THE transformation of a huge site beside the Clyde in Glasgow's East End at is well underway. A development of 562 houses and flats is being built on land, bounded by Dalmarnock Road and Strathclyde Street. Formerly the site of Dalmarnock Power Station, it has been...
Clyde Riverfront
RUNDOWN Glasgow Docks Set To Double For War-Time France In Major Movie
THE makers of a big-budget war movie want to use derelict Glasgow docks for filming later this year. A film company has applied to take over the historic Govan Graving Docks for 10 weeks from 22 April to 28 June to create a movie set. One of the docks would be made to...
VISION For Broomielaw Includes Riverside Park
PUBLIC consultation is to take place over plans for the regeneration of the Broomielaw area of Glasgow city centre. Proposals in a draft regeneration framework include: -- A world-class river park along both banks of the Clyde -- An examination of the benefits and...
LANDMARK Glasgow Railway Bridge On Track For £13Million Refurbishment
NETWORK Rail is set to begin a £13million, two-year renovation project on the landmark railway bridge over the River Clyde on the approach to Glasgow Central. New Clyde Bridge, which was built between 1899 and 1905 as part of the Edwardian expansion of Glasgow...
DESIGNS Revealed For New Pedestrian Bridge Over The Clyde
THE emerging concept design for the pedestrian bridge that will connect Govan and Partick in Glasgow has been unveiled. Ground investigation works at the site are now complete, and the final design will be developed over the next six months with a planning application...
TOWER Block Landmark Is Part Of Govan Riverfront Masterplan
A £56.8million vision for transforming a stretch of the Clyde waterfront at Govan has been unveiled. The Water Row masterplan proposes a mixed-use scheme providing 200 new homes, mainly for mid-market rent, and 3,500 square metres of commercial space, set within high...
WATER-Based Buildings Floated In Blueprint Aiming For Buoyant Glasgow River Districts
A DRAFT blueprint for regeneration around the Clyde in Glasgow proposes allowing development of hotel, restaurant and residential structures on the water itself. The possibility of semi-permanent floating structures/floating architecture is raised in Glasgow City...
£90MILLION Hotel Development At Glasgow Custom House Site Gets Go-Ahead
PLANS for two hotels, with a total of around 450 bedrooms, at a historic riverfront site in Glasgow City Centre have been approved. The £90million development at the Custom House site on Clyde Street at Dixon Street, will feature a four-star, 294-bed Clayton Hotel and...
GLASGOW Faces Multi-Million Pound Bill To Fix Clyde Tidal Weir And Damaged River Banks
REPAIRS to Clyde river banks damaged when Glasgow's tidal weir broke last year are expected to cost around £6million. A report updating city councillors says a feasibility study is being produced by consultants looking at how to fix and upgrade the weir and what the...
MULTI-Million Pound Wall Projects Will Be ‘Quay’ To Success Of Clyde Riverfront Regeneration
MULTI-million pound plans for improvements to sections of Clyde quayside walls in central Glasgow are to be progressed including re-opening access beside the river between Tradeston and Springfield Quay. Glasgow's city administration committee today (27 September)...
