Bishopbriggs Town Centre regeneration

Jo, Margarert McNaughton and Nicol Stephen discuss plans for Bishopbriggs Town Centre redevelopment.

In recent months Jo Swinson MP has met with parties about the regeneration of Bishopbriggs town centre. This includes the Council, AMEC (who will be developing the Bishopbriggs High site), their agents CBRE and Caledonian Properties (who own the Triangle site), as well as Waitrose and Marks & Spencer.

Click here to view the outline Planning Application

The application has not yet been considered by the Council, and in any case does not include detailed plans. These would have to be drawn up and further planning permission given before any work could start.

It is vital that this fantastic opportunity to revitalise Bishopbriggs town centre is maximised. While meetings are ongoing between stakeholders and elected representatives, it is of primary importance that local people are asked their views and that these views are taken into account when decisions are made. As the planning board has yet to consider this application, residents and businesses in the area are in an ideal position to influence the proposals before detailed plans are drawn up.

In order to improve public engagement in this process, in August 2007 Jo sent out a survey to the 9036 households in Bishopbriggs to gauge public opinion on the proposed development. 576 completed surveys were received; a response rate of 6.4%.

Participants were asked nine questions regarding different aspects of the development of Bishopbriggs Town Centre, based on the outline planning application already submitted to East Dunbartonshire Council. The questions covered issues concerning the size of the development, the type of shops people would like to see, and the popularity of existing and proposed amenities. Where appropriate, the survey made reference to the existing site and shop units in Bishopbriggs Town Centre in order to help respondents visualise the size of the spaces involved.

Read the Town Centre Survey Report