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Applications to redevelop former Inverkip power station site submitted

On behalf of green energy company ScottishPower, we have submitted a planning application to Inverclyde Council to redevelop the site of a former power station at Inverkip to deliver 650 new homes, retail space and community facilities.

The application, for Planning Permission in Principle, proposes to create a new community on the site – to be known as Brueacre Village – giving a new lease of life to the site of the former power station, which was dismantled in 2014. 

Our Planning, Heritage and Townscape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, Economics and Design teams advised ScottishPower on the application. Plans for the 100-acre site include up to 650 new homes, a new village centre with retail, community facilities, and high-quality open spaces, including a public park and foot and cycle paths. 

The planned programme of works also proposes upgrading the existing road network, including a new roundabout on the A78, which will form the main access to the site, and an upgraded junction at Inverkip North/Kip Marina.

Consultations were held with local people and communities during the planning stage. Subject to application approval by Inverclyde Council, ScottishPower proposes to market the site for sale as an approved development opportunity.

Alan Aitkenhead, ScottishPower’s Head of Estates said:

“A huge amount of effort has gone into getting these plans finalised for submission to the Council and our thanks go to everyone involved, including local people who took the time to let us know what they thought during our public consultation events.

“This is an exciting development opportunity that will support the regeneration and transformation of an extensive unused site, while removing a former fossil fuel asset from our property portfolio. We look forward to seeing the proposals progress through the planning process and a determination being made in due course.”

Kate Donald, Associate Director said:

“This project is a significant investment in the future of the region and it’s great that we’ve been able to support ScottishPower on its application to redevelop this vacant brownfield site.

“If successful, the development framework would also support the emerging National Planning Framework 4’s aspirations for 20-minute neighbourhoods, where residents can access all the basic amenities they need within 20 minutes without using a car, reducing unnecessary vehicle trips.”

Full details of the planning application are available on Inverclyde Council’s planning portal: https://planning.inverclyde.gov.uk/Online/. The reference for the application is 20/0316/IC.

2 March 2021