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Vision Masterplan Sighthill regeneration strategy


The £250 million project to regenerate the Sighthill area of the city is well under way. Work has begun


on the delivery of the Glasgow City Council Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA) masterplan. One of the biggest


projects of its kind in Scotland, Sighthill’s regeneration will see hundreds of new homes, a new school and student accommodation, new shops, as well as a road bridge and green space for residents. It aims to create a


vibrant, eco-friendly and pedestrian-friendly urban


residential neighbourhood close to the city centre. The masterplan for


the area will see almost 800 new homes and a new school campus providing new sports and community facilities. There is an aspiration


to reposition Sighthill Park by providing a new


improved green space network throughout the area, connecting Sighthill cemetery in the north to the city centre via a land bridge across the M8. Last year, a major


development began with the building of 141 homes for GHA tenants currently housed in


Sighthill’s two remaining multi-storey blocks. The regeneration of


Sighthill complements a number of projects under way on the north side of the city centre, including the redevelopment of the canal and the Pinkston Paddlesports Centre.


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Approved plans for Sauchiehall St and Garnethill regeneration


Glasgow City Council has approved the next stage of plans for the regeneration of Sauchiehall Street and Garnethill that include a bridge and park built over the M8 near Charing Cross. The District Regeneration


Major new development Listed buildings to be reborn


A major residential, hotel and student accommodation development is to be built on the site of the former Registry Office on Martha Street and the ‘A’ Listed Council Parish Halls on George Street. The area for the planned


new development also includes the former B-listed Council offices in George Street, a Council car park in John Street, two garages in North Frederick Street and a vacant site at the corner of George Street and John Street. Developers led by the


Chris Stewart Group want to build serviced residential apartments, leisure and retail space as well as hotel and student accommodation. Central to the plans


would be the opening up of a lane through the site to provide a pedestrian walkway and cultural hub for the local community with cafes, restaurants,


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with considerable benefits for local residents and visitors to the city.” Meanwhile there is to be


further student accommodation built near the University of Strathclyde’s John Anderson Campus in George Street. The £9.6 million


boutiques and galleries. Chris Stewart, CEO of Chris


Stewart Group, said: “This is an important site and we welcome all views as we shape our ideas and designs. “We want to create a


vibrancy for the area and intend to turn this derelict and run down group of buildings into a dynamic and lively new destination for the city. “To do that, we are looking


at a mix of new uses for the buildings; uses that we expect will deliver an economic boost for local traders, together


development by Empiric Student Property underlines the buoyancy of the student accommodation investment market in the city. Empiric said it would develop


the property, known as 155 George Street, into 87 self-contained studios, and one two-bed apartment. It has commissioned


Scottish firm KR Developments to work on it. The development, planned


to be complete for the start of the 2017-2018 academic year, will bring Empiric’s presence in the Glasgow student accommodation market to 440 beds.


Framework consists of 80 projects including a park in front of the Mitchell Library, tree-lined sections of Sauchiehall Street, dedicated cycle paths on Sauchiehall and Bath Streets and the redevelopment of Renfrew Street as an ‘Avenue of the Arts’.


The Sauchiehall and Garnethill District is the first of nine districts identified in the Council’s City Centre Strategy. Councillor Frank McAveety,


Leader of Glasgow City Council, said: “This radical plan outlines an exciting new vision for the Sauchiehall and Garnethill District and a taste of what the city centre could look like in the future, setting the benchmark for modern, vibrant cities across Europe. “These proposals will lead


to improved public spaces and a better-connected centre of Glasgow, fully able to capitalise on its unique assets and diversity. I look forward to the results of the public consultation.” The public consultation began


on 20 November for a period of nine weeks and the Council has been examining the responses and is reporting back to the Executive Committee for formal approval in February.


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