Executive Summary - Argyll and Bute Council
Executive Summary - Argyll and Bute Council
Executive Summary - Argyll and Bute Council
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Oban Action PlanImprovements to Strategic UtilitiesUtility infrastructure that is services (water/drainage/energy/telecoms) are essential for development <strong>and</strong> where capacityis limited the costs of upgrading networks <strong>and</strong> supply provision can involve significant costs that frequently impact ondevelopment viability. Water supply <strong>and</strong> drainage is constrained across much of Scotl<strong>and</strong> with energy (electricity, gas)<strong>and</strong> telecoms less critical in terms of constraint. ISDN/ ASDL broadb<strong>and</strong> telecoms may be critical to certain employmentuses.Recommendation 1: <strong>Argyll</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Bute</strong> <strong>Council</strong> establish with Scottish Water the strategic priorities for developmentsupport in <strong>Argyll</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Bute</strong> <strong>and</strong> confirm commitments to development of Oban’s water supply<strong>and</strong> waste water capacity. Water <strong>and</strong> drainage capacity are a potential constraint on Oban’sgrowth. Scottish Water’s are understood to made a commitment to upgrading by 2010. Earlyconfirmation required for inclusion in Development BriefsRecommendation 2:Recommendation 3:<strong>Argyll</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Bute</strong> <strong>Council</strong> advance, in partnership with interested Developers, strategicDevelopment Impact Appraisals for the HALs/ PDAs within the Oban Development Road Corridorto secure a framework for development <strong>and</strong> clarify the scale of infrastructure needs <strong>and</strong> futurefunding.<strong>Argyll</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Bute</strong> <strong>Council</strong> promote strategic housing l<strong>and</strong> releases with the capacity to fund eitherupgraded WWTW/ /Water Supply <strong>and</strong>/or the Development Road infrastructure secured throughdevelopment agreements <strong>and</strong> seek to restrict all other strategic housing l<strong>and</strong> allocations (PDAs).<strong>Executive</strong> <strong>Summary</strong>Strategic L<strong>and</strong> SupplyThe key issues in terms of strategic l<strong>and</strong> supply in Oban are securing an effective housing l<strong>and</strong> supply that is capable ofproviding sustainable communities <strong>and</strong> affordable housing together with the supply of employment l<strong>and</strong>.Recommendation 1: <strong>Argyll</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Bute</strong> <strong>Council</strong> establish a Oban Expansion Group forming an inter-departmental officerWorking Group (Transport/ Utility/ Planning) to co-ordinate the planning for strategic l<strong>and</strong>releases with key public <strong>and</strong> private sector partners.It is critical that the residential dem<strong>and</strong> (scale/ duration) associated with Oban’s growth isrecognised <strong>and</strong> that the dem<strong>and</strong> is likely to be of the order of 1000 units.Recommendation 2: <strong>Argyll</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Bute</strong> <strong>Council</strong> progress strategic Development Impact Appraisals for the HAL’s/ PDA’swithin the Development Road Corridor to secure a framework for dialogue with l<strong>and</strong>owners <strong>and</strong>clarify the scale of infrastructure constraints <strong>and</strong> future funding.Recommendation 3: <strong>Argyll</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Bute</strong> <strong>Council</strong> promote strategic housing l<strong>and</strong> releases with the capacity to fund eitherupgraded WWTW/ Water Supply <strong>and</strong>/or the Development Road infrastructure secured throughdevelopment agreements <strong>and</strong> seek to restrict all other strategic housing l<strong>and</strong> allocations (PDAs).viIronsideFarrar