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Use the links below to find out more information on the redevelopment of the Royal Ordance Factory in Bishopton.

• General Overview
• The Planning Applications
• Planning Application Documents
• Implementation of Planning Permission
• ROF Bishopton Links

General Overview
The Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF), located in the south-west of Bishopton, has for the past century been used for the production of munitions. The site is owned by BAE Systems and covers circa 960 hectares, parts of which contain contaminated land. Since the cessation of manufacturing in December 1999, the site has been identified in regional and local planning policy documents as a 'Community Growth Area'.

Click on the links below for more information:

• Information on the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Strategic Development Plan
• Glasgow and Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority - official website
• Current Adopted Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Joint Structure Plan 2006 document
• Information on the adopted Renfrewshire Local Plan 2006

Approval in principal has been granted for the creation of a mixed use development comprising: 2500 units of housing; 150,000mē of commercial and employment related space within a business park; a community woodland park; recreation and open space areas; community facilities; local services; retail and educational provision.

Associated with the above developments, a number of detailed applications for infrastructure works have also been approved including: the formation of a motorway junction from the M8; northern and southern access roads; improvements to the railway station approach and park and ride facilities; and the retention of the existing BAE Environmental Test Facility and the construction of a new office building. Applications have and will continue to be submitted to purify conditions attached to the Planning Permission in Principle.

Extensive preparatory and enabling works were approved in 2010 for decontamination, remediation and earthworks; and a landfill facility to contain material resulting from the remediation works. Decommissioning, the formation of a site entrance and a contractors compound at Georgetown Road have commenced on site and shortly thereafter essential preparatory works in the form of remediation and land reclamation activities must be completed in advance of development at any particular location.

Thereafter, it is anticipated that the development will be constructed in 5 phases over a 15 year time scale as follows:

More information on the timing and completions of various components of the development, latest news and the relevant contact details for the BAE Systems
office, which is responsible for the delivery of this project, is available on the Bishopton Regeneration website.

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The Planning Applications
BAE Systems have submitted a number of planning applications over the past few years relating to the development of the site. All applications submitted to date are listed below. Details of the applications are available by clicking on the reference number in the tables below.

Current Planning Applications

Planning application description	Reference number	Status
Purification of Conditions (in part) of Outline Planning Permission 06/0602/PP	11/0469/PP	Current
Purification of Conditions (in part) of Outline Planning Permission 06/0602/PP	11/0830/PP	Current
Erection of Electricity Substation and Switching Room Building	11/0851/PP	Current

Previous Applications

Planning application description	Reference number	Status
Outline Planning Application	06/0602/PP	Decided
Construction of a motorway junction	06/1065/PP	Decided
Engineering operations comprising remediation and reclamation earthworks	06/1119/PP	Withdrawn
Construction of a landfill facility	06/1154/PP	Withdrawn
Erection of security fence, including gate access.	06/1284/PP	Decided
Proposed Landfill Facility	09/0456/PP	Decided
Engineering operations comprising remediation and bulk earthwork	09/0527/PP	Decided
Construction of an access road	09/0796/PP	Decided
Erection of Office Building	11/0174/PP	Decided
Bulk Earthworks and Landscape Treatment to create Enhanced Wildlife Habitat	11/0547/PP	Decided
Purification of Conditions (in part) of Outline Planning Permission 06/0602/PP	11/0214/PP	Decided
Construction of an access road, including the formation of a railway bridge, and associated landscaping and SUDS pond	11/0630/PP	Decided

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Planning application documents

• to view the application in the planning office

In line with legal requirements, all documents relating to current applications are available for inspection at the Customer Service Centre, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley. Information on access and opening times of the Customer Service Centre is available on this website on the Customer Service Centre Home Page.

• to download the documents from this site

Copies of documents relating to each application can be downloaded from the pages relating to individual planning applications which can be accessed from the tables above.

Please see statement on copyright contained on Applications Online page.

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Implementation of Planning Permission

• All the major consents for this project are now in place and the Council supports this important development.
• The project has now progressed to an implementation stage where the Planning Authority’s involvement has evolved from that of a consenting role to that of a monitoring role. This means that as the works continue to take place, the Council and other regulators such as SEPA and SNH will monitor the development activity to ensure that it is carried out in accordance with the agreed strategy.
• In addition to contacting the Council, issues, concerns or other enquiries, which are relevant to this project can be raised directly with the developer by post, on-line or by phone using the 24 hour helpline.:

BAE Systems
Real Estate Solutions
Station Road
Bishopton
Renfrewshire
PA7 5NJ

or

Transforming Bishopton Helpline

0800 130 3302

or

online at Bishopton Regeneration

ROF Bishopton Links
Links to other websites which provide further information on ROF Bishopton and related matters are available from the council's website.


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