PLANNERS have given the go-ahead for a massive distribution facility on the eastern side of Glasgow. Hermiston Securities have been given permission to develop the facility on 6.4 hectares to the north of Springhill Parkway at Glasgow Business Park, just south of the...
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IN Pictures — Iconic Ex-College Tower’s Proposed Office Makeover
DEVELOPER Osborne and Co is marketing its proposed "reinvention" of one of Glasgow's landmark buildings. It plans to turn the B-listed former Glasgow Metropolitan College premises in North Hanover Street into grade-A office space accommodating up to 1,200 staff. A...
PLANNERS Asked To Approve New Neighbourhood On North Glasgow Green Belt
A MASSIVE housing development is being proposed for green belt land north of Summerston. Caledonian Properties want to create a "high quality" neighbourhood on “edge of settlement” fields south of the River Kelvin. An application has been submitted to Glasgow City...
£19MILLION M8 Footbridge Project Due For Completion In August 2021
WORK is due to start on the new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the M8 at Sighthill in March. Councillors are due to award the £19million contract next week to BAM Nuttall Ltd. Construction is expected to take more than 70 weeks, with completion due in August 2021....
CONSTRUCTION Starts On AC By Marriott Hotel In Glasgow
WORK has started on a new AC by Marriott hotel in Glasgow City Centre. Ogilvie Construction is building the 245-bed property at George STreet/John Street for developer Chris Stewart Group. It is part of a £100 million mixed-use development which will transform most of...
BUILDING Can Be Knocked Down For Merchant City Development
PLANNERS have agreed to the demolition of a city centre building as part of a major mixed-used development. The unlisted commercial premises at 152 Trongate, formerly a leather goods shop, will be knocked down to make way for the Candleriggs Quarter scheme which...
IN Pictures — Demolition Of Landmark High Flats Starts In Clydebank
THREE blocks of multi-storey flats in Clydebank are being knocked down. The properties -- Newshot, Edmonstone and Howcraigs courts -- had a total of 270 apartments. The demolition work has led to lane closures on neighbouring Glasgow Road. The blocks are beside Yoker...
GLASGOW’S New Prison Would Have ‘Friendly Face’ And Look Like Student Accommodation
THE Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has applied for permission to build a replacement for Barlinnie Prison on derelict land at Provanmill. The massive facility would be beside the Provan Gas Holder Station on Royston Road. SPS is seeking consent for the principle of...
MAJOR Flats Development Proposed For Land Beside River Clyde In East End
A DEVELOPER has applied to build 151 flats on a site in Glasgow's East End. Swan Group want to develop the properties beside Newhall Street, on a triangle of brownfield land next to the Clyde, across from Police Scotland's Dalmarnock building. A mix of one and...
CLEANER City Centre Air As Low Emission Bus Journeys Increase
BUS operators have marked the start of year two of Glasgow's Low Emission Zone (LEZ), which will see a significant increase in the proportion of city centre bus journeys that must be made with low emission vehicles. As part of the phased implementation of Glasgow's...