30 Jun 2026
The public consultation on the Clyde Mission Strategic Masterplan is now live.
The online survey will be open for three weeks, closing on 21 July 2026.
With information about the history of the river and Clyde Mission itself, the survey provides the opportunity to input priorities and ideas into the Strategic Masterplan being developed during 2026.
Once completed, the masterplan will set out a vision and recommendations for the future of the river including a prioritised long list of strategic projects and programmes along with proposals for future investment and implementation.
It will focus on high-level ambitions and activities and will be the culmination of engagement with key stakeholders and communities along the river.
The Clyde Mission corridor is home to over 100,000 people, 160,000 jobs and 6,600 employers including Barclays, JP Morgan, Thales and a resurgent maritime sector, all based within a few hundred metres of the River Clyde.
Hosting areas of urban and rural beauty, the river sits alongside many of the Region’s key assets, including three Innovation Districts, two World Heritage Sites, STV, BBC and the Scottish Events Campus.
However, despite significant progress over the past ten years, the legacy of de-industrialisation and climate change continue to present challenges and constraints to the corridor’s full potential.
It faces a number of complex and interrelated challenges. These include pockets of significant deprivation, areas with substantial vacant and derelict land (sometimes contaminated), flood risk and impacts of climate change, and fragmented habitats which adversely affect nature.
In fact, one fifth of people within the river corridor live in some of the most deprived parts of Scotland and over 400 hectares of vacant and derelict land fall alongside the Clyde.
Addressing these challenges, while building on the corridor’s strengths, requires a coordinated approach that considers the river corridor as a connected system rather than a series of individual sites.
Led by Glasgow City Region and Argyll and Bute Council, the Clyde Mission programme seeks to revitalise the River Clyde corridor with a key aim of addressing the challenges posed while capitalising on the many opportunities presented by the river corridor.
Clyde Mission is focused on helping the River Clyde corridor realise its full potential as an engine of sustainable and inclusive economic growth for the city, the Region and the country.
Ross Nimmo, Head of the Glasgow City Region Place team said:
“While the Clyde has long played a defining role in the history and growth of Glasgow City Region, over time it has become overlooked in places, with some communities, developments and infrastructure often turning away from the river, rather than towards it. Clyde Mission seeks to change this relationship by bringing the Clyde back into focus as a central, shared asset for the Region’s future.
Clyde Mission views the river not just as a physical feature but a unifying corridor, with the potential to drive positive change across multiple places, sectors and communities when approached in a coordinated and strategic way.
The Strategic Masterplan will provide a clear, long-term framework for realising this vision, identifying strategic themes, priority locations and investment actions that are ambitious, viable and resilient”.
The survey sets out details of the emerging masterplan, including core principles and themes developed to help to shape and prioritise activities that will eventually be recommended, to ensure these address long-term transformation and impact. Twenty potential signature locations have also been identified which show strong potential for high‑impact change, from regeneration, housing and economic growth to environmental improvements and better access to the river.
Responses to the survey will be analysed and fed into the final Strategic Masterplan document.
A report will also set out how the issues and ideas identified through the survey have been considered and addressed.
You can access the survey at: www.glasgowcityregion.co.uk/masterplan
