Waterfront -Take necessary steps to avoid flooding

According to SPP7 (draft) criteria, the Helensburgh Waterfront should be classified as a High Risk Zone for Flooding.

INITIATIVES

• A Flood Study should be carried out professionally which covers the whole of the seafront from Craigendoran to Rhu. It must include the siting of a temporary tide gauge at Helensburgh Pier and research into the proposition that, in certain conditions, the Helensburgh sea front experiences higher water than that recorded at Greenock.
• A professional survey needs to be carried out to ascertain what coastal protection is required in order to protect residential and commercial properties in the vulnerable areas.

N.B. In the document, Initiatives that can be achieved fairly quickly are marked “-qw” (quickwin)

"To turn the vision into reality is a very big job, but it is well worth doing. We need to stop the neglect of Helensburgh, turn it around and put it on the road to excellence."

The Helensburgh Vision Steering Group