PLANS for a 531-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Glasgow City Centre look set to be approved.
Glasgow City Council has ‘minded to grant’ the £60 million scheme, brought forward by student accommodation developer and operator Valeo Management Europe. The project will be delivered under the LIV Student brand and will also offer a flexible ground-floor commercial unit on a brownfield site at Carrick Street within Glasgow’s Broomielaw regeneration area.
The development will retain the adjacent Glasgow Mission building, which has been woven into the PBSA design concept to complete the city block.
During the consultation period, the application received 17 letters of support – including from Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.
The approval is subject to the conclusion of a Section 75 Legal Agreement between Valeo and the local authority.
The development has been tipped to help support Broomielaw’s emergence as a ‘dynamic’ mixed-use neighbourhood, with improved east-west pedestrian links through the site, a south facing landscaped courtyard with seating, and active ground floor commercial frontage.
David Saunders, MD, Valeo Management Europe, said, “We’re proud to have secured this key step forward in delivering our first LIV Student development in Scotland. This milestone follows a collaborative design and planning process with Glasgow City Council, and we’re grateful for the constructive iterative engagement that has helped shape a scheme we believe will make a positive and lasting contribution to the city.
“Broomielaw and the wider River Clyde Waterfront are undergoing an exciting period of regeneration, and we’re proud that our development will support that transformation – not only by helping to meet the growing demand for high-quality student accommodation, but also by contributing to placemaking and acting as a catalyst for further investment in the area.”
Construction is expected to begin in March 2026, with the first students tipped to move in by September 2028.
