The Clydebank Development Framework was published in 2021. It presents a vision of Clydebank town centre in 15 years’ time, with the transition from a retail dominant location to a vibrant mixed use and inhabited town centre that better meets the needs of the community. It is about creating a real core to the town – a town with a heart – and making Clydebank Town Centre a more sustainable and successful place. It advocates a 3-phase approach to change beginning with the area to the south of the canal. Further details of the vision can be viewed in the Executive Summary.
The framework was developed in cooperation with local stakeholders. It reflects community aspirations for a better, livelier, and more sustainable place. These echo the community aspirations of two previous Charrette events - the Clydebank Can on the Canal Charrette in 2018, and Clydebank Town Centre Design Charrette in 2015.
Some projects in Phase 1 of the framework have already been delivered including Connecting Clydebank and Sylvania Way which improve the public realm and enhance connections within the town. Other projects being developed include a Clydebank Activity Centre alongside the canal and new housing on the former Playdrome site, to be delivered by a private developer.