River Glazert Restoration Project – Public Consultation Events – 2024 - East Dunbartonshire

River Glazert Restoration Project – Public Consultation Events – 2024
Residents are being offered a further opportunity to have their say on the new river restoration project proposals planned for the Glazert Water.
The project is the result of a study commissioned by Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Scottish Government to restore rivers damaged due to the legacy of historical industrial activity. The Council has worked in collaboration with SEPA, using the Water Environment Fund SEPA administer, on this exciting project which aims to physically restore the Glazert Water, provide climate change adaptation opportunities, and revitalise the wildlife corridor serving the communities of north Kirkintilloch, Milton of Campsie, Lennoxtown, Clachan of Campsie and Haughhead.
A Proposal Of Application Notice (POAN) [https://planning.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=S9MJ2DGJ01600] for the project has now been submitted to the Council’s Planning Department for permission to deliver this project in 2025.
As part of the planning process two consultation events are being held in the Lennoxtown HUB, Main Street, Lennoxtown on the following dates & times below:

• Tuesday 16^th April 2024 between 9:30 am to 3 pm
• Monday 13^th May 2024 between 3 to 8 pm

The intention of this consultation engagement is not only to meet planning application requirements but also to provide an update on the detail design and offer people an opportunity to feedback on the restoration project being proposed. Previous online consultations held in March 2020 provided the background information to the project and shared the proposed restoration options and initial designs to collect feedback, comments, and suggestions on the proposed opportunities to improve the amenity and recreational value of the area. Residents were encouraged to share thoughts on how the links between the village of Lennoxtown and the River Glazert could be improved. Feedback and input from the previous events were used to inform development of the detailed river restoration designs being presented at the forth coming events.
Further information is provided on the Council website via the link [www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/glazert-water-restoration-project]
Persons wishing to make comments can do so via the online survey form which can be filled out and sent to the project team via the link above. All comments including the online survey should be made to the Council by 5pm on Friday 17^th May 2024.
Alternatively, you can contact the project team via our Customer Services helpline by telephoning 0300 1234510.
Any comments being made to the project team are not representations to the planning authority and if a planning application is submitted there will be an opportunity at that stage to make representations on that application to the planning authority.