Planstocreatenew£19m health centre edge closer
PLANS for a new £19.25million Health Centre in Clydebank have taken another step forward.
An Outline Business Case (OBC) for the new facility was approved by the board of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde yesterday and it will now be submitted to the Scottish Government’s Capital Investment Group for funding.
The health centre, along with a new care home, will form the health quarter of the Queens Quay regeneration project, which will see hundreds of homes built on the site of the former John Brown Shipyard and in the shadow of the Titan Crane.
It is the second major new facility for the area following the opening of the £23.8m new Clydebank Leisure Centre in March.
Councillor Marie McNair, Convener of the West Dunbartonshire Health & Social Care Partnership’s Integrated Joint Board, said: “It is fantastic news that NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde has approved this funding and that the ambitious plans for Queens Quay have taken another giant leap forward.”
The regeneration of Queens Quay will see at least 1200 new homes built along with a retail unit, pub/ diner and hotel.
There will also be a new public space with pedestrian access to the riverside and to the town centre and transport interchange.
As well as Clydebank Leisure Centre, the site is also home to council offices at Aurora House and a West College Scotland campus.
A £12m District Heating Scheme that will heat the homes, the health quarter and other local buildings recently secured £6m of Scottish Government funding.
It is anticipated work on the health centre will begin in the second half of 2018, with completion expected in 2020.
Leader of West Dunbartonshire Council, Jonathan McColl, said: “The Queens Quay development will transform that part of Clydebank and create homes and amenities that residents can be proud of.”