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Update from Forth Housing Association dated 29 March : 'Our contractor TD Trees advises us that they will start the tree felling at Bogside, Dunblane on Friday 1st April 2016. Depending on weather conditions etc they expect the work to take a few days'.
8 Housing Association properties to be built at Bogside
Work will shortly begin on the empty ground at the corner of Perth Road and Bogside. This will herald the construction of eight new homes by Forth Housing Association, which are being built to provide adapted accommodation for current or former Dunblane residents who have housing needs due to medical or mobility difficulties. The initial activity, by TD Trees of Dunblane, will involve the removal of a small number of trees, required to accommodate the new homes. This tree work has been approved by Stirling Council and people should note that the tree felling will not involve the wider Holmehill area. Construction work is expected to start in April and be completed by the end of the year. The actual date for starting work will be notified once final approvals from Stirling Council have been agreed. Anyone with questions should contact Forth Housing Association on 01786.446066.
Haining Laighills Access Closed First Week March
As part of ongoing improvements to the Laigh Hills, the access bridge into the park from The Haining is due to be refurbished during week beginning 29th February 2016. This work includes the removal and replacement of the existing bridge deck and the installation of new safety railings. For safety reasons this bridge will be closed to all users during the period 29th February – 4th March 2016. For the safety of ALL path users please obey signage during the works. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Please contact Stirling Council on 0845 2777000 should you require further information.
Thanks to all those Dunblane people who participated in the online survey about the future of our town centre and/or attended the follow-up sessions in February
What did the survey show?
It seems that the priority areas from which clear immediate actions should be identified are:
- Balancing the accessibility needs of pedestrians, businesses and car users in the Town centre area
- Improving the Riverside area
- The future maintenance and development of public services/buildings, particularly with regard to public toilets
- Further investigation of future opportunities for use of space in and adjacent to the town centre
View the Survey summary display at Dunblane library during March
Read the Survey Report summary
Look at the Survey Full report
What Next?
The Charrette Steering group has already commenced discussions with Stirling Council on how to progress the main issues identified above.
Dunblane Charrette Background
Designing the future of our Town Centre
Following the 4 day Charrette event in April 2015, a report and proposed action plan was produced. In January 2016 all people living or working in Dunblane were invited to provide their views on these action proposals through an online survey.
Full Charrette Report
Charrette backgound & outcome summary
A spatial overview of Dunblane Town Centre
Saturday 6 February & Sunday 7 February
For all Dunblane Residents
Meet Community Councillors and people involved with the Development Trust to share your ideas and views about:
* The future use of our historic Burgh Chambers.
* How our young people could fund their own projects
* The outcomes from our Town Centre Charrette
* Developing our Laighills Park
* The Development Trust’s activities
Drop into the Burgh Chambers
Saturday 6th February - 11.00am and 3.00pm
Youth Project Workshop
* Are you between 15 and 21 years old?
* What do you think is needed in Dunblane?
* How would you spend £30k to make it happen?
Come to the Dunblane Centre
Sunday 7 February - from 1.00pm to 3.00pm
Do you want more information?
From 20 March to 8 August 2016 Queen Street Station (Upper) will be closed. As a result there will be fewer direct trains on the Dunblane/Glasgow route and journey times will be longer.
Download the new customer leaflet
Mornings : On weekday mornings (according to thetrainline.com) the trains will run as follows:-
05.46 arriving at 07.25 (direct)
07.08 arriving at 08.20 (one change)
07.44 arriving at 08.50 (one change)
08.13 arriving at 09.20 (direct)
08.28 arriving at 09.50 (one change)
09.07 arriving at 10.21 (direct)
Evenings from Central Station : On weekday evenings, trains will be at (good ones in red):-
16.37 arriving at 18.16 (two changes)
16.46 arriving at 18.16 (three changes)
17.19 arriving at 18.22 (direct)
17.47 arriving at 18.50 (direct)
18.05 arriving at 19.14 (direct)
18.07 arriving at 19.44 (one change)
18.17 arriving at 19.44 (two changes)
19.10 arriving at 20.39 (one change)
Evenings from Queen Street : On weekday evenings, trains will be at:-
16.31 arriving at 17.54 (one change)
16.59 arriving at 18.22 (one change)
17.01 arriving at 18.16 (2 changes)
17.22 arriving at 18.44 (direct)
17.31 arriving at 18.44 (one change)
18.01 arriving at 19.14 (2 changes)
18.22 arriving at 19.44 (direct)
On the morning of Thursday 21st Jan, two new concrete beams for the downstream deck will be installed.
These have been manufactured off-site and, at 35 tonnes each, will need to be lifted using two cranes in tandem. Once the beams are in place, the new concrete deck can be built on top and the services transferred from the upstream side, which then frees up the upstream deck for demolition. Access to Mill Row & Bridgend will be maintained throughout.
Bridge renovation is on target for completion by May 2016.
For further information click on the following links:
December Progress Upate
November newsletter
Traffic flow and parking change details here
The Allan Water bridge's 600 year history
Press Release from 8 September 2015
Public Consultation from December 2014
Page currently under re-construction
Where are we at the moment?
The 4 day Charrette events in April generated 97 ideas for further consideration. The Charrette report with a draft Community Action Plan is now available.
What happens next?
Further community engagement to confirm the Town Centre Action Plan is arranged for January and February 2016:
- Displays in the library and other locations January 8th - February 9th
- Community Newsletter circulated to households from January 11th
- Online Action Plan survey goes live on January 11th
- Community Open Day at Burgh Chambers on Saturday 6th February
- Community Action Planning Workshops at the Braeport Centre on 18th and 20th February
A meeting of Stirling Council's Planning & Regulation Panel was held on Tuesday 8 December at 10.30 at the Victoria Hall, Dunblane.
Item 9 on the agenda was a planning appplication for the development of a tennis and golf centre, a hotel and 19 houses on the Park of Keir between Bridge of Allan and Dunblane .
Read about other Planning Issues in Dunblane
More...
Starting at 3.30pm, through to Fireworks at 8, the High Street extravaganza has loads going on. Highlights include Santa being pulled by reindeer on his sleigh down the High Street. For all the details and the running order please go to Discover Dunblane :
http://www.discoverdunblane.co.uk/dunblaneevents.html
A community campaign has been set up to stop housing being built on the green belt land at Hillside.
The Arnbathie Developments (Ann Gloag) and their property consultants Dandara
are having a consultancy with the community in the Victoria Halls supper room
between 3 and 8pm on Thursday 19th November for anyone wishing to attend.
More details here : https://www.facebook.com/STOPHILLSIDEHOUSES/
A major 12 month project to transform the area between Dunblane train station and the town centre began on 3rd November
The first stage is a renovation of the Allan Water bridge due to be completed by May 2016. Temporary changes to traffic flow and parking will apply during that period.
For further information click on the following links:
December Progress Upate
November newsletter
Traffic flow and parking change details here
The Allan Water bridge's 600 year history
Press Release from 8 September 2015
Public Consultation from December 2014
