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CHORD - Town Centre Regeneration Projects

All project updates Community events CHORD programme management information

Argyll and Bute Council has agreed to an ambitious and forward-looking programme to assist regeneration and economic development in five of it’s waterfront towns - Campbeltown, Helensburgh, Oban, Rothesay and Dunoon. In November 2008, the Council unanimously agreed to allocate more than £30 million to the programme, since named ‘CHORD’.

The multi-million pound initiative will see major improvements to the town centres and waterfronts of all five towns.

Campbeltown (£6.5 million)

Campbeltown berthing facilityCampbeltown berthing facility >
The re-development of the existing facilities
Kinloch Road regenerationKinloch Road regeneration >
The regeneration of the Kinloch Road area
Campbeltown THICampbeltown THI >
Improvements to the town’s heritage and conservation sites through the Campbeltown Town Centre Regeneration Project

Helensburgh (£6.66 million)

Helensburgh town centreWest Bay Esplanade and  transforming the town centre>
Developing a more sustainable traffic management system in the town centre and redeveloping the West Bay Esplanade between Colquhoun Square and William Street

Oban (£6.9 million)

Oban BayOban Bay / Harbour project >
Improve traffic flow within the town centre, reconfigure Oban Bay/Harbour to better meet the needs of users, refresh the Oban Action Plan and develop the transport interchange

Rothesay (£2.4 million)

Rothesay PavilionRothesay Pavilion project >
Renovate and improve Rothesay Pavilion
Rothesay THIRothesay THI >
Deliver a THI for the Rothesay Town Centre Conservation area

Dunoon (£8.3 million)

Dunoon waterfrontDunoon Waterfront project >
Redevelop and create a vibrant and attractive waterfront
CHORD project updates
Campbeltown Berthing Facility Update May 2011 - 31/05/2011
Tenders invited for work on the feasibility study. Join our list of stakeholders
Dunoon Waterfront update May 2011 - 31/05/2011
Options for each of the project packages are being considered. Workshops have been held to discuss options for two of the proposed projects, and the design team is looking at the outcomes from these workshops
Rothesay THI update May 2011 - 18/05/2011
Rothesay THI will receive £1.5 million in grant funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, bringing the total funding for the project to £2.6 million.
Rothesay THI update April 2011 - 25/04/2011
Rothesay THI was promoted at the recent Imagine Bute community event, looking for ideas from the communities to develop a community plan.
Helensburgh CHORD Update March 2011 - Design Exhibition - 31/03/2011
Bring your stories, photos, artefacts or knowledge about Helensburgh to the Design Exhibition on Thursday 14th April in Helensburgh Library