by Communications TEAM | Apr 6, 2024 | announcement, News, Planning
The planning of the Flood Protection Scheme for Bridge of Allan has been ongoing for some time now.
See our updates from March 19th 2022, and March 4th 2022
The process has now reached the notification stage with Stirling Council proposing the pictured option to take forward. The notification stage is now open for 28 days to 23rd April 2024. The new defence aims to protect 87 properties and 700 meters of road from flooding, with the scheme providing a 50 year standard of protection level.
The scheme will cost £15 million to construct and has been awarded 80% funding from the Scottish Government, with the remaining £3 million from Stirling Council. Work is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2026 and will last an estimated 12 months.
Stirling council will be holding two in-person meetings and two online meetings and would appreciate your participation:
In-person drop-in events will be held at Bridge of Allan library:
- Tuesday 16th April 2024: 2pm- 7pm
- Thursday 18th April 2024: 9am- 1pm
Online information sessions will be held via Microsoft Teams:
- Wednesday 17th April 6pm- 7pm
You are asked you register your details for one of the meeting time slots by Monday 15th April. This will help Stirling Council to share meeting links and necessary materials in advance of the online session. To register for the meeting or to request an alternative time, please email flooding@stirling.gov.uk or call a member of the flooding team on 01786 404040
Interested in reducing flood risk on the Allan Water catchment? You might like to learn about what Forth Rivers Trust are doing upstream to implement Natural Flood Management https://forthriverstrust.org/project/allan-water-project/
Check your local flood risk on SEPA’s interactive map: https://map.sepa.org.uk/floodmaps/FloodRisk/Risk
by Communications TEAM | Mar 24, 2024 | announcement, News, Planning
We wanted to say a huge thanks to all of you who took the time to give your views as part of our sunnylaw survey, which closed last week.
Almost 400 of you fed in to the survey about future use and management of the land.
As we head ever closer to the closing date for the sale we are staying to plan (optimistically) how we will use and manage the land once it’s in community ownership. Discover Bridge of Allan, our local development trust, are the body who will hold ownership of the land on behalf of the community, but they will be directed by the views of their members. So we’re encouraging all Bridge of Allan residents to join if they’ve not already done so.
Membership is free and can be completed here: https://www.discoverbridgeofallan.org/membership
by Communications TEAM | Mar 14, 2024 | announcement, News
Our next Community Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 19th March in the Allan Centre GP room.
The meeting starts at 7.30pm and any member of the public is welcome to attend. We will be joined by people and organisations that work together for the people of Bridge of Allan, the community policing team, Friends of Bridge of Allan and elected representatives when their calender permits.
by Communications TEAM | Mar 14, 2024 | announcement, News
At our February meeting we were joined by Tracy the Network Rail Level Crossing Manager to talk about recent issues using the crossing. Problems in this are not however new, see our post from 2022.
Tracey had responsibility for 56 crossings. She reassured us that the Cornton Road Crossing (No1) was inspected every 16 weeks. They are encountering approximately two incidents per week, which are caught on the cameras. Drivers caught remaining on the crossing, or entering when they should not, could face penalty points and fines. Check out this RAC guide to level crossings for everything you need to know.
The Cornton Road crossing is extremely busy with 4,000 vehicles a day (double the average) and 431 pedestrians using it.
Should you become stuck on the crossing you are however safe, due to the crossing being equipped with the latest obstacle detection technology that scans the area of the crossing to ensure that it is clear before trains are permitted to approach. If vehicles or pedestrians are within the crossing area, only the entry barriers will be activated so that no further vehicles can enter the area and trains will be instructed to stop. Only when the crossing area is clear will the exit barriers be activated and trains allowed to approach the level crossing.
We would like to remind you that it is very important that when driving this route you do not enter the railway crossing without knowing that your exit is clear. So please be patient and be aware that vehicles in front of you may not move until they are sure they can safely exit the crossing.
by Communications TEAM | Mar 14, 2024 | announcement, News
Sunnylaw Road has been closed since a garden wall collapsed into the road in April 2023. A temporary road closure order is in place until April 2024. The closure is regularly reviewed by Stirling Council who risk assess if the route is safe to be open.
Many residents have been in touch with us and the Ward Councilors about the inconvenience the closure is causing them. Requiring diversion on via a busy Henderson street, steep Ferniebank Brae and the occasionally flooded Blairforkie drive. Alternatively some are enjoying the reduction in traffic on the route.
The remaining part of the wall at the corner is unstable and barriers are there to protect people from this risk. Unfortunately the situation to resolve the problems with the wall are legally and technically complex. While the road remains closed and the barriers in place please be patient and respect the risk management and do not interfere with the fencing.
Be assured that all parties want this resolved as soon as possible. If you are being adversely affected by the closure please pass your comments on to your ward councilors who are working with Stirling Council and the property owner.
by Communications TEAM | Mar 11, 2024 | announcement, News, Planning
Lots has happened since our last update in February, with the action group meeting fortnightly to ensure we’re in the best possible position to secure ownership of the Sunnylaw land for the community.
As well as launching our community survey, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CCBOASUNNY which is open until Friday 15 March, we have been working on our bid for the purchase. We want to tell the owners of the land more about our community and why selling this land to us would mean so much. The responses we’ve had to the survey so far have helped us tell that story – so thank you to the 350 of you who have already responded. If you haven’t had a chance to respond yet, please take a few minutes to complete the survey – the more responses we have the stronger our case is.
We heard this week that we can’t use the Common Good Fund to buy the land – this was always a possible outcome, and while it’s disappointing, it’s not the end of our bid.
A number of very generous local residents have pledged financial support to allow us to privately fund a bid on the land, which will give us the funding to make an offer as planned. If that’s something you’d be interested in discussing please get in touch with the group through amanda@ccbridgeofallan.org.uk before the 18th March.
Not only do we have the funding to make an offer but our very own Development Trust, Discover Bridge of Allan, is in a position to act as the holder of the land for the community. This means that the future management of Sunnylaw would be co-ordinated through the trust, and that any decisions about how to use it would be made through the community.
Everyone who lives in Bridge of Allan can become a member of the trust for free, ensuring you’ll have a say in any decisions about Sunnylaw once its in community ownership.
We’ll update you again closer to the closing date for the land – get in touch through this page if you want to find out more.
