Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic Drainage Partnership

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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)

Projects and Progress

The MGSPD City Deal projects, and the progress/status of each, are listed below:

Camlachie Burn Channel Improvement

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 was completed December 2023. 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 2025 and is due to be completed summer 2026.

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 spring 2025 and is due to be completed winter 2025. 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 in 2025.

Hillington/Cardonald SWMP

The first phase of this project to deliver retrofit surface water management interventions in the Moss Heights area of Glasgow started on site January 2019 and was completed December 2019. The second phase, at Queensland Gardens, started on site in early 2023 and was completed summer 2023. The third phase, at Penilee, started on site summer 2022 and was completed summer 2023. Further information is available on the MGSDP website.

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.

Further information is available here.

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 July 2019 and was completed December 2020. Further information is available on the MGSDP Website

Fact File

MGSDP Fact File:
Location	Numerous locations across Glasgow, as noted above. Glasgow North East Glasgow North Glasgow North West Glasgow South Hillington and Croftfoot.
Electoral Wards	1- Linn 3 - Greater Pollok 4 - Cardonald 5 - Govan 7 - Langside 8 - Southside Central 9 - Calton 12 - Victoria Park 13 - Garscadden/Scotstounhill 14 - Drumchapel/Anniesland 16 - Canal 17 - Springburn/Royston 18 - East Centre 19 - Shettleston 20 - Baillieston 21 - North East.
Budget	£45 m
Current Stage	Varies depending upon project, but generally completing detailed design and moving into construction. See progress updates noted above.
Partners	Glasgow City Council Scottish Water SEPA Scottish Canals Scottish Natural Heritage Housing Associations and Glasgow City Region City Deal partners.
Completion Date	2026

Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic Drainage Partnership

Community Benefits

Consultation