GLASGOW is set for a raft of new developments after the city’s council disposed of a number of properties and pieces of land.
The disposal of 0.0047 acres of land on George Street, in the city centre, to BKF Newco DM Limited has been agreed in principle, allowing the company to consolidate its ownership of the site ahead of plans for the build of student accommodation and a retail development.
A former library and children’s home at 35 Arran Drive in Bellahouston and a detached five-bedroom bungalow at 17 Fettes Street in Carntyne will be sold to Wheatley Homes, whilst two flats at 283a and 283b North Woodside Road will be sold to KEY Housing Association, subject to the successful conclusion of negotiations.
Three areas of land – totalling 0.2 acres – will also be disposed at the former Stonedyke Neighbourhood Centre at 9 Belsyde Avenue in Drumchapel to allow the entire site to be sold to developers Belsyde Property, who will build 12 mid-market houses. The council will receive £7,821 for these three areas of land.
Meanwhile, 0.57 acres of land at Springburn Road will also be sold to Lidl to allow the retailer to expand its store, with the council receiving £300,000 for the land.
Another disposal is for five plots of land – 30.15 hectares in total – at Kenmuir Road in Carmyle to Carmyle Developments which will form part a residential development of 400 homes for sale. The council will receive £1.45 million for the sale.
An in-principle agreement has been reached on 0.12 acres piece of land between tenements at Ardery Street in Partick of a disposal to Michael McDonagh, who plans to refurbish and develop the adjoining former Partick Methodist Church into a wedding and events venue. Negotiation on this sale will also now begin.
The council also gave its approval to begin negotiations on the disposal of two plots of land (0.25 acres in total) at Bartholomew Street and Dalmarnock Road/Playfair Street to Clyde Gateway, which is looking to consolidate a development site there. They hope to build a 40,000 square foot industrial building, with uses such as advanced manufacturing, on the site.
Councillor Ruairi Kelly, convener for housing, development, and land use at Glasgow City Council, said, “The number of disposals being agreed and taken forward shows the ongoing development of sites across Glasgow, with homes, jobs and community spaces being created through new uses for buildings and land. The receipts generated by these sales will be reinvested in public services.”
