A planning application has been submitted for a state-of-the-art health centre at a former shipyard site in Clydebank.

Clydeside Regeneration Limited announced the plans for the £250 million regeneration project on the site of the former John Brown's shipyard.

The Clydebank Health and Care Centre at Queens Quay will be operated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and will provide services for around 50,000 residents.

The building will support integrated health and care services and will allow staff currently operating from other locations to work together in a new facility.

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Plans state that the building will extend over three levels and 62, 400 sq ft.

It represents an investment of approximately £19m by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in partnership with West Dunbartonshire Council.

Construction of the health centre will begin after the planning application is given the go-ahead and on completion of the contractor tender process.

Currently on site, civil engineering company George Leslie Ltd is carrying out all required marine works associated with the basin and river frontage, including improving the condition of the existing structure in order to meet the design life target for all structures within the project.

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As previously reported by the Evening Times, a new care home and hundreds of homes will also be built on the site of the former John Brown Shipyard and in the shadow of the Titan Crane.

It is the second major new facility for the area following the opening of the £23.8m new Clydebank Leisure Centre in March last year.

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