New plan for Speirs Lock
MAJOR plans to build more than 200 flats at Speirs Lock have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. Hoxton Securities Ltd has requested permission for a build-torent development on a site between Sawmillfield Street and Farnell Street.
The plans also include a commercial unit and a rehearsal space.
The developer claims the regeneration of the surrounding area requires more homes.
A planning statement adds: “The regeneration of the area is being led by cultural uses and it is the view of the applicant and the occupiers of these cultural uses that in order to fully catalyse this regeneration there is a need to add further residential development into the area in order to provide a living population which will bring life and vibrancy of the area.
“The proposals will kickstart this regeneration and greatly improve amenity, safety and security for those who currently work and visit the area.”
Nearby cultural uses include the Rockvilla National Theatre of Scotland, The Whisky Bond, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Wallace Studios and Glue Factory.
The statement continues: “Our site and the Speirs Locks corridor as a whole is ideally suited as a mediator between the emerging northern quarter, the West End and the city centre.
“Whist we currently understand this corridor and our the site is identified as an area of economic development, we firmly believe that a vibrant mixed-use zone, with a cultural and creative heart, can successfully be underpinned and complemented by a high-quality urban residential offer.
“We believe this is particularly so given our site’s specific location on the fantastic green corridor of the Forth and Clyde Canal.”
The development, made up of two towers, would include studio, one, two and three bedroom flats.
It is planned to fit the city council’s car-free development guidelines, with only seven parking spaces proposed.
Permission was previously granted for student accommodation on the site but, after being marketed for five years, the opportunity has not been taken up by a developer.
CORONAVIRUS. While this diary is intended to provide entertainment, insight and humour – coronavirus is definitely no laughing matter. However it is impossible to write about anything else today.
The virus has already had a huge impact on the lives of so much of the world’s population and that’s only set to intensify in Glasgow.
By the time we have written our next diary next week, things will have changed again and, likely, moved up another notch.
Glasgow is going to need every inch of its fighting spirit.
Glasgow Taxis drivers are exactly the same.
As things stand, us hardy souls remain committed to serving the people of Glasgow and will continue to do so until any government advice says we can’t.
We are Your City’s Friend. We are hardy souls, accustomed to long shifts in all sorts of weather, we just keep going.
Our service hasn’t changed overnight – we transport all sections of the community, the elderly, schools, families, business people, students, groups and individuals.
We already took great pride in the condition of our taxis – today we clean them even more often
and thoroughly, between every journey, for your health and safety and for ours.
We offer a fixed price via our app and we have seen the use of vehicles for non-passenger deliveries increase this month.
We are being provided with information from Glasgow Taxis Ltd and working together on any other ways we can all be supported through this. Like other sections of the transport industry, government support will be important too.
None of that sounds funny, eh. However, through all of this we have seen Glaswegians retain that unrivalled sense of humour:
“Hi there, where are we off to?” … “Anywhere with bog roll, driver!”
“Hi driver, is it ok if I eat in the back of your taxi?” … “Of course, you can fart too, just don’t bloody cough!”
“Can I give you a hand with those bags?” … “Only if you’ve washed them!”
And so it goes on.
The immediate future is uncertain, everyone is affected and the health and wellbeing of you all is 100% the most important thing.
Let’s stick together and make sure that Glasgow fighting spirit and sense of humour helps us through. Stay safe and well, folks.
And to the customer who joked that in Glasgow we should rename Covid-19, Navid-19?
We’re still game!