development vision

for 2035 which the Authority and its

partners will aim to deliver. Instead,

it has created a framework against

which the continuing development and

investment priorities, such as those set

out in the NPF 2 and the joint authorities’

existing strategy of 2006, and the

new strategic development proposals

and priorities emerging as part of the

inaugural SDP can be tested in terms of

the core Scottish Government and the

GCVSDPA’s principles of sustainable

economic growth, carbon reduction and

environmental quality.

The Futures work will form an important

part of evolving the Main Issues Report

of the SDP due for publication in

September 2010.

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More details at

www.gcvsdpa.gov.uk/futures

or contact Joe Scott, Information Analyst

email joe.scott@gcvsdpa.gov.uk

Local Government

GCVSDPA

and its eight constituent local

authorities:

East Dunbartonshire

East Renfrewshire

Glasgow City

Inverclyde

North Lanarkshire

Renfrewshire

South Lanarkshire

and

West Dunbartonshire

Strathclyde Partnership for

Transport (SPT)

Scottish Government

Department of the

Built Environment

Transport Scotland

Scottish Government

Agencies

Scottish Enterprise

Forestry Commission Scotland

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)

Scottish Environment Protection

Agency (SEPA)

Utilities

Scottish Water

Organisations

Glasgow Centre for

Population Health (GCPH)

Visit Scotland

BAA

University Advisor

Glasgow University

Business School

Futures work update

Industry and Business Issues Report publication and consultation

GCVSDPA Futures Group

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www.scotland.gov.uk/

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The next scheduled meetings of the GCVSDPA Joint Committee will be held on

Monday 7 SeptemberNorth Lanarkshire Council

Monday 7 DecemberEast Renfrewshire Council

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SEPTEMBER 2009

Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority

Lower Ground Floor, 125 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 2SA

telephone 0141 229 7742 fax 0141 221 4518 email info@gcvsdpa.gov.uk web www.gcvsdpa.gov.uk

At its meeting held on 8 June 2009 the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Authority Joint Committee re-elected both Councillor Graham Scott, South Lanarkshire Council as Convenor and Councillor Harry Curran of North Lanarkshire Council as Vice Convenor for a further two-year term.

The Joint Committee also welcomed back Councillor Jackie Green of Renfrewshire Council, who will be replacing Councillor Bruce McFee.

GCVSDPA Joint Committee news

The Joint Committee meeting on 8 June 2009 agreed that its Development Pan Scheme (DPS) would be revised with the Main Issues Report now being published in September 2010 rather than in March 2010.

This comes about as a result of the significant technical work involved in preparing the Housing Need and Demand Assessment, as required by the Scottish Government as part of the new planning system in Scotland,

The remainder of the Strategic Development Plan timetable remains unaltered.

Timetable change to Development Plan Scheme and Main Issues Report A number of meetings have been held during the second quarter

of 2009 with key agencies and stakeholders as part of the process of developing the Strategic Development Plan.

These meetings have included BAA, Planning Aid, Scottish Government Department of the Built Environment and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

In addition the GCVSDPA have held meetings with professional planners from Australia, Sweden, Korea, Portugal, Finland and Brazil.

Key stakeholder meetings

Councillor Jackie Green, Renfrewshire Council

GCVSDPA Convenor Councillor Graham Scott, South Lanarkshire Council

GCVSDPA Vice-convenor Councillor Harry Curran, North Lanarkshire Council