Kilcreggan Pier is at risk.
A plan to upgrade the ferries for Gourock to Dunoon and Gourock to Kilcreggan requires Kilcreggan pier be updated. The design process for this has produced one option for Kilcreggan. This plan involves virtually moth-balling the current pier and building a new pontoon style pier to the west along with a large break water. This will increase the harbour size by at least four fold and completely change the look of Kilcreggan's shoreline. The Kilcreggan ferry is an important service and we are grateful the council are prepared to invest so much in our community and applaud their desire to improve accessibilty to the ferry but this solution is damaging the village.
At no point was anyone in the village consulted over the various designs, until the single plan was settled upon. It is as if the views of the village were not considered of importance. Decisions have been made without informed local knowledge. See below for details of the plan that has been put forward.
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