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Metropolitan Glasgow Strategy Drainage Partnership (MGSDP)
Overview
Through the MGSDP City Deal investment of circa £45m, Glasgow is proactively working in partnership with key stakeholders to deliver a programme of drainage schemes targeting areas of the city where rainfall adversely impacts communities.
These schemes will reduce flood risks and impacts, improve water quality, bring greenspace improvements through blue-green interventions, and increase drainage capacity.
Increasing drainage capacity allows land to be released for new homes and businesses, which supports continued economic development and regeneration across the city region.
Community Benefits
The investment will bring the following benefits:
- Removal of drainage constraints on redevelopment;
- Reduce flood risks and impacts to homes, businesses, communities and travel;
- Unlock development potential at brownfield sites across Glasgow which are currently considered uneconomical;
- Release new land for housing, commercial and industrial use;
- Introduction of blue-green surface water management measures, that will increase/improve greenspace and bring air quality, urban heat, health and biodiversity benefits;
- Help sustainable economic growth;
- Contribute to the delivery of a resilient, climate-ready, city region.
Consultation
Consultation and community engagement has been undertaken for each scheme within the overall programme, as it progresses.
Consultations: Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP)
Cardowan SWMP and Cockenzie St SWMP: May/June 2017 [1Mb]- Hillington/Cardonald SWMP: 31 July 2017 [835kb]
- South East Glasgow SWMP: 19/21 September 2017 [1Mb]
- Drumchapel SWMP Consultation: 08 November 2017 [1Mb]
- Hillington/Cardonald SWMP - Penilee: 12 September 2018 [2Mb]
- Hillington/Cardonald SWMP - Queensland Gardens: 13 September 2018 [1Mb]
- High Knightswood SWMP: 01 August 2017 and 21 August 2019 [887kb]
- Eastern Springburn SWMP: 25 July 2017 and 26 August 2019 [859kb]
- Fullarton Avenue SWMP: 24 July 2017 and 28 August 2019 [2Mb]
- Garrowhill SWMP: 17 September 2018 [279kb]
Projects and Progress
The MGSPD City Deal projects, and the progress/status of each, are listed below:
- Camlachie Burn Channel Improvements
This project to deliver channel improvements on the Camlachie Burn in the east end of Glasgow started on site October 2017 and was completed September 2019. Further information is available on the MGSDP website.
- Cardowan Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP)
This project to deliver retrofit surface water management interventions and greenspace improvements in the Easterhouse, Croftcroighn and Cranhill areas of Glasgow started on site August 2018 and was completed February 2020. Further information is available on the MGDSP website.
- Garrowhill/Ballieston SWMP
This project to deliver retrofit surface water management interventions and greenspace improvements in the Garrowhill and Baillieston areas of Glasgow started on site early 2019 and is due to be completed autumn 2022. Further information is available on the MGSDP website.
- Cockenzie St SWMP
The detailed design phase is ongoing for this project to deliver retrofit surface water management interventions in the Springboig/Shettleston areas of Glasgow. This project is forecast to start on site summer 2022 and is due to be completed summer 2023.
- Fullarton Avenue SWMP
The detailed design phase is ongoing for this project to deliver retrofit surface water management interventions in the vicinity of Fullarton Ave. This project is forecast to start on early 2024 and is due to be completed late 2024.
- Eastern Springburn SWMP
The detailed design phase is ongoing for this project to deliver retrofit surface water management interventions in the Eastern Springburn area of Glasgow. This project is forecast to start on site summer 2022 and is due to be completed summer 2023. Further information is available on the MGSDP website.
- High Knightswood SWMP
The detailed design phase is ongoing for this project to deliver retrofit surface water management interventions in the High Knightswood area of Glasgow. This project is forecast to start on site early 2023 and is due to be completed late 2023.
- Hillington/Cardonald SWMP
The first phase of this project to deliver retrofit surface water management interventions in the Hillington/Cardonald area of Glasgow started on site January 2019 and was completed December 2019. Further information is available on the MGSDP website. Subsequent phases of construction are forecast to run from autumn 2021 through to autumn 2023.
- Drumchapel SWMP
A project to deliver retrofit surface water management interventions in Drumchapel was completed early 2022 - seeing the delivery of a series of embankments and storage areas along the line of the Garscadden Burn in the vicinity of Southdeen Avenue and Kinfauns Drive. The storage areas manage high flows during storm events, using a natural valley area as temporary floodplain storage to hold back water and reduce flood risk upstream and downstream. By reducing pressure on the combined sewer network, infrastructure resilience is increased which serves to lessen the risks and impacts of flooding on homes and businesses whilst allowing greater scope for future development. As well as improving the amenity of the area by providing habitats for biodiversity, connectivity has also been improved with the installation of new paths and a pedestrian footbridge over the over the burn.
- South East Glasgow SWMP
This project to deliver retrofit surface water management interventions and greenspace improvements in the Croftfoot, Kings Park and Aikenhead Road areas of Glasgow started on site July2019 and was completed December 2020. Further information is available on the MGSDP Website
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