Post by Historic Docks on Apr 7, 2009 23:20:34 GMT
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MASSIVE Dock Transformation Plan Launched
29 November 2008
A 10-YEAR, £180million plan to redevelop James Watt Dock in Greenock has been launched.
A partnership between regeneration company Riverside Inverclyde and Peel, a leading UK property and transport company, is behind the bold plan which will see the creation of commercial, marina and leisure facilities alongside residential and retail space.
More than 750 homes will be built and 1,700 jobs are expected to be created. A 400-berth marina is also planned. Development of the historic Sugar Warehouse will be at the heart of the project.
A ceremony to mark the project’s formal launch took place at the 50-acre dock yesterday attended by Stewart Maxwell, Scottish Government Minister for Communities and Sport.
Work to make the Sugar Warehouse wind and watertight is already underway. The huge raised area of the warehouse destroyed in a fire in 2006 will be reinstated under the plan.
The next stage at the dock is environmental work to prepare it for the visit of the Tall Ships Race in 2011.
-- Computer-generated images of the proposed development. Click www.inverclydenow.com/ShowGallery.asp?ID=380
Riverside Inverclyde chief executive Bill Nicol said: “I am delighted that we’ve arrived at this red-letter day for Inverclyde business, Inverclyde communities and Inverclyde’s future. Gradually this project will transform an area that in former days was the absolute hub of Greenock. Through this project we will be building one of the most outstanding and vibrant locations in Scotland to live and work in, that will be the envy of many.”
Alf Young, chairman of Riverside Inverclyde, said: “Creating this partnership marks a significant milestone in Riverside Inverclyde’s mission to reclaim and regenerate an iconic stretch of waterfront for the communities of the Lower Clyde. Times may be tough today but that should not diminish our ambitions for a more prosperous Inverclyde.”
Euan Jamieson, speaking on behalf of Peel, said: “The James Watt Dock site is a huge opportunity, both from the point of view of location and potential, and it is important for the regeneration of Inverclyde. It is also a major challenge, with historic issues of low demand and infrastructure, and has resisted development for over two decades.
“However it has been demonstrated that enormous strides can be made in social and economic regeneration when the public and private sector work together. We believe James Watt Dock will further demonstrate this, with the partnership of Peel and Riverside Inverclyde bringing together the public and private sectors on an equal basis and providing funding resources to bring about this redevelopment.”
Planning applications are being prepared in partnership with Inverclyde Council.
LINKS
Photos of the Sugar Warehouse fire in June 2006. Click www.inverclydenow.com/ShowGallery.asp?ID=69
Riverside Inverclyde. Click www.riversideinverclyde.com/
MASSIVE Dock Transformation Plan Launched
29 November 2008
A 10-YEAR, £180million plan to redevelop James Watt Dock in Greenock has been launched.
A partnership between regeneration company Riverside Inverclyde and Peel, a leading UK property and transport company, is behind the bold plan which will see the creation of commercial, marina and leisure facilities alongside residential and retail space.
More than 750 homes will be built and 1,700 jobs are expected to be created. A 400-berth marina is also planned. Development of the historic Sugar Warehouse will be at the heart of the project.
A ceremony to mark the project’s formal launch took place at the 50-acre dock yesterday attended by Stewart Maxwell, Scottish Government Minister for Communities and Sport.
Work to make the Sugar Warehouse wind and watertight is already underway. The huge raised area of the warehouse destroyed in a fire in 2006 will be reinstated under the plan.
The next stage at the dock is environmental work to prepare it for the visit of the Tall Ships Race in 2011.
-- Computer-generated images of the proposed development. Click www.inverclydenow.com/ShowGallery.asp?ID=380
Riverside Inverclyde chief executive Bill Nicol said: “I am delighted that we’ve arrived at this red-letter day for Inverclyde business, Inverclyde communities and Inverclyde’s future. Gradually this project will transform an area that in former days was the absolute hub of Greenock. Through this project we will be building one of the most outstanding and vibrant locations in Scotland to live and work in, that will be the envy of many.”
Alf Young, chairman of Riverside Inverclyde, said: “Creating this partnership marks a significant milestone in Riverside Inverclyde’s mission to reclaim and regenerate an iconic stretch of waterfront for the communities of the Lower Clyde. Times may be tough today but that should not diminish our ambitions for a more prosperous Inverclyde.”
Euan Jamieson, speaking on behalf of Peel, said: “The James Watt Dock site is a huge opportunity, both from the point of view of location and potential, and it is important for the regeneration of Inverclyde. It is also a major challenge, with historic issues of low demand and infrastructure, and has resisted development for over two decades.
“However it has been demonstrated that enormous strides can be made in social and economic regeneration when the public and private sector work together. We believe James Watt Dock will further demonstrate this, with the partnership of Peel and Riverside Inverclyde bringing together the public and private sectors on an equal basis and providing funding resources to bring about this redevelopment.”
Planning applications are being prepared in partnership with Inverclyde Council.
LINKS
Photos of the Sugar Warehouse fire in June 2006. Click www.inverclydenow.com/ShowGallery.asp?ID=69
Riverside Inverclyde. Click www.riversideinverclyde.com/