Next phase of consultation on Galashiels Community Campus to be launched

Published: 27th May 2021

Members of the public will be given another opportunity to give their feedback on the plans for Galashiels Community Campus this summer

A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) has been submitted to us this week triggering a 12-week statutory consultation including a public meeting during July.

This phase of the consultation will focus on our preferred option to build the Community Campus within the existing school boundary and a portion of the town’s Scott Park.

Updated designs of the Campus will provide greater detail on our vision for the project which continues to be developed and refined.

We will also be staging a public meeting in July with the local community, providing another opportunity to go through the updated designs for the Campus in detail. The new consultation will be available online in advance of the session. 

Working group

As part of our commitment to consulting with the public throughout the development of this project, Councillors agreed earlier this month that a visioning working group is created in response to the high level of feedback received in relation to the changes and improvements proposed to Scott Park.

The working group will work in collaboration with the local community as the project progresses, with a broad range of community representatives being brought together to help shape and influence the final design of the reimagined and expanded park.

Next steps

Following the conclusion of this next phase, a full planning application for the Campus will be submitted during the summer, after which another period of public consultation will commence to allow members of the community to feedback their views on final plans.

In addition, a statutory education consultation, focused on the educational benefits of the Campus, will also take place with the aim of gathering feedback from the school community.

The initial informal consultation which included videos outlining the vision for the proposed campus, animated fly-throughs of what the facility may look like and interviews with pupils and members of the community can still be viewed on our website.

Councillor Carol Hamilton, Executive Member for Children and Young People

“The building of a new Galashiels Community Campus is a major development for the town and surrounding area.

“In the period since the informal consultation closed, a significant amount of work has been undertaken to further develop plans and graphics for the campus to present a more detailed overview of the proposals.

“As a Council we are extremely aware of the importance of providing timely updates to the community as the designs are developed and refined. This new consultation phase will provide the perfect opportunity for members of the public to find out what progress has been made and contribute their feedback.”