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March 19th – Meeting Agenda
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...
Cornton Road Rail Crossing
At our February meeting we were joined by Tracy the Network Rail Level Crossing Manager to talk about recent issues using the crossing. Proplems in this are not however new, see our post from 2022. Tracey had responsibility for 56 crossings. She...
Sunnylaw Road remains closed
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...
Sunnylaw Action Group Update – March 2024
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, ...
Stirling Council publishes 2024-25 draft budget with proposals to bridge £16m shortfall
Stirling Council have published the draft budget and proposals with recommendations to accept or reject the various proposals that you may have seen through the Big Conversation Survey. Residents have been in touch with us to highlight concern over the future of our...
January Meeting minutes now available
Our January meeting minutes were approved at our last meeting and are now available to read in full by clicking here At the meeting we discussed January's Police Report covered 21st Nov - 12th Jan and is included in full in the minutes. 12 crimes occurred in the...
February Meeting Agenda
Our next Community Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 20h February 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...
Update on Sunnylaw – Survey Launched
Since our last update in December the Sunnylaw Action Group has been working on options and idea for the possible purchase of, and future use of, the land on Sunnylaw Road (shown in the map below). The land will be sold at a closing date at the end of March,...
November meeting minutes now available
Our November meeting minutes are now available to read in full by clicking here At the meeting we discussed November's Police Report covered 16th Oct - 20th Nov. 15 crimes in the period including assault, vandalism to a vehicle theft, drug misuse,...
Parking management around Cornton Vale Prison
We have been made aware in recent months of disruption to traffic cause by cars parking in the vicinity of the prison. Stirling council have let us know that a temporary traffic regulation order (TTRO) to allow the installation of double yellow lines will come...
Current Issues
Cornton Road Rail Crossing
A number of residents have raised concerns about the changes for traffic since the new railway crossing barriers were installed on Cornton Road. On some occasions queuing traffic has stopped on the rail tracks. This has been covered recently in the...
Join the Community Council
Bridge of Allan Community Council are recruiting. We are looking for two new members to join the Community Council as co-opted members until full elections are held in 2023. We have been actively working on many different community projects and initiatives, so...
Henderson Street speed measures consultation – deadline 9th Jan
A new consultation on a range of proposed changes to Henderson Street and Fountain road is available for your consideration and comments. The closing date for comments is midnight on the 9th of January. Find the proposals here: Engage Stirling ...
Christmas Lights Fundraising Appeal
We need your help to make Bridge of Allan shine this Christmas! We love the vibrancy of the village over Christmas, the decorated shop fronts, the Christmas nights out, the carol singing, the Christmas trees and the lights. Sadly, our Christmas lights are in desperate...
Care Home Plans for Henderson Street
The team behind a planning application for a new care home on Henderson Street met with the Community Community Council on the 28th of July to present the new plans and their approach to the new development. They were kind enough to allow us to record this to...
Park of Keir Development nears conclusion
On 24th June Stirling Council announced that they have received the signed Section 75 agreement from the applicant in relation to the Park of Keir Development. For background to this planning application the 2015 proposal and all associated documents are...
Climate and Biodiversity Update
In between the odd April snow shower flower buds are bursting and the bees are buzzing; nature is waking up. Staying local means you have hopefully found new affections for exploring the many wonderful greenspaces in and around Bridge of Allan. Maybe you have...
Blairforkie Drive Planning Webinar Feb 2nd 7pm
We are hosting a public Zoom Webinar with D.M Hall and Allanwater Homes to address the community's queries about the application. The meeting will be on Tuesday 2nd February at 7pm, the meeting details are below. We have a panel of residents who have...
Park of Keir
The applicant has submitted a substantial revision to the application reducing the number of housing units proposed. The revision has been advertised, consultees have been re-consulted, neighbours notified and all third parties have been informed of the revised...
Local Planning Applications
Should you wish to quickly access Stirling Council's planning portal to search for current Planning Applications then the link below will be of use. Link to Stirling Council Planning Portal Source: Current issues