Source: scotmtp.com
Old Kilpatrick Carless Oil Refinery to get BIG cleanup and redevelopment
West Dunbartonshire Council has been awarded £1.98m for a Marine Park project on the Clyde. A new Quayside for Old Kilpatrick bringing 1000 jobs to the area and adding £125.4 million annually to the West Dunbartonshire’s economy. The transformation of this derelict land is well overdue and sure to bring much-needed positivity to the local area.
I’ve put together a bunch of information, quotes and links I found as I researched about the Scottish Marine Technology Park. I hope it makes sense and that you get a better idea of what it is all about.
Scottish Marine Technology Park
I think anything that can put Old Kilpatrick on the map is a good thing. We are well known for being at one side of the Erskine bridge the Forth and Clyde canal flows through our wee village and of course the Kilpatrick hills cannot be missed when in Old Kilpatrick. But now a Marine Technology park with words like Quayside being used. It sounds very exciting.
This project will transform this Clydeside 47-acre site that has not been used since 1992.
The initial piling phase of works is expected to be completed by March 2021, with other phases following later that year.
You can find out much more about this project and development at https://scotmtp.com/
Site Development
Phase 1
Malin Fabrication
Phase 2
Common Marine Facility
- Marine Manufacture
- Ship Repair
- Marine Electrical
- Marine Service Provision
Phase 3
Tier 1 tenants
Phase 4
Amenities and social infrastructure
- Creche facilities
- Gym
- Training and Innovation centre
- Office space
- Cafe
Location of Marine Technology Park – Old Kilpatrick
Source: scotmtp.com
Malin Group Mission
Here is a dedicated website that gives us plenty of information related to what is going to happen.
Find out more here
History of the site
Source: scotmtp.com
The site has decades of history and played a big part in the Royal Navy and World War 1.
Find out more here
Meet the SMTP delivery team
You can find out more about the team who head the development.
Meet the team
Local Old Kilpatrick residents had their say – Councillor Marie McNair
During consultations on the development of this land, our residents told us that the most important factors were jobs for the area and public access, and this funding will allow the Council alongside the Malin Group, to start work on delivering both of those at the start of next year.
Malin Group behind new Old Kilpatrick Quayside development
The Malin Group will be the company behind the development in Old Kilpatrick working closely with the council.
- Who are the Malin Group – visit their website
- They are based at one of the iconic Rotunda buildings in Glasgow
- South Rotunda, 100 Govan Rd, Glasgow G51 1AY
Third-party investment
It’s anticipated that the works will attract much interest from third-party investors from marine manufacturing.
Marine.gov.scot – Proposals
Here are pdf reports, technical/proposal documents that were released profiling the project and what it is all about. There is quite a bit of intense reading here but interesting to see what was being done from as far back as November 2018 and March 2019.
- Former Carless Oil Terminal, Old Kilpatrick. Proposed Marine Fabrication Complex EIA Volume 1, March 2019. For Malin Group Properties Ltd
- Former Carless Oil Terminal, Old Kilpatrick Proposed Marine Fabrication Complex EIA Non-Technical Summary, March 2019. For Malin Group Properties Ltd
Other reports from across the net
Here are some other posts I found related to the same subject:
- Clydebank Post – Former Carless Oil Terminal site in Old Kilpatrick to get clean-up
- Dumbarton Reporter – Developer purchases former oil refinery site
- The Scotsman – Work begins to find vanished harbour on the River Clyde
Discuss
I’ve enjoyed researching this, and I think is something fascinating for Old Kilpatrick. Please read over everything and pop and questions or comments into our Facebook post and I’m sure we can all get a good chat going.
