New move in bid to block Jordanhill campus plans
JORDANHILL residents are to hold a second public meeting in order to galvanise opposition to major development proposals for the area.
Strathclyde University has acquired planning permission in principle to build homes on the former Jordanhill teacher training campus.
Jordanhill Community Council (JCC) does not believe local views have been taken into account and says such a large site needs thorough community consultation.
Initial plans for the site submitted by the university were for a maximum of 364 new homes.
A planning application from CALA Homes (West), which is the preferred bidder to develop the site, is now for around 420 homes.
Tom Hamilton, one of JCC’s Residents Working Group, said: “We want to know how they plan to parachute an extra 60 homes on to the site without full consultation.
“It has been nearly six years since plans were first submitted and a consultation was held. Those findings are no longer relevant.”
The community council fears this number of homes will put strain on transport and roads in the area as well as pressure on schools, which are almost at capacity.
Locals claim new plans submitted by CALA do not match those made by Strathclyde University in a document it called Campus Plan 2.
They have created their own plan for the 43-acre site, a Community Value Proposition.
The community council is now looking to raise funds to fight the development and pay for research such as an independent Traffic Impact Assessment.
The public meeting is to be held on Sunday, March 19 at 2pm in Jordanhill Parish Church.
A spokeswoman for CALA Homes (West), said: “To date, we’ve met with local councillors on two separate occasions and we’ve now met with Jordanhill Community Council three times.”