A Meeting on Our Conservation Area and Listed Buildings

Richard.Callender@eastdunbarton.gov.uk a planner in the EDC held an Extraordinary Meeting on Wednesday June 14th 2006 in the church hall in cooperation with us. The meeting was not a community council meeting it was a public meeting under the provisions of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Acts 1997.

The meeting was very well attended, twice as many came to ours as bothered in Milngavie.

Richard is in the process of completing survey work and finalising a draft appraisal for the various conservation and townscape protection areas in Bardowie, Balmore and Baldernock. See a map of these areas here. This is part of a larger project on the whole East Dunbartonshire Local Plan. The current 5 year plan was approved last February so now preparatory work has begun on the next 5 year plan. See a beautiful document with the gist of his proposals here. This is a very large document and really only accessible to those of you with broadband. The secretary will eMail you a copy if you wish.

Members were inpressed and supportive of the ideas for Baldernock, but were most concerned by the exclusion of Balmore and the developments there, particularly the water works.