Kilmacolm New Community Centre
full planning consent has been granted for thIS
proposal by HOLMES PARTNERSHIP architects

view from the current library - showing 2 storey 1887 victorian school building (right) restored
to its former glory
and linked by glass foyer to new library, cafe, day centre and hall (left)
stone gable end of 1873 single storey school rebuilt complete with belfry as
folly in front of new hall

CLOSE UP VIEW OF ABOVE NEW FRONTAGE

FRONTAL PANORAMA

MODEL OF OVERALL PROPOSAL, LOOKING FROM PORT GLASGOW ROAD TOWARDS THE CROSS
NOTE THE NEW CAR PARK ACCESS OPENING FROM BRIDGE OF WEIR ROAD
THE FOLLOWING ARE IMPRESSIONS OF ROUGHLY HOW CAR ACCESS/EGRESS WILL WORK

TRAFFIC REMOVED FROM FRONT
PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE BY HAVING ONE WAY THROUGH CAR PARK
NEW, SAFER, ONE WAY ENTRANCE OFF
BRIDGE OF WEIR ROAD, OPPOSITE MOSS ROAD AT THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE SITE.
IN PRACTICE THIS OPENING WOULD BE WIDER TO ALLOW BETTER VISIBILITY FOR PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES.
NEW, SAFER, ONE WAY EXIT ON TO LOCHWINNOCH ROAD, AT THE LOWEST POINT OF THE SITE.
THIS SCHEME WOULD ALLOW THE CAR PARK TO REMAIN ALMOST AS IT IS, AT THE REAR, AND OUT OF THE STREETSCAPE.
IT WILL ALSO OFFER SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES, OVER THE CURRENT 52.

ORIGINAL SANDSTONE GATE PILLARS BOTH RETAINED

UNUSED, DERELICT LANE WILL BECOME AN IDEAL EXIT ROAD
FOR THE FULL RANGE OF PLANNING DOCUMENTS CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW:-
Planning Consent - Report to Committee
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