News - 15/03/2010
South West Greenock Consultation
River Clyde Homes is currently building 336 new homes for tenants in Port Glasgow and the East End of Greenock in what is one of the largest house development programmes underway in Scotland.
The next area earmarked for development is South West Greenock and the housing association is undertaking a study to find out if several sites in the Larkfield area of Greenock are viable for new build housing.
The study will look at the land which will be freed by demolishing flatted stock at Cumberland Road, Cumberland Walk, Stafford/Cumberland Road, 1-7 Angus Road and the former Springfield School site in Banff Road.
The first of a series of community consultations took place last week at Ravenscraig Sports Centre. The architect leading the study, John Newman, for FBN architects presented initial findings on each site. The event was well attended, with 37 people hearing how the sites could potentially be laid out based on information which has been identified relating to ground conditions, services, safety issues, access to sites and environmental issues like parking and open space.
Children were asked to draw a picture of what they would like in a play park and there will be a prize for the best idea.
All those who attended were asked to complete a questionnaire after viewing the designs and FBN architects have taken them to analyse the results and incorporate the community’s feedback into the feasibility study.
A further community event will take place in May to explain the final feasibility study outcomes.
Angela Spence is Head of Regeneration at River Clyde Homes. She said: “We had a very enthusiastic group of people turn out at last week’s event and this bodes well for the future. Our experience in other regeneration areas has been that consultations really bring the community together and give people a very real sense of ownership of the plans for the future. We have made a great start on our commitment to build 850 new homes for rent by 2016. South West Greenock is an area which has already received significant investment in the form of the new Inverclyde Academy and Aileymill Primary and Nursery School by Inverclyde Council. It is an area popular with tenants and has a strong community.”
