Abandoned Glasgow site could be transformed into 49 flats

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 31 Oct, 14:33 · Archive

A Glasgow site empty since 1988 could be developed into 49 homes at Pacific Quay.

A Glasgow site that has remained undeveloped since the Garden Festival closed in 1988 could be transformed into 49 two and three bedroom flats at Pacific Quay in Govan. The proposed development would include a ground floor shop unit, 32 car parking spaces and 60 cycle spaces. Two blocks of flats reaching six and five storeys would be arranged in an L-shaped layout around landscaped grounds, with residents offered balconies and access to a roof terrace.

The bid has sparked 12 objections from locals who are worried about traffic, parking and overlooking among other concerns. A council report noted that while the site has remained empty, the wider Pacific Quay area has been regenerated with the development of BBC and STV headquarters, Glasgow Science Centre, hotels, offices and homes.

MSP Paul Sweeney objected to the application, calling the proposal for 'island-style pavilions surrounded by surface car parking' completely inappropriate in this inner-city urban location. He accused the design of continuing 'the trend of incoherent planning of Pacific Quay, which is one of the worst-designed waterfront developments in Europe'. He called instead for a 'traditional enclosed tenement perimeter block' in place of the two proposed blocks.

According to a design report from the applicant, Surplus Property Investments, the application does not seek a radical design departure from a previous planning application submitted in 2022 and mirrors the massing and footprint of that approved submission. Glasgow City Council officials are recommending approval of the new application. Councillors are due to make their decision next week.

How it is being reported

• Plans lodged for 49 homes on Glasgow site left derelict for nearly 40 yearsAn abandoned Glasgow site, which has been lying empty since the Garden Festival, could be transformed into flats.Glasgow Times · 31 Oct, 12:46
• Glasgow site empty since 1988 Garden Festival could be developed into flatsMSP Paul Sweeney said the design was "inappropriate."Glasgow Live · 30 Oct, 13:35
• Abandoned Glasgow Garden Festival site could be transformed into flatsAn abandoned Glasgow site, which has been lying empty since the Garden Festival, could be transformed into flats.The Herald · 30 Oct, 13:22

In this story: Glasgow · Pacific Quay · Govan · Paul Sweeney · BBC · STV · Surplus Property Investments

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