Renfrewshire Council: the Audit of Best Value and ... - Audit Scotland
Renfrewshire Council: the Audit of Best Value and ... - Audit Scotland
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usiness space, leisure space, a new public park <strong>and</strong> riverside walkway. This is progressing well.<br />
Fur<strong>the</strong>r details are given in Exhibit 6.<br />
Exhibit 6<br />
Renfrew Riverside<br />
Renfrew Riverside is a major waterfront renewal initiative as part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Glasgow <strong>and</strong> Clyde Valley<br />
Structure Plan. The council approved a masterplan for <strong>the</strong> Renfrew Riverside area in June 2003. This<br />
is a development framework encompassing l<strong>and</strong> use allocations, urban design, road <strong>and</strong> public<br />
transport networks <strong>and</strong> public space.<br />
The council is working closely with three major l<strong>and</strong>owners to realise <strong>the</strong> renewal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> area. It leads<br />
<strong>the</strong> Renfrew Riverside Development Team to develop <strong>and</strong> coordinate <strong>the</strong> project. Planning consent<br />
has been granted for most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Riverside area <strong>and</strong> works commenced in August 2004. The first<br />
phase, which entails <strong>the</strong> Xscape leisure facility, public park <strong>and</strong> main road construction, is progressing<br />
well.<br />
The council has considered <strong>the</strong> sustainability <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> project by securing private investment to build<br />
additional capacity in two primary schools, <strong>and</strong> also to provide essential road <strong>and</strong> drainage<br />
infrastructure. The project also provides new employment opportunities <strong>and</strong> supports <strong>the</strong> economy <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> area. Also as part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Riverside initiative, <strong>the</strong> council <strong>and</strong> Scottish Enterprise <strong>Renfrewshire</strong> have<br />
developed proposals to revitalise Renfrew town centre to ensure that it benefits from <strong>the</strong> Riverside<br />
development. These proposals include improved access <strong>and</strong> pedestrian links, townscape<br />
enhancements <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> new employment <strong>and</strong> business opportunities.<br />
Source: <strong>Renfrewshire</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, <strong>Audit</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong><br />
56. Services can also identify a number <strong>of</strong> examples <strong>of</strong> partnership working delivering more joined up<br />
services. There is good joint working between social work <strong>and</strong> health partners, <strong>and</strong> this is covered<br />
more fully in Part 4 <strong>of</strong> this report. Exhibit 7 is a good example <strong>of</strong> joint working with <strong>the</strong> voluntary<br />
sector, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> council supports <strong>the</strong> sector through funding.<br />
57. Discussions are also currently underway between <strong>the</strong> eight councils in <strong>the</strong> Clyde Valley on joint work<br />
for common functions such as rates collection <strong>and</strong> social work <strong>and</strong> education training. These<br />
proposals are being taken forward as part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Efficient Government agenda.<br />
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