Royal Ordnance Site Bishopton
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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
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:
Phase 2: 2017 – 2018
Phase 3: 2019 – 2022
Phase 4: 2023 – 2025
Phase 5: 2026 – 2027
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
- to download the documents from this site
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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