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Search the Public Notice PortalThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is set to block plans to upgrade Clydebank FC's stadium which is their bid to enter the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) after safety fears have arisen.
An application to create a new seated enclosure in Holm Park was submitted to the authority's planning department in September 2025.
The upgrades lie between the team and their SPFL dream if they succeed in topping the Lowland League table this year and getting through the play-offs.
If the work is completed, it would grant the club a Scottish Football Association Bronze License.
However, documents due to be considered by the council's planning committee show that officers recommend the plans be refused.
Holm Park lies within a consultation zone for the adjacent Exolum Storage Limited site at Rothesay Dock.
As such, the HSE was asked to weigh in on the proposal.
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Their conclusion deems that the new stand would increase the number of members of the public being outdoors within the consultation zone and therefore a major accident could occur at the installation, which would have serious consequences for locals.
Although the likelihood of a major accident occurring is small, the HSE consider it prudent for planning purposes to consider the risks to people in the vicinity of the hazardous installation.
For this reason, they have advised against granting the plans.
Despite this, the proposal received 23 representations in support of the plan.
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Residents described the proposal as a way to give 'a great town heart' and that the plan is 'vital for the long-term sustainability' of Clydebank FC.
The news comes after the Clydebank Post revealed a grant of £240,000 from the UK Government's Place in Pride funding was due to be given to the club for the upgrades.
It was hoped that funding the work is set to boost 'community pride' and 'bring all ages of the town together'.
The planning committee will consider whether to refuse or grant the application on February 11.
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