ROF Bishopton planning applications

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Use the links below to find out more information on the proposals for the Royal Ordance Factory, Bishopton.

• Introduction
• The planning applications
• Planning application documents
• The concerns of the local community
• Confidentiality
• ROF Bishopton Links

Introduction
The site covers some 960 hectares. It has been used for the production of munitions for almost a century. During this time different parts of the site have been developed and used to different levels of intensity. As a result, parts of the site are now affected by the risk of contamination. Other parts of the site remain rural in nature with several areas of mature woodland within the grounds. BAE Systems, the owners of the site, announced their intention to cease manufacturing at the plant in December 1999. Since that time, the future of the site has been considered by a number of organisations and public bodies:

• the former Scottish Executive set up a working group to investigate the possibility of redeveloping the site
• BAE Systems carried out a range of studies to support the redevelopment of the site
• the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Joint Structure Plan has included policies covering the future development of the site. Further information on the Structure Plan is available on the Local Plan and Structure Plan page on this site and on the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority website.

The ROF Bishopton site is identified in the Structure Plan 2006 as a Community Growth Area. The Structure Plan was submitted to the Scottish Ministers for their approval in April 2006. In April /May 2007 the Scottish Government held an Examination in Public to gain further information on contamination and remediation, and transport issues affecting the ROF site. After considering the report on the Examination in Public, the Scottish Ministers have approved the structure subject to a number of modifications. The plan became operational on 25 April 2008. Further information on this is available from the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Strategic Planning Authority.

The Renfrewshire Local Plan also includes a policy about the Bishopton site.

Renfrewshire Local Plan (pdf - 120KB)

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The Planning Applications
BAE Systems, the owners of the ROF site are expected to submit a number of planning applications relating to the development of the site. 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
No current planning applications at present

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

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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 site 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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The concerns of the local community
The consultation carried out as part of the Structure Plan preparation process showed that there is a very strong concern in the local community over the development proposals and a desire to have easy access to the documents submitted as part of any planning applications for the site. Given the nature of the proposed development, many documents submitted are likely to be very large and difficult to reproduce in their hard copy format. To address this information is made available in electronic format and is published here to give easy access to relevant documents.

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Confidentiality
It is council policy not to release letters making comments on planning applications before the report on the application is made publicly available. This is done to provide confidentiality for those making comments. Letters are made publicly available three days before the meeting of the Planning and Development Board which decides on the applications. On this date all comments are available for public inspection at the council offices. However under the Freedom of Information Act, anyone can require to have access to these documents at any time. Copies of the comments received from the general public will therefore not be made available on this website.

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ROF Bishopton Links
Links to other web sites which provide further information on ROF Bishopton and related matters are available from the Council's web site.



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