Hotel and houseboat bid to transform Graving Docks
FINAL plans to transform a historic shipbuilding site into housing and leisure facilities have now been revealed.
Developer New City Vision has submitted a planning application to build on Govan’s Graving Docks, which have lain derelict for 40 years.
Following a public consultation, plans for the area now include up to 800 homes, a hotel, shops, restaurants and office space.
The proposal extends the Clyde Walkway at an area currently closed to the public and there will be heritage centre telling the story of the docks.
Peter Richardson, Director of ZM Architecture, which is developing the masterplan for the multi-million pound investment, said: “It’s a real privilege to work on the development of one of the most historic and iconic sites on the River Clyde.
“The Graving Docks were once a thriving part of the Clydeside and our proposal builds on that heritage and will totally transform this into a great place to live, work and relax.
“We believe that our plans for the Graving Docks will not only play a key role in reinvigorating this part of Govan’s waterfront, they will be a catalyst for positive economic and social change through valuable long-term jobs and high quality and affordable housing.”
Developers could not give an exact figure for the number of homes to be built but the site is zoned for housing in the Glasgow City Develop- ment Plan for up to 800 homes. At least 100 of the new properties will be affordable housing.
The Evening Times has previously told how Green Party members were against the development of the A-listed site with Patrick Harvie, the co-convener of the Scottish Green Party and a city MSP, lodging a motion against it at Parliament.
However, developers said they have taken community feedback into account in their final plans and made major changes to the original scheme.
The multi-million pound development will create jobs and training opportunities for up to 1500 people over a construction period of up to 10 years.
New City Vision said a significant proportion of construction jobs – and later in hospitality and retail – will go to local people.
Key features of the Category A Listed site include three large “graving docks”.
It is proposed that two out of the three docks will remain filled with water, with areas for moored houseboats and other leisure uses.
The third will be maintained as a dry dock to allow people to safely experience the dock floor.