Integrated Care Centre - Diaries

Monday 11 August to Friday 15 August - I met this week with a neighbour of the new building. There are a few concerns locally about the parking arrangements which will be in place after the building is complete. I was able to give some reassurance on this issue by providing a...

Monday 7 July to Friday 11 July - The Contractor is managing to keep the construction of the Kirkintilloch Integrated Care Centre building to a tight programme. This is partly the result of the Client (KI) and the user groups (EDC and NHS) being able to work closely together...

Monday 2 June to Friday 4 July - This diary entry covers a period of 5 weeks, one of which has been a holiday week for me. The diary has fallen behind a little due to the frenzy of activity associated with the Kirkintilloch Link Road contract and getting the Integrated Care...

Monday 12 May to Friday 16 May - A meeting between the Council’s Planning Service, Roads Service and the Integrated Care Centre Design Team took place this week. The purpose of the meeting was to reach agreement on the outstanding planning conditions. The meeting went...

Monday 5 May to Friday 9 May - As work gets into gear on site the final details of the design for the Integrated Care Centre are being formally agreed with the Council’s Planning Service. There are a number of conditions on the planning consent which are to be resolved...

Monday 28 April to Friday 2 May - The official sod-cutting ceremony for the Integrated Care Centre took place on Thursday of this week. This officially marks the beginning of the work. Some preparatory work has already been carried out and the Contractor is now in his...

Monday 7 April to Friday 11 April - Site preparation work continues in parallel with discussions on the final proposals for addressing the planning conditions. Updated proposals relating to the car park layout, the landscaping, the design of the wild life corridor and the...

Monday 3 March to Friday 28 March - This diary entry covers a 4 week period which for me included a weeks holiday and the Easter weekend. It is amazing how the loss of a few days at work creates an intense catch-up period in which some tasks such as the Director’s Diary...

Detailed planning consent for the Integrated Care Centre was granted on 15 January. As usual, there are a number of pre-start conditions on the consent and the Design Team is working with the Council’s Planning Service towards resolving these. We’re aiming to...

Detailed discussions regarding the final layout of the Integrated Care Centre are now reaching conclusions which allow a revised planning application to be submitted. We have agreed with the Planning Service the general approach to the planning application and the supporting...