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    Technical Notes 2025, Issue 15 - Westerhill Development Road (WDR) 2nd Pre-Application Public Event and Stage 3 Ground Investigation Surveys

    • Report by:

      Ann Davie, Chief Executive

    • TN Number:

      015-25

    • Subject:

      Westerhill Development Road (WDR) 2nd Pre-Application Public Event and Stage 3 Ground Investigation Surveys

    • Responsible Officer:

      Alan Bauer, Executive Officer - Assets & Facilities Heather Holland, Executive Officer – LP & Development

    • Publication:

      This Technical Note will be published on the Council’s website following circulation to Members. Its contents may be disclosed or shared outwith the Council.

    1. The purpose of this Technical Note is to update members on upcoming activities relating to the Westerhill Development Road (WDR) project.
    2. Following on from the submission of the Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) back in the October 2024, the WDR Project Team will be carrying out the second pre-application consultation event next month.
    3. The consultation event will take place in the War Memorial Hall in Bishopbriggs on Monday February 10th between 4pm and 7pm.
    4. An advert will be published in the Kirkintilloch Herald on Wednesday January 29th publicising the public drop-in event.
    5. An online portal will also be made available on the East Dunbartonshire Council website from Friday February 7th should people not be able to attend the in-person event. The online portal will be available until February 28th and a link to this portal will be posted on East Dunbartonshire Councils social media channels.
    6. In addition to the above, the next stage of Ground Investigation (GI) works for the WDR are scheduled to start on site on Monday March 10th, for a duration of 4 weeks, ending on April 9th.
    7. The works will be intrusive in nature and will involve the excavation of material in the form of boreholes, trial pits, rotary drilling as well as pavement coring. For further information, please see attached plan showing the locations of the areas subject to GI testing.
    8. Temporary rolling traffic lights will also be required to undertake the pavement coring at locations on the A803 next to Torrance Roundabout and at Crosshill Road, next to Commutaports and at Bishopbriggs golf range. These locations (PC201 – PC211) can be viewed in more detail on the attached plan.
    9. As before, a Coal Authority Permit is required to undertake the GI works. An application for a permit will therefore be submitted to the Coal Authority in advance of the works taking place.
    10. With regards to site access licences, there are a total of two landowners affected by these works. There have been ongoing licence negotiations between EDC Legal and landowners which is nearing conclusion and will be in place in advance of works commencing on site.
    11. Use of the Barrage Balloon site for a works compound will also form part of the licence negotiations with the landowner.
    12. The planning application for the WDR is expected to be submitted on 14th March 2025.