Site added to shortlist for new hospital
THREE sites have been shortlisted for the new Monklands hospital.
NHS Lanarkshire said the new building will be based in Gartcosh, Glenmavis or Wester Moffat.
The land at Wester Moffat is a new addition after the public were given the chance to suggest a suitable site.
Neena Mahal, chairwoman of NHS Lanarkshire, said: “NHS Lanarkshire will undertake further public engagement on these potential alternative sites for the hospital as we address the urgent need to provide a new University Hospital Monklands for the communities of Lanarkshire.”
MORE than 150 flats could be built on land near to Glasgow Green after plans were submitted to the council. Swan Group is hoping to deliver a residential development on a vacant site bounded by Main Street and Newhall Street.
If approved, the plan would see 151 flats built across five blocks, with three fronting on to the River Clyde.
“The proposed development comprises a mix of one and two-bed flats,” a planning report states.
“Given the highly accessible location there is only 85% car parking proposed. A limited number of the one-bedroom flats will not have allocated car parking spaces to accommodate this reduced provision.
“There are generous spaces between blocks to facilitate views and sun into and out from the site.
“All ground-floor flats have an area of private garden space to improve their amenity and ensure privacy is maintained.
“Any routes through or within the site are also carefully designed to ensure there are no amenity issues arising from pedestrian linkages.”
The developer intends to provide 128 parking spaces, including 14 for visitors, with access to the development from Newhall Street.
There would also be 151 bike parking spaces for residents and 38 for visitors.
Buildings, including tenements, previously stood on the site but these “have long since been demolished”.
“Glasgow Green lies immediately to the north-west of the site and provides formal and informal sports facilities, children’s play and ample amenity greenspace, with Richmond Park adding to this considerably,” the report continues.
“Within the site, there are two amenity green spaces linked by a tree-lined central pedestrian route.
“These grassed areas allow for informal use in the residential area and give quick access to the wider areas facilities.”
The site is bounded to the south-west by the River Clyde.
However, an inspection found the land is not at risk of flooding as it is located one metre above the 200-year flood level and “therefore located outwith the functional floodplain”.
The report adds: “The landscape design at Newhall Road is designed to take advantage of the prime location on the banks of the River Clyde and close to the central municipal green space of Glasgow Green.
“It is also at a key junction of two city thoroughfares in an area which has seen extensive regeneration of which the development will form a continuing part.”
A five-hour consultation event took place on February 12 last year at Bridgeton Library.
Some pre-application meetings also took place between the applicant and Glasgow City Council.
ACENTENARIAN rolled back the years to celebrate her 100th birthday – at the Irn-Bru Carnival. Margaret Mitchell, who is originally from East Kilbride but now lives in Motherwell, is marking the major milestone with a year-long run of celebrations.
As part of her plans, the IrnBru Carnival at the SEC – which is also celebrating its centenary this year – invited her, her friends and staff from the Parksprings Care Home for a special party.
It comes ahead of the carnival’s final day tomorrow.
Trips to the carnival in Glasgow have been a regular occurrence for generations of the Mitchell family, first at its home at the Kelvin Hall and then at the SEC.
And she managed to rekindle that excitement during her trip – taking in the dodgems and hooka-duck, among others.
As the memories came flooding back, Margaret said: “I loved the chair-o-planes and hook-a-duck when I was younger and loved seeing them and all of the other shows today.
“It’s great to be given the chance to participate in the fair which