1_INTRODUCTION_PROPOSAL OF APPLICATION NOTICE _ 17/03276/DC

RIVERSIDE MUSEUM

OLD GOVAN CHURCH

GOVAN SUBWAY STATION

RIVERSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL

CARVALE SCHOOL

GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE

BBC BUILDING SECC

SEC HYDRO

ARMADILLO

KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY

KELVIN HALL

CENTRAL STATION

KINGSTON BRIDGE

FINNIESTON

PARTICK

GOVANCROSS

KINNING PARK

PARK CIRCUS

GEORGE SQUARE

GOVAN TOWN HALL

STV BUILDING

GORBALS

TRADESTON

GLASGOW GREEN

PEOPLE’S PALACE

ANDERSTON

GOVAN GRAVING DOCKS

RIVER CLYDE

RIVER KELVIN

KELVINGROVE PARK

WATERROW

POLLOKSHIELDSM8

GLASGOW EXPRESSWAY

LAURIESTON

Google Earth - Image Landsat/ Copernicus

GOVAN GRAVING DOCKS_PUBLIC CONSULTATION

_THE PROPOSAL

Google Earth - Image Landsat/ CopernicusThe Govan Dry Docks in the context of the River Clyde

DUMBARTON

HELENSBURGH

GREENOCK

PORT GLASGOW

PAISLEY

CLYDEBANK

LOCH LOMOND

ERSKINEEAST DUNBARTONSHIRE

GLASGOW

GIFFNOCK

GOVAN

NEWTON MEARNS

RENFREW

BRIDGE OF WEIR

KILPATRICK

FIRTH OF CLYDE

RIVER CART

GARE LOCH

AYRSHIRE

BALLOCHWEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

RIVER LEVEN

RIVER KELVIN

GOVAN GRAVING DOCKS

FERGUSONS MARINE

KEY _ FERGUSONS MARINE SITE

Planning Policy ContextThe Development Plan in respect of the site comprises the ClydePlan Strategic Development Plan (approved July 2017) and the Glasgow City Development Plan (CDP) (adopted March 2017).

The site is recognised in the City Development Plan as being part of the Housing Land Supply under reference HO15. This site has been part of Glasgow’s established housing land supply for over 10 years with the site still remaining undeveloped.

Extract from the Glasgow City Development Plan Proposals Map (2017)

The City Development Plan also supports the remediation and reuse of vacant and derelict land along the River Clyde Development Corridor. This proposal would ensure that the most recent use of the site as a graving dock would be reinstated.

Other DesignationsIn terms of environmental designations, the River Clyde to the north is designated as a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC). The graving docks are also Category A-listed due to their historical significance. It is this historical significance which would be reinstated by the proposals in a sensitive manner by reintroducing ship repair and maintenance to the docks.

Current StageThe Proposal of Application Notice (PoAN) associated with the development, was submitted to Glasgow City Council in December 2017. Since this time, the design team have been developing the proposals for the site in order to present the latest scheme to the public and key stakeholders. This public consultation event is part of the statutory pre-application stage and the results of this consultation will inform the final design solution submitted to Glasgow City Council for planning permission.

It is anticipated that a “hybrid” planning application will be submitted to the council which will seek Full Planning Permission (FPP) for the works to facilitate the reuse of the graving docks for ship repair and maintenance, and Planning Permission in Principle (PPP) for the wider area around the basin for a mixture of uses.

The design team welcome your feedback on the current proposals to inform the eventual planning application.

To reinstate the Grade A Listed former dry docks for ship repair and maintenance. The dry docks will provide a facility for Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd. to maintain and repair ships and boats while the adjacent tidal basin site will create the opportunity for a cultural, mixed use development.

The former ‘graving’ dry docks are regarded proudly by the people who used to work there and looked upon as a ‘favourite place’ by the local community of Govan. These docks are the last and most complete vestige of Glasgow’s shipbuilding past and this proposal suggests the restoration and regeneration of this listed structure with the aim of creating opportunities within the community for future generations.

Jim McColl OBE, CEO of Clyde Blowers Capital, the owners of Ferguson Marine, is a passionate advocate of shipbuilding on the River Clyde. Following the 2014 takeover of Fergusons in Port Glasgow and the continued growth of Ferguson Marine, the company aims to restore the dry docks as a ship repair and maintenance facility fit for the modern age. The proposal will also take into account the current nature of industry on the river, place making within the city and promote the cultural identity of Govan.

The overall vision for the dry docks is enhanced by a proposed celebration of the cultural history of ‘Clyde Built’ in the form of a ‘Maritime Museum’ to be situated alongside the tidal basin. This will have direct associations with the working dry docks and offer the people of Glasgow and visitors alike, a tangible link to Glasgow’s world famous shipbuilding heritage.The proposal also suggests the development of live work facilities, potential for small workshops, creative workspaces, residential accommodation, and small shops and cafes to support this, with the aim of promoting activity on the site throughout the day, enhancing the reintegration of the site into the local economy and local community.

The wider context of this proposal aims to create a new destination for the city and an enhanced place within Govan. The physical restoration of the ‘Graving Docks’ also aims to restore the historical and cultural identity associated with Govan and the River Clyde. The proposed enhanced connections and routes aim to improve and encourage activity and public engagement along and across the river.