Hillfoot Street - Encourage people to explore Hillfoot Street, the gateway to West Bay and a great place to do business, go to school, browse, eat, drink and connect.

With almost 100% shop occupancy rates and an interesting mix of specialist food and drink, charity shops and creative businesses - and featuring the historic facade of Dunoon Primary School - Hillfoot Street is a great place to visit and browse. However, ad-hoc parking arrangements, dangerous crossing points, bins blocking pavements and uneven pavement surfaces are all factors that conspire to prevent people walking along the street to shop. 

Hillfoot Street is one of the main walking routes from the town centre to West Bay, but this is poorly communicated and the absence of road markings, signage and a safe crossing point at the end of Hillfoot Street to Jane Street reduces the ability of local people and school children to access West Bay safely, or to park away from the street and walk. 

 Local Place Plan 

• Improve the quality of pavement surfaces along Hillfoot Street. 

• Install a safe crossing point from Hillfoot Street over to Jane Street to enable more people to access West Bay and access the Jane Street Car Park. 

• Reintroduce the Dunoon CARS project to enhance the street scape through grants for businesses to improve shop fronts and repair premises in line with conservation guidance.    

• Rationalise on-street parking to ensure there is priority parking for people with mobility issues, short stay and residents. Promote car parks close to Hillfoot Street on Jane Street, Church Street and off Ferry Brae to reduce on-street parking pressure.  

• Improve bike parking provision on or near Hillfoot Street. 

• Consider working with partners to turn grass at the front of Dunoon Primary school into a biodiversity spot and educational resource that brings more greenery to the street and reduces the cost and disruption of grass cutting. 

Community Action Plan

• Market Hillfoot Street as a distinct shopping destination, highlighting the mix of small businesses, food, drinks and creative businesses. 

• Consider a park and stride campaign from Glenmorag Car Park to Hillfoot Street and Argyll Street.