Item 3 Neighbourhood Board 5 September 2025 - Update on Progress
West Dunbartonshire Council · 5 September 2025
Back to Clydebank Pride in Place Board — 5 September 2025 and its agenda
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Plan for Neighbourhoods Fund 1 Clydebank Neighbourhood Board Meeting 5 September 2025 Clydebank Housing Association Item 3: Plan for Neighbourhoods – Update on Progress FOR INFORMATION ONLY X FOR DECISION Name of Committee Board Date of report 05/09/2025 Name and email of lead contact Elaine Troup Elaine.Troup@west-dunbarton.gov.uk 1 Main Issues The main issues arising from the previous meeting on 1 August 2025 are summarised below, together with how they are being addressed/actioned. Interventions Interventions from previous LTP under categories of: Regeneration, high streets, and heritage Transport Safety and security Following discussions at the last Board meeting, the interventions from the LTP to include within the Regeneration Plan have been agreed. For the intervention ‘Make Improvements to public transport provision’ a meeting is scheduled for 1 September to discuss proposals and timescales with Roads. An update on this can be provided at the Board meeting. New pre-approved interventions under categories of: Housing Work, productivity and skills Cohesion Health and wellbeing Education and opportunity The interventions under these categories to include in the Regeneration Plan will be identified through the community engagement process (see below) and discussed with the Board. Contact has been made with service leads to determine whether: I. any of the pre-approved interventions are already happening within Clydebank II. there are any gaps in provision. Feedback from the service leads is provided in the paper in Item 4. Community Engagement WDCVS led engagement with community organisations Outline framework prepared based on the pilot approach undertaken for the LTP.
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Plan for Neighbourhoods Fund 2 Local organisations have been approached to participate in ‘group level’ discussions using a facilitated survey tool. Groups will again be offered a one-off grant of £100, £150 or £200 to support their participation, depending on group size The approach aims to: Update on work since the LTP engagement (You said, we did) Consult on potential inclusion of additional pre-approved interventions Encourage expressions of interest for ongoing involvement in the delivery of Regeneration Plan The engagement period will run from w/c 25 August to 26 September. Details of the approach and the questionnaire being used have been shared with the Board. WDC engagement with wider Clydebank community To compliment the WDCVS engagement and capture the views of the wider community on the new set of pre- approved interventions the WDC Communities team are undertaking additional engagement on behalf of the Board. This is aimed at all parties who may have an interest in the future of the town – individuals, businesses, etc. This engagement is being planned. It will use a questionnaire for responses and reach out to stakeholders not covered by the CVS engagement including young people. The opportunity for a drop in event within Clydebank Shopping Centre is being explored. Board members will be advised of dates from the drop in and their presence welcomed. To highlight the purpose of the engagement it would be beneficial to have banners produced with Neighbourhood Board/ PfN branding. These would help raise awareness of the engagement and make the distinction between the Board and WDC. Developing the brand/logo could be an early task for the Communications sub team.
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Plan for Neighbourhoods Fund 3 Draft Communications Plan envisaged actions for Phase 1 community engagement are as shown. It would be helpful to agree who does what for promotion via: Press release Social media posts Websites Preparation of the Regeneration Plan Kevin Murray Associates (KMA) have been appointed to assist with the preparation of the Regeneration Plan Contract Award letter issued to KMA on 12 August 2025. Value of the contract shall be no greater than £30,000 exclusive of VAT. The contract completion date is currently the end November 2025 to tie in with the 28 November deadline for the submission of the 2-part plan. Website The dedicated PfN/Neighbourhood Board website will be advanced by the Communications sub-group. In the interim a page has been created on WDC website Refer Plan for Neighbourhoods | West Dunbartonshire Council This can be used to update the PfN process and host relevant information until the main webpage is available. Recruitment of Project Resource Job Profile will be prepared and provided for review The job profile needs to be reviewed and approved by Board members and the preferred route to recruitment agreed. The options are open recruitment or internal recruitment (e.g. from existing employees of a partner organisation). The Board should also agree on how the person will be formally employed and by whom. As the Board is not formally constituted, the person could be employed by one of the partner organisations, however they would report to the Board/Chair. Board Membership Additional representation being progressed. Jackie Maceira has agreed to represent disabled stakeholders. He is currently involved with Shop Mobility and a member of West Dunbartonshire Equality Forum. Anne Campbell, the new principal, has agreed to represent West College Scotland. Housing representation is being sought - Liz has contacted Lynette Lee’s who has circulated the request to local Housing CEO's and the members of the CHA Board.
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Plan for Neighbourhoods Fund 4 Contact has been made with the Chamber of Commerce and youth sector regarding future representation. 2 Outline of any issues/risks and how these are being managed The UK Government expects a high degree of community engagement during the development of the Regeneration Plan and its ongoing delivery. Measures are being put in place to ensure that the views of all sections of the community are captured at this initial stage and incorporated into the Regeneration Plan. The timescale for the engagement and ensuring all comments are considered and, where relevant, included within the Plan is tight given the submission deadline of 28 November 2025. This can be managed by the Board continuing to develop, refine and agree the interventions to be included with the Regeneration Plan over the next 2 months. 3 Outline of the main outputs expected before next meeting Undertake the community engagement and continue to develop the Regeneration Plan as informed by this and any other required consultation/input. 4 What are the requirements of stakeholders to achieve the outcomes of this report? To continue to contribute to the development of the Regeneration Plan and the ongoing work of the Clydebank Neighbourhood Board. 5 Recommendations It is recommended that the Board note the contents of this report.