Milngavie is a small Scottish town with its own local character and identity. This is why many people choose to live here. They particularly value its town centre shopping area, in a conservation area at the historic core of the town. See a map of the conservation area ». Its special qualities are described in the Council's Conservation Area Appraisal (2006) » (pdf 4M)

"We like Milngavie" is a group of local residents, formed to oppose Tesco's application of July 2009. To contact the group email     info@welikemilngavie.org

"We Like Milngavie" is happy for Tesco to upgrade their Milngavie store, especially in the direction of providing a greener store. We are not opposed to modest expansion of the store on its present site south of the river, provided that this can be readily accommodated by the retail capacity of the area, as detailed in the Retail Capacity Study for East Dunbartonshire (latest update December 2009). Extract from the Retail Capacity study »

Any extension or redevelopment of the store must, like the existing building, be appropriate for the sensitive parkland location and the surrounding conservation area, in particular in its scale and massing. Materials should be stone or brick, with a pitched slated roof. With any major redevelopment, Architecture and Design Scotland should be involved from an early stage, as recommended by the Scottish Government. In all cases the principles set out in the A+DS Guidance Notes on Issues in Retail-Led Developments » should be followed.

The group will promptly correct any errors of fact in this website.