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PLANS Progress For ‘Vibrant Urban Quarter’ Transformation Of Car Park Site

26 May, 2021 | News, Major Developments

DEVELOPERS are seeking permission for a massive mixed-use development in Glasgow City Centre

Vengada Estates has submitted an application asking for planning consent in principle (PPP) to transform land bounded by Osborne Street, King Street, Bridgegate and Stockwell Street.

The development would feature apartments, retail, business, office, food/drink and leisure space, and a hotel.

A planning statement included with the application asserts: “[The proposals] create a vibrant urban quarter that is active throughout the day and evening hours. The mix of uses and activities on the site will be unified by a high quality and versatile public realm and active uses at ground floor.

“New streets and spaces will be informed by the distinct character of the wider Merchant City. A nuanced grid of tight streets with a strong sense of enclosure will become a natural extension of the network of streets and wynds that characterise the area.”

It continues: “A number of different development scenarios are possible within the development framework allowing for different proportions of employment, residential and leisure uses on the site.”

“The mixed-use nature of the proposals is predicated on striking the right balance in terms of land use to deliver the placemaking agenda for the site as a whole, whilst retaining a mix that is commercially viable and attractive to occupiers.”

“The development framework allows the possibility for an urban office campus development within the site utilising two or three of the [five] development plots to deliver up to 570,000 sqft of floorspace.”

A design document states: “The redevelopment of the King Street Car Park site presents a unique opportunity to transform a part of the city centre that has been underutilised for decades.”

It’s envisaged that the development would enable delivery of a new north-south connection linking the Merchant City and the river, made up of “a collection of informal spaces” including the new public space at Candleriggs Square as well future improvements to Old Wynd.

The route would culminate in a new public square at the heart of the King Street site, framing the Grade A listed Merchant Steeple.

If approval is given, detailed plans would be brought forward for each element.

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