Hundreds of new homes for River Clyde site in Glasgow

These images show how land which has lay vacant for decades will be transformed into a new residential neighbourhood.

It is the “final piece of the jigsaw” in plans for the wider regeneration of Pacific Quay, developers say.

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Glasgow City Council has now approved the housing development, which will be built on land near to Festival Park.

Stewart Milne Homes will build 120 one, two and three bed flats, 36 colony flats and maisonettes and 47 three, four and five bed townhouses on the almost eight acre site, lying to the south east of Pacific Drive and to the west of Govan Road.

A spokeswoman for the company said it was “proud” to be involved in shaping plans for Pacific Quay.

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One of five garden festivals held across the UK in the 1980s and early 1990s, the Glasgow event ran for five month – from April to September in 1988 – and attracted over four million visitors to the city.

It is credited with playing a key role in the “rebirth of the city” – with Glasgow being named 1990 European City of Culture.

After the festival, the land was meant to be developed for housing but most of it lay derelict for many years.

Parts were redeveloped when the BBC and STV moved into a media campus at Pacific Quay, joining Glasgow Science Centre, which opened in 2001.

Scottish Enterprise submitted a planning application to the council in November 2012, with proposals to build offices, flats, townhouses, restaurants and a hotel with leisure and conference facilities.

Permission was granted in February 2013 but, due to changes in the proposals, Stewart Milne Homes submitted a new application, for the housing part of the development, in January 2018.

This has now been approved by the council.

“We’re pleased to have secured planning consent for this development which presents an exciting opportunity to regenerate the site which sits within the Pacific Quay Creative Clyde Enterprise Area, one of several strategic economic investment locations designated in the Glasgow City Development Plan,” the spokeswoman for Stewart Milne Homes said.

“We’re proud to have been heavily involved in shaping the plan for this residential neighbourhood which is the final piece in the jigsaw that the makes up the wider Pacific Quay masterplan.”

The site is within walking distance of high frequency bus, subway and train routes while there will also be a car parking space for each property.

Vehicular access for residents and visitors will be provided via the current site entrance on Pacific Drive.

An access point from Govan Road will be permanently closed off to motorists but will be able to be used by pedestrians, cyclists and emergency service vehicles.

A report, submitted on behalf of Stewart Milne Homes, said: “The proposals set out a vision of architectural quality and sustainable design principles that will transform the site.

“The design of the proposed development has been carefully considered to provide a high quality environment for the residents of the development, linking into Festival Park.

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“The redevelopment of the site would have a positive impact upon the vicinity, by bringing a long term vacant site into active use and providing a range of housing types to meet housing needs.”

In August last year, £67 million plans to build cafes, restaurants, homes and offices at Pacific Quay were revealed by Drum Property Group and Social Enterprise. As part of the scheme, a new £10m urban whiskey distillery, bottling plant and visitor centre, run by Douglas Laing & Co could be opened.

“We want this to be a vibrant social quarter which will be visited, occupied and enjoyed during the day, evening and night, creating a genuine sense of identity and excitement both within and outside of the workplace,” Graeme Bone, Group Managing Director of Drum, said at the time.