Couldn't find a thread about this. Anyway the redevelopment of a large chunk of the East end will cost £1.6billion.

It will aim to have:
10,000 new housing units
400,000 square metres business/commercial property
50,000 square metres retail and services facilities supporting leisure, public and cultural uses new transport and other infrastructure.
21,000 jobs to be created
20,000 population increase.

It will have the National Indoor Sports Arena and Velodrome.
The Commonwealth Games Athletes Village will be located here if the Glasgow bid is Sucessfull.

There will be Infrastructure improvements with the M74 Completion the East end Regeneration Route and the refurbishment of Dalmarnock Station.

There are also plans for the East One Skyscraper which will eiter be 37 floors, 42 floors, 156m (512ft) or 55 floors, 180m (591ft).

So really things are looking up for the East end. Lets just hope that the People who trashed up the Houses which are in the area just now don't return when this redevelopment is Finished and ruin the Place.

if the east one skyscraper happens i will eat my hat :ohno:

ONE of Scotland's most significant regeneration projects will come a step closer to completion tomorrow.Key partners in the Clyde Gateway initiative, which spans much of Glasgow's east end, will formally take their place in an urban regeneration company (URC) designed to usher in private investment.

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1270763.0.0.php

Friday 14 March 2008

Dr Robert Crawford appointed chair of Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company

Dr Robert Crawford, the Executive Director of Business Development and Commercialisation at Glasgow Caledonian University, and former Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise, has today (March 14, 2008) been appointed as the Chair of Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company (URC).


The announcement comes on the day that the URC began its efforts to recruit a chief executive to head up one of the biggest regeneration projects in Europe.
Dr Crawford said, “I am very pleased to take up the challenge of turning around the fortunes of the communities that lie within Clyde Gateway. The URC is going to deliver massive social, economic and physical change over the next two decades, and it is an honour to be asked to bring my skills, expertise and knowledge to the table.”
Clyde Gateway URC was established in December 2007 as a partnership between Glasgow City Council, South Lanarkshire Council, Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government. It covers a physical area more than 2000 acres in size, including the communities of Bridgeton, Dalmarnock, Parkhead, Rutherglen and Shawfield.
The partners have already committed £62 million to Clyde Gateway over the next three years, and this investment will be the catalyst to new private sector funding of £1.5 billion over a 20-ear period. A series of ambitious targets have been set for Clyde Gateway:

- to build 400,000sq m of business space
- to create more than 20,000 jobs – with many of them targeted at local residents
- to construct 10,000 new homes – from starter flats to family homes
- to increase the population in East Glasgow/South Lanarkshire by 20,000 people

Councillor Steven Purcell, the Leader of Glasgow City Council, gave a very warm welcome to the appointment of Dr Crawford.
He said: “The partners were determined to appoint an independent Chair with great knowledge and experience in regeneration. I’m absolutely delighted we have been able to convince such a high-profile individual to take on the job, and I know that Robert will play a full part in steering the company towards success.”
Dr Crawford will Chair a 12-strong Board which will consist of appointees from from each of the partners, as well as community representatives, business leaders and the new Chief Executive of Clyde Gateway.
The Vice-Chair of the Gateway Board will be Councillor Chris Thompson of South Lanarkshire Council.
Cllr Eddie McAvoy, Leader of South Lanarkshire Council, endorsed the appointment of both Dr Crawford and Councillor Thompson to the posts of Chair and Vice-Chair.
He said: “These appointments send out a clear message that everyone involved in Clyde Gateway is committed to supporting the local economy by providing the right conditions for growth, improving skills and employability throughout the communities in the Gateway area.”
Minister for Communities and Sport, Stewart Maxwell, said: “Robert Crawford’s appointment represents a significant step forward for Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company. He brings with him a wealth of experience from both the private and public sectors and will be well placed to steer the activities of the URC.
“Clyde Gateway is one of Scotland’s most exciting regeneration projects, with potential to totally transform the area and bring new housing, jobs, retail and leisure facilities for local people.
“The Scottish Government has shown its commitment to these goals by approving an investment package of £62million for the Clyde Gateway up to 2010/11. The next key stage for Clyde Gateway will be the appointment of a dedicated delivery team and I am delighted to see that the Chief Executive’s post has been advertised in the press today.”
The role of the Chairman is an unpaid one, with a commitment of up to three days per month.
The recruitment of the Chief Executive is being handled by Munro Consulting, and began today with the first of a number of newspaper adverts. There will also be an on-line aspect to the recruitment through a specialist regeneration site.
The closing date for applications is Monday, April 7, with interviews taking place at the end of the same month.

Clyde Gateway (http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Environment/Rivers/RiverClyde/Projects/ClydeGateway/)

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Glasgow City Council
Executive Committee
Report by Executive Director of Development and Regeneration
Services
Contact: Steve Inch Ext: 76006
Clyde Gateway Advance Enabling Works
Purpose of Report:
To advise Committee of the outcome of the tendering process for a programme of enabling
works in the Clyde Gateway area, and seek approval to award the tender.
Recommendations:
To appoint I & H Brown Limited as the main contractor for the Advance enabling works contract
as specified, at a revised tender sum of £11,866,765.
Approval a centrally held project contingency of £1M, to be held and released at the discretion of
the Director of Finance.
Ward No(s): Citywide: x
Local member(s) advised: Yes No Consulted: Yes No


Item 10
18th April 2008
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Executive Committee (15 June 2007) has previously approved a programme of land remediation
and infrastructure works in the Clyde Gateway area, and the first phase of the Camlachie Burn
Surface Water Relief Scheme.

2. BACKGROUND
2.1 Expressions of interest were sought from competent contractors via the OJEU process and when
reviewed, 5 contractors were short listed to tender. Tenders were issued on 26 January 2008,
and returned on 13 March 2008.

3 REPORT ON TENDERS
3.1 Tenders for the Clyde Gateway Advance Enabling Works were received from the following
contractors:
I & H Brown Limited
Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited
George Leslie Limited
R J McLeod (Contractors) Limited
3.2 Morrison Construction was issued with an invitation to tender, but they declined to tender.
3.3 Following arithmetic checking and assessment for commercial and technical compliance, the
lowest tender submitted was from I & H Brown Limited, in the sum of £11,866,765.

4. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
4.1 Approval of this tender is within the previously approved funding identified by Executive
Committee in June 2007.
4.2 The project team cost consultants have advised that a separate project contingency of £1m is
created, to allow for the risks inherent in the execution of grounds works contracts. This
contingency to be held and released at the discretion of the Director of Finance.

5. RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 To appoint I & H Brown Limited as the main contractor for the Advance Enabling Works contract
as specified, at a revised tender sum of £11,866,765.
5.2 Approve a centrally held project contingency of £1m, to be held and issued at the discretion of the
Director of Finance.

6. SERVICE PLAN
Finance : The expenditure is within the budget approved for the project.
Legal : None.
Personnel : None.
Service Plan : The project is in line with the DRS Service Plan priority for the Clyde Gateway.

Environment : The works proposed will release vacant/derelict land for development.
Development and Regeneration Services SI/AG (112-08) 4 April 2008

First deal in £1.6bn East End project
by Iain Lundy

THE first major contract for a £1.6billion project to transform Glasgow's East End is due to be awarded this week.

A Perth-based reclamation firm is set to win the £11.87million contract for preparatory work on the massive Clyde Gateway scheme.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.2203214.0.first_deal_in_1_6bn_east_end_project.php

A couple of broad observations. Firstly that the project is intended as a joint inter-council project between Glasgow City Council and South Lanarkshire Council. It was expressly not to be a 'Glasgow East End project' - indeed the project is a forced marriage induced by the old Scotish Executive's 'offer' of tens of millions of pounds provided the two councils set up an Urban Regeneration Company staddling part of the outer East End and a chunk of South Lanarkshire.

The body language at the original and semi-public agreement signing was hilarious; all the Glesga cooncillors and officials to one side of the room and quite away way on the other side was the South Lanarkshire Cooncillors officials. In between this was all the various central govt agencies suits trying their best to gel things together.

The Clyde Gateway officies in Bridgeton Cross are expensivley fitted out and carved out of an even more expensive gut-out of the old tenemental premises - and the sign above proclaims 'A great City Location'... err a great city location... South Lanarkshire? Shurly shum mishtake?

It has all the makings of a central goverment imposed 'partnership' that is gonna be darn difficult to make work.

Clyde Gateway (http://www.clydegateway.com/pages/about_clyde_gateway.php)

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I found an interesting but lengthy article, critical of the Clyde Gateway regeneration plan (and others like it) in The Variant newspaper (http://www.variant.randomstate.org/33texts/3_V33gray.html) - this seems to be a free paper issued quarterly with reflective pieces on culture, lifestyle and economics with a quite pronounced left-wing bias. Anyway, I was struck by how the number of jobs promised by the M74, itself a crucial part of the Clyde Gateway regeneration project, has steadily increased as time has passed:

Meanwhile, increasingly exaggerated claims regarding job growth have been bandied about since a figure of between 2,900 and 4,000 jobs was first mooted in 1994. By 1998, Scottish Enterprise quoted a figure of between 6,000-6,700. In 2001, Glasgow City Council claimed 12,000 new jobs. By September 2001, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce claimed there was the opportunity to secure and safeguard 44,000 jobs as a result of the new road.81

I also like this quote by George Monbiot:

There is no nonsense so gross that it cannot be justified by the creation of jobs.

I'm not saying that I wholly disagree with the Clyde Gateway project or regeneration initiatives in general, but the article I linked to earlier makes the case for a more considered approach quite well.

Thanks for that - the article looks interesting, and I'll give it a proper read when I have time. Although, from a glance, it seems to do my pet hate in academic writing: excessive referencing of other people, to the point where it's difficult to get to the authors argument. There were complaints about one episode of Thinking Allowed (which I've mentioned on here before) where a contributor listed Disraeli, Dick Hobbs, Veber, Bordieu, Thomas Frank, Bauman, Steven Cohen, Adorno, Horkheimer, Giger... to name but a few.

Also, it's worth noting—and I don't know if the article mentions this—that any new jobs promised by the M74 are jobs that would have been created in Scotland anyway, but are displaced to Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire. Hardly a great use of £500million.

ET (http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.2475338.0.1_4m_revamp_at_rail_station.php)

£1.4m revamp at rail station

A TOTAL of £1.4million is to be spent on making two streets near Rutherglen Railway Station more attractive.
The work has been commissioned by regeneration agency Clyde Gateway after it consulted people in the South Lanarkshire town.
New paving and lighting is to be installed and electronic bus and train timetables will be displayed in the area.
The improvements are to be carried out on Castle Street and Green Road.
Local workshops held in June identified the work as a priority.
Hamish McBride, the South Lanarkshire community representative on the Clyde Gateway board said: "Rutherglen Station is hugely important to everyone living and working in the town.
"But with the platforms lying well below street level and accessible only by walkways and stairs, as well as the main entrance being somewhat tucked away, it is not the easiest place to get to."
"These proposals are going to make the area around the station far more attractive for everyone."

The work is expected to begin in spring.

Publication date 15/12/08

CLYDE GATEWAY PROJECTS GETS GREEN LIGHT

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multi-million pound redevelopment of a key priority site in the Clyde Gateway Project, Europe's largest urban regeneration initiative, has been given the green light.

Planning permission in principle has been granted by South Lanarkshire Council's Planning Committee, which will pave the way for the ambitious plan for a seven hectare site off Cambuslang Road, Rutherglen, adjacent to junction 2 of the agreed route for the M74 extension. It is expected that up to 730 jobs will be created, including those with existing businesses who it is hoped will relocate into the area.

Councillor Graham Scott, the chair of the Planning Committee, said: "This site is currently industrial and business land but, given the site's location, it holds great opportunity to provide development that supports both the M74 extension, the Clyde Gateway and 2014 Commonwealth Games."

Developer, Ashfield Land (Glasgow) submitted a substantial proposal to demolish existing industrial units and redevelop the entire site to include: a retail food store; two non-food/sport retail stores; a nine-screen cinema; a 170-room, nine-storey hotel; six restaurants; five bespoke employment units.

Vehicular access to the proposed 268,000 sq ft development, which is on the route to the planned 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes' Village and Velodrome, will be taken via Duchess Place, with parking for 800 cars also being created.

Leader of the Council, Councillor Eddie McAvoy, said: "The combination and mix of uses proposed for this major redevelopment are ones which, I believe, will benefit the wider area whilst acting as a catalyst for the future development of the Clyde Gateway.

"It is also true to say that, in light of the advantages to be brought by both the M74 extension and the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the dynamics of the Clyde Gateway area are evolving such that this proposal meets a number of long-term goals.

"One of the most significant of these is the opportunity to create a wide and varied mix of quality employment opportunities, bringing benefits relative to social inclusion, regenerative land use and improved transport links.

"Moreover, the proposal would further build on the aspirations of Clyde Gateway by providing a vibrant development and an associated architectural landmark to provide a lasting legacy for the area leading up to, and beyond, the Commonwealth Games."

The Clyde Gateway is a multi-agency project, set up to tackle the physical and economic decline of a large part of the East End of Glasgow and South Lanarkshire - between Bridgeton Cross, Parkhead Cross and Farme Cross, Rutherglen. Partners in the project include Glasgow City Council, South Lanarkshire Council, Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government.


www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Sheppard appointed
28 August 2009

Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company has appointed Sheppard Robson Architects to lead an integrated urban infrastructure study in the Dalmarnock area of Glasgow.



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Interesting appointment - Clyde Gateway seems to be really gearing up its activities - they have also produced a really interesting Design Statement - 'Character & Values'

http://www.clydegateway.com/pages/clyde_gateway_publications.php

worth a look!

looks interesting but fear we are years off from seeing anything materialise in this economy.

property week (http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=297&storycode=3148734)

Ashfield Land gets green light for £200m Glasgow scheme

11:22 | 15.09.09

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Ashfield Land has won planning permission for a £200m mixed-use regeneration scheme in the Rutherglen area of Glasgow.

South Lanarkshire Council gave the go-ahead for the 20-acre scheme, which will be known as Two74 and is part of the Clyde gateway regeneration project.

The Bristol-based developer’s scheme includes a food store, hotel, cinema, retail and restaurants and will be developed on former industrial land. It is located next to Junction 2 of the agreed route for the M74 extension that will lead to the 2014 Commonwealth Games athlete village and velodrome.


Andrew Fisher, managing director of Ashfield Land said: ‘The redevelopment of the area will generate greater economic activity, employment opportunities and it will also transform the area’s character, image and appearance.

‘We are now entering the detailed planning phase for this site but we are hoping to commence work in 12-18 months, with a view to completion prior to the Commonwealth Games in 2014.’

Councillor Eddie McAvoy, leader of South Lanarkshire Council said: ‘The combination and mix of uses proposed for this major redevelopment are ones which, I believe, will potentially secure a scheme that will also be of benefit to the wider area whilst acting as a catalyst for the future development of the Clyde Gateway.

‘It is also true to say that, in light of the advantages to be brought by both the M74 extension and the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the dynamics of the Clyde Gateway area are evolving such that this proposal meets a number of long-held goals.’

WTF is that!!!! :eek2:

Surburban retailing; as if Greater Glasgow didn't already have more than enough.

Final nail in the coffin, then, for both Cambuslang and Rutherglen Main Streets, both already filling up nicely with cheque cashing centres, bookies and boarded up shop fronts...

The Ashfield development is classic West of Scotland municipal-mindset-behind-the-times. In come South Lanarkshire with this scheme at the point when most of the rest of the real world involved in regeneration has wakened up to the fact that cloned retail, leisure and property developer-led schemes do not alone amount to effective regeneration or quality or sustainable development -especially not in the current and medium term future outlook for the UK economy.

Worse still, other than a developer’s quick predatory profit, how is any of this strategically related to the adjacent Clyde Gateway programme (for all their 'values and character' corporate spin, an undemocratic and unaccountable body loaded with taxpayer funds)? And as pointed out already, this is surely the final death for Rutherglen and Cambuslang main streets... streets that South Lanarkshire Council has, of course, recently expended huge amounts on in 'improving' them.

and another thing... the hideous TESCO/Barret development on the nearby Dalmarnock Road has just added to the whole morass in this area - yet another giant hypermarket and some utterly uninspiring 'low cost' flats overlooking the aerodrome that is the TESCO car park... well done South Lanarkshire, you're really showing up Glasgow with quality planning aren't you.

Item 1A (http://www.glasgowcitycouncil.co.uk/committee_minutes/public/extdocviewtop.asp?CID=2493&DATE=29/09/2009&TIME=11:00&DAY=Tuesday&PAGE=1) (13 pages)


APPLICATION TYPE Full Planning Permission
RECOMMENDATION Grant Subject to Condition(s)

APPLICATION 09/01758/DC DATE VALID 29.07.2009
SITE ADDRESS Site Bounded By Landressy Street /Main Street & James Street Glasgow
PROPOSAL Public realm improvements, including resurfacing, street furniture, feature lighting, bus
shelters, formation of pedestrian crossing and landscaping

APPLICANT Clyde Gateway URC
15 Bridgeton Cross
Glasgow
G40 1BN

AGENT Gillespies LLP 21 Carlton Court
GLASGOW
G5 9JP

WARD NO(S) 09, Calton COMMUNITY COUNCIL 02_037, Calton/Bridgeton
CONSERVATION LISTED AREA
ADVERT TYPE Affecting a Conservation Area/Listed Building PUBLISHED 14 August 2009
CITY PLAN Residential


SITE AND DESCRIPTION
Full Planning Permission and is sought by the Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company for Public realm
improvements, including resurfacing, street furniture, feature lighting, bus shelters, formation of pedestrian
crossing and landscaping at Bridgeton Cross. A separate Listed Building Consent is being sought for the
refurbishment of the A-Listed Bridgeton Shelter which sits at the heart of this space and forms part of this overall
project.
The site, measuring 0.469Ha currently functions as a public space, comprising a central pedestrianised area,
bounded by Landressy Street, James Street and Main Street. The proposal will replace exiting street furniture
and planting features and extend the pedestrianised area by the closure to vehicular traffic of the turnhead to
the west of the Shelter (access for emergency vehicles only to be retained). It is also proposed that new bus
shelters, feature lighting and a new column for the existing CCTV camera are incorporated into the overall
design.
The importance of Bridgeton Cross as a focal point for the community is recognised in the East End Local
Development Strategy and is also identified as a key project in the Clyde Gateway Regeneration Initiative. In
addition to the A-Listed shelter, the site is bounded by several B-listed buildings and has the potential to be one
of the City’s finest historic crosses. The City Council are currently assessing the potential of the area around the
Cross to achieve Conservation Area status, as recommended in the East End Local Development Strategy. It is
considered that the current condition of the public realm at the cross does little to enhance the setting of this key
location.
The applicant seeks to enhance the function of this civic space through its redesign using high quality surface
materials, street furniture and landscaping, and by introducing elements of public art and new feature lighting
across the site.

Item 12 (http://www.glasgowcitycouncil.co.uk/committee_minutes/public/extdocviewtop.asp?CID=2481&DATE=22/01/2010&TIME=11:00&DAY=Friday&PAGE=1) (12 pages)

22nd January 2010

Purpose of Report:

The purpose of the report is to advise Committee of the first tranche of Council sites within the
Clyde Gateway boundary to be transferred to the Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company
(URC).

Recommendations:

It is recommended that the Committee:-
(a) Authorises the Executive Director of Development and Regeneration Services to progress
the transfer of the sites and properties detailed the in report from the Council to Clyde
Gateway URC;
(b) Notes that, in line with the Clyde Gateway agreements the sites and properties will be
transferred to the Clyde Gateway URC at nil price.
(c) Agrees that the Executive Director of Development and Regeneration Services is given
delegated authority to approve transfers of land and property to the Clyde Gateway URC,
and reports these to the Business and the Economy Policy Development Committee on a
quarterly basis.

Ryden Wins Appointment to Clyde Gateway Framework Agreement

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Ryden has been appointed by Clyde Gateway URC as a property advisor to their framework.

The framework is set out to deliver property services for Clyde Gateway’s nationally significant regeneration project for Glasgow’s East End and parts of South Lanarkshire.

Ryden has been working with the URC since its inception and is currently involved in several projects including Site 1 London Road, the first of the URC’s new build business locations. The appointment is an extension of property services already provided to Clyde Gateway and will now include the firm’s full range of services including agency & development, research, investment, valuation, rating, rent review, building consultancy, property management and plant and machinery.

Brian Ronnie, partner at Ryden, said: “This appointment recognises not only the quality of our work but our ability to continue to supply property services in a key sector and to Europe’s largest URC.”

Contact for further information: Brian Ronnie of Ryden on 0141 204 3838Image of Site 1 London Road Masterplan




Source: Ryden
www.ryden.co.uk
10 Feb 2010

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Bridgeton: Former Olympia Theatre

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Project summary
TCRF funding will acquire and redevelop a derelict category 'B' listed theatre in Bridgeton Town Centre. This would see it brought back into productive use for a combined sport, office and café, creating six full-time or equivalent jobs during construction. The completed facility will provide new facilities for the local community, while stimulating the retail sector and wider economy in the east end of Glasgow. Work has now started to secure the building and to make it wind- and water-tight.

Selected outcomes
Bring 3,500 square meters of floor space into productive use
Introduce sport and community training facilities, office space and ground-floor café
Reduce the overall vacancy rates in retail premises in Bridgeton Town Centre
Funding awarded
£1,950,000

How will the TCRF benefit your town?
The award has provided a much-needed boost to the local community in Bridgeton and to the wider
regeneration of Glasgow's east end. It has also highlighted the plight of this historic building,which can now be saved for the benefit of future generations.

Who is involved in project delivery?
Clyde Gateway URC is a partnership between Glasgow City Council, South Lanarkshire Council,
Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government. This project is being developed and delivered in
partnership with these organisations and with the communities of Bridgeton Town Centre.

Contact details
Audrey Carlin Project Manager
Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company
15 Bridgeton Cross
Glasgow
G40 1BN
Telephone: 0141 276 1581
Email: audrey.carlin@clydegateway.com
Web: www.clydegateway.com

Excellent that this escaped the flats conversion passed in 2003 for it, and will be brought back into community use. It's a shame the interior has been trashed over the years, but I guess that makes this kind of conversion all the more acceptable since it doesn't involve the loss of much historic fabric that isn't already beyond redemption.

Few pics of it in its heyday - this is after the interior was remodelled in 1930s style, and the exterior had also received a 1930s spruce up with the faïence tiling and neon.

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Photos courtesy of Dusashenka

Indeed good.

http://nemesisrepublic.blogspot.com/2010/01/seeing-red.html

Sad about the interior, but at least something is retained.

Halcrow (http://www.halcrow.com/Our-projects/Project-details/Clyde-Gateway-Scotland/)

Halcrow is playing an important role in helping to improve one of the most deprived areas of the UK. The east end of Glasgow contains three of the UK’s most deprived parliamentary wards; it has high levels of long-term unemployment and the lowest life expectancy in Western Europe.

The Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company (URC) aims to turn this around over the next 15 years by building new homes for 20,000 people, creating 20,000 new jobs and improving 350 hectares of brownfield land. Scotland’s economic development agency, Scottish Enterprise, is investing £248 million into the area, and an additional £1.4 billion is expected from the private sector.



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Two74-Glasgow



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We are delighted to report that South Lanarkshire Council have unanimously granted planning permission for our mixed-use regeneration scheme at Two74 Cambuslang Road in Glasgow. The development will be anchored by a major food store and will also offer restaurants, a nine storey 170 room hotel, 9 screen cinema, 50,000 sq ft sport retail, 55,000 sq ft of employment with over 800 car spaces. The value of the scheme is £50 million for a site covering 20 acres.

The scheme known as Two74 is located on the Cambuslang Road, around one mile east of Rutherglen town centre. The prominent location lies at Junction 2 of the M74, which is currently being extended to link Glasgow to the west of Scotland, and is in close proximity to the site of the Commonwealth Games taking place in 2014.

Status
Planning Permission was granted in August 2009 and work is due to commence on site in 2011.

Size
20 acres

Value
£50 million

Website
www.two74glasgow.com


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Clyde Gateway (http://www.clydegateway.com/index.php)

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Report on Physical Regeneration within Southside Central Ward 8 with
details of key developments, both proposed and underway

ITEM 4 (http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/submissiondocuments.asp?submissionid=48235) 7 FEBRUARY 2011

Purpose of Report:
To advise on Key developments

Recommendations:
That the Committee notes the content of the report

4.0 Clyde Gateway
4.1 As members will be aware, part of the Southside Central Ward (Oatlands
and Toryglen) area falls within the boundary of the Clyde Gateway URC.
This is Scotland’s largest regeneration project and is identified as a
national priority by the Scottish Government.
4.2 The URC boundary also takes in parts of the East End, Shawfield and
Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire. The key role of the URC is to deliver new
investment, jobs and homes by taking advantage of the opportunities
unlocked by the delivery and completion of M74 later this year and the East
End Regeneration Route, both of which are currently under construction.
4.2 As well as physical projects, the URC is focusing investment on training
and investment in local communities to allow local residents to take
advantage of the opportunities which are being created. All contracts
awarded by the URC contain local benefit clauses to ensure opportunities
for local residents.
4.3 Over the next 20 years the target of the URC is to deliver:

�� £1.5b of private sector investment
�� 400,000 sq. m. of business space
�� 21,000 jobs
�� 10,000 new houses
�� an increase in the population across the communities by 20,000 people

4.4 A number of key projects have already been completed although much of
the early focus has been on site acquisition, infrastructure works and site
decontamination to provide the basis for future development proposals.

“The development will be anchored by a major food store and will also offer restaurants, a nine storey 170 room hotel, 9 screen cinema…
… The scheme known as Two74 is located on the Cambuslang Road, around one mile east of Rutherglen town centre.”

So that’s yet another Council planning-approved nail in the coffin for poor old struggling Rutherglen Main Street (gets to look every day more like the Vicky Road story of decline all over again).

In a nice example of destroying the value of your earlier huge investments, that’s the same Rutherglen Main Street where South Lanarkshire Council spent tens of millions of public pounds on the white elephant known as the ‘renovated and upgraded’ Old Town Hall. But that was mostly European (taxpayers’) money so that’ll be OK then.

Meantime, public-funded Clyde Gateway has bought over from the South Lanarkshire Council another built-not-too-long-ago public sector building. This was the modern Housing Offices at the foot of Stonelaw Road.

The public-funded Gateway has pumped more public money into this public- funded but quickly redundant building to produce... a whole lot of brand new serviced office spaces. I'll bet the local commercial premises market people were much heartened by that subsidised competition in an already hard-pressed location.

Reasonable people might just wonder if a lot more sustainable long-term value could have been got for the local economy by investing directly in local private companies, social enterprises and local entrepreneurs - instead of external public sector agencies all playing merry-go-round, trying to out-guess the market and spending huge amounts of public money on white elephants.

To be fair, the Ruggie Town Hall is a pretty decent venue and I wouldn't say its a white elephant. I've been to 2 wedding receptions there and a birthday party too. It must be attracting people from out with the area too because none of the parties I've been to are from the Rutherglen area.

Reasonable people might just wonder if a lot more sustainable long-term value could have been got for the local economy by investing directly in local private companies, social enterprises and local entrepreneurs - instead of external public sector agencies all playing merry-go-round, trying to out-guess the market and spending huge amounts of public money on white elephants.

An excellent point. There has been some pretty serious talk recently of getting rid of these enterprise organisations and simply providing much needed funding to local businesses. I have to say, on the whole these local firms know how to run a business and make money - the only missing piece of the puzzle is access to finance. Scottish Enterprise are bloated, inept and extremely good at taking credit where its not due. As an organisation is too cozy with certain industry partners at the expense of the wider economy and in the case of clyde gateway, is acting despicably. Why commit to something if you hadn't identified and ringfenced the cash? I suppose, its only the east-end though. No exciting nano-technology businesses to support there eh?

The only thing we should be concentrating on is building external trade links to the BRIC countries more effectively. Let market demand dictate how we support our firms, not try and force initiatives on them that no-one wants.

Been an eyesore for years now, so glad to see proposals to tidy this block up - not a hugely inspiring render though... (and I see the ET no longer publishes full stories on its website)

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks/3-6m-revamp-will-bring-east-end-jobs-boost-1.1087859

Theres better ones on Urban Realm (http://www.urbanrealm.com/news/2672/Bridgeton_Cross_redevelopment_to_commence.html) as well a tasty little before shot.

Note that this was on the UR site in January...

Great news that this block is getting sorted. Another section of Bridgeton on the up.

some more images....

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ET (http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks/bridge-means-business-1.1094860)

Bridge means business ...

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/polopoly_fs/13192964-1.1094861!image/1402757958.JPG_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/1402757958.JPG


6 Apr 2011

European cash is being used to push forward regeneration in Glasgow’s jobs-starved East End.

It will pay for almost half the cost of a new footbridge across the Clyde, linking Dalmarnock with the Shawfield area – the first visible structure in place ahead of the creation of a new national business district.

The district will cost tens of millions of pounds and offer potential employers a multi-use location to set-up a range of bases from new offices to manufacturing sites as well as workshops, depots and warehousing.

Officials at the Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company are tasked with creating 20,000 jobs in 20 years, and reckon up to 15,000 of these will be in the business district

Wow. Good to see the infrastructure links going in early. Pity its not taking a bus lane though i guess a road bridge would be closer to £20m.

I cant think of a new bridge being built over the Clyde up from the weir - m74 aside.

CLYDE GATEWAY SUSTAINABLE MASTERPLAN GETS GREEN LIGHT


An infrastructure masterplan for South Dalmarnock in Glasgow's East End has been approved by the Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company.

South Dalmarnock is a flood-prone 10ha derelict site close to the 2014 Commonwealth Games athletes’ village in Glasgow.

The masterplan contains two parks to improve drainage, including an area next to the River Clyde which will store water using ponds with changing levels.

Central Park will include two large ponds that will collect, store and filter water, whilst providing a natural habitat for wildlife.

Jon Simmons, director of landscape architecture at engineering consultancy Grontmij, said: “These ponds have been designed to take surface water from a large catchment area to maximise development opportunities right across the East End.

“The project is yet to go through planning, however the masterplan has now been approved by the Clyde Gateway board and the design team has consulted with the planners’ throughput the development process.”


www.clydegateway.com

I'd be interested to see what projects would emerge if the SNP got their wish with more powers.

While were under this heading "Clyde Gateway","Commonwealth games","East end regeneration" etc,doesnt anybody agree that something should be done about the "SHAWFIELD" stadium(ex home of CLYDE fc").surely something could be done with this eyesore, and after a cool refurbishment,maybe they could bring this team back to its spiirtual home.

Yeah, its surprising given its proximity to the CG2014 sites in the East End and to Hampden Park that they couldn't think of some use for Shawfield. It does look in a terrible state, but I daresay the current owners don't feel the need to spend millions redevelop it. Where are Clyde going to play next season anyway? I hear they got booted out of their stadium in Cumbernauld. Groundshare with Airdrie maybe?

Something could be done to get them back in here,rather than paying RENT to somebody else.iT would be great for the area Bridgeton/Dalmarnock/Rutherglen, that they have there own football team back and the cost of refurbishing this could be shared between Glasgow city and SOUTH Lanarkshire council,because technically it is just outside the Glasgow boundary.I beleive it would would be great for the area AFTER the commonwealth games and remember that players have all the training facilities on their door step.And it would keep this AREA in the spotlight,long after the commonwealth games have moved on and i reckon the support would come back (3000-4000 a game)as most of the support are based in this area as well as East Kilbride.Somebody phone up Dougie Donnelly(Clyde diehard)and see if he can contact the business world about looking in to this.Weve still got 3 years to go and if Clyde cant do something now, then the future looks bleak.Going back to Shawfield,could change it all.

Sep 22th 2011

ZED Developments Secures Planning Consent for New Office Development in Glasgow

http://www.scottishproperty.co.uk/images/news/SepZED.jpg



Zed Developments, with Gordon Murray Architects, has secured Planning Permission in Principle for a new commercial development in Glasgow which will deliver circa 100,000 sq ft of office accommodation on the banks of the River Clyde. Leading property consultant CB Richard Ellis has been appointed to market the development.

The triangular site is bounded by the river on its southern edge, Glasgow Green to the west, and the historic Rutherglen Bridge to the east. The location is highly prominent, allowing the new development to act as a gateway building into the northern half of the city and the Commonwealth Games village beyond.

Bill Drummond of Zed Developments said: “We are delighted to have secured planning consent for this exciting new development. We are confident that the development will be attractive to occupiers keen to benefit from modern, competitively priced accommodation set within a very attractive river front location. The location’s superb public transport links and proximity to the M74 motorway are likely to be of particular interest to occupiers looking for new accommodation. We are also pleased to be working closely with Clyde Gateway and Glasgow City Council on the project.”

The proposed development is arranged around a series of courtyards facing towards the river. This strategy allows views of the river corridor to be maximised, while bringing the natural landscape deep into the heart of the new building. Narrow floor plates allow extensive use of natural daylight and ventilation.

The project forms part of a wider strategy for Clyde Gateway in the transformation of Glasgow’s east end which also includes the Commonwealth Games Campus and proposed Strathclyde Police HQ building.

Steve Pritchard, Executive Director of Development at Clyde Gateway, said: “All of our on-going work is about making the Clyde Gateway area much more attractive to investors and developers as our vision for the next 20 years simply cannot be realised without substantial investments by the private sector. I am hugely encouraged by the plans being brought forward by Zed Developments to deliver such top-quality office buildings in what is without question a prime site on the banks of the river.”

Significant capital investment has already been made in the area with the completion of the M74 motorway extension and the East End Regeneration Route. Rail links are provided from Dalmarnock Rail station, where major upgrades are planned in the near future, all of which provide direct access to the city centre and beyond.

Audrey Dobson from CB Richard Ellis said: “Gaining planning consent for the development is an exciting step forward in the regeneration of the East End of Glasgow. There is a lack of new developments in the city and Newhall Street is ideally placed to provide a solution for occupiers who are seeking space.”

The development site, subject to further planning approval, could provide up to 200,000 sq ft of top quality office accommodation.

Zed Developments is working in conjunction with developer Duddingston House Properties.

Photograph: CGI Image of the Development

Source: CB Richard Ellis

www.cbre.com

22 Sep 2011

Great news,but the other side of bridge i.e.Shawfield,is being left to deteriorate.As i stated earlier,why is nothing been done on this.?

I presume the plans for an "Eden Project on the Clyde" at the Cuningar Loop (pictured in the Glasgow Zoo thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=16621311#post16621311)) died a death? Assuming they were ever alive in the first place...

ET (http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/40m-for-glasgow-east-end-1.1135340)

£40m for Glasgow East End


17 Nov 2011


GLASGOW’S East End has been given £40million funding for Commonwealth Games legacy projects.
The Scottish Government has announced the money for Clyde Gateway over the next two years for sustainable neighbourhoods in the area.
Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment, revealed the funding in the Scottish Parliament
He said: “Urban Regeneration Companies across Scotland have achieved a great deal for their communities.
“I am delighted to support the continuing work at Clyde Gateway, which has a key role in helping to secure a regeneration legacy from the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
It’s a fantastic platform to do the work in the run-up to the Games
“The infrastructure put in place to deliver the Games will help create a sustainable neighbourhood.
“In spite of swingeing cuts from Westminster, in the short term we are continuing to provide funding to the remaining Urban Regeneration Companies to ensure they can consolidate their progress.”

SCOT Sheridan Begins Work on £14m Clyde Gateway Development


Jan16th2012

Developer SCOT Sheridan is set to commence work later this month on the first phase of the £14 million development of Clyde Gateway East Business Park in the East End of Glasgow.

SCOT Sheridan will create 57,500 sq ft of modern, flexible business accommodation in three separate buildings at the park which has a prime location off the newly completed M74 just four miles from Glasgow city centre. The development is accessed close to Junction 2a of the Motorway.

The space will comprise units of 22,200 sq ft, 19,200 sq ft and 16,100 sq ft suitable for production or distribution and each featuring office accommodation, dedicated parking and secure yardage with a rental rate of £6.50 per sq ft. The units will also include the latest Smart Grid technology meaning that prospective tenants can manage their energy more effectively and potentially sell any self-generated power back to the grid.

It is hoped that the business park, which is owned by UK business estate operator MEPC and urban regeneration company Clyde Gateway, will eventually support around 700 jobs. Funding for the work - the first major new-build industrial development scheme to be undertaken in Glasgow for over three years – is being provided by MEPC. Construction will be carried out by CCG from Cambuslang and is expected to be completed in late Summer 2012.

David MacLachlan, Director, SCOT Sheridan said;

“We’ve already had a tremendous amount of interest in these speculatively built units due, we believe, to a combination of a superb business location with modern, flexible buildings that put the needs of today’s businesses firmly at the heart of their design. The impressive levels of interest to date confirm our strong belief in the potential of Clyde Gateway East which looks set to attract much-needed jobs to the area in the near future.”

Steve Pritchard, Executive Director of Development at Clyde Gateway said;

“This investment is another great demonstration of the willingness of the private sector to commit to Clyde Gateway. This particular location takes advantage of unrivalled road connections through its proximity to the recent completion of the M74 and is a huge vote of confidence by SCOT Sheridan and MEPC in our on-going and future activities to fully transform the fortunes of our communities.”

More information on Clyde Gateway East is available at www.clydegatewayeast.co.uk or by contacting Alan Gilkison at Ryden on 0141 204 3838 or David Rolwegan at CBRE on 0141 204 7666.

Source: SCOT Sheridan

16 Jan 2012

Anyone got any idea's on this one?

Contract Award - Riverside, Dalmarnock

Our latest project in the east end of Glasgow is at Riverside, Dalmarnock, where Civil Engineering Division has recently commenced a major remediation project for client Clyde Gateway at the site of the former Dalmarnock Power Station. The power station and all of the associated infrastructure was demolished in the early 1980s, since when the 8.5 hectare site has been left derelict.

The clean-up works include excavation and processing of underground structures, diversion of existing services, removal of boundary walls and dealing with Japanese Knotweed. These are all standard and familiar activities in such projects. One particularly interesting and challenging aspect of Riverside is the use of lime and cement to stabilise identified hotspots of heavy metal contamination. A volume of up to 29,000m3 will be treated by our own in-house team, validated as safe for re-use then placed below a layer of clean capping material.

The project also includes the infilling of redundant service tunnels, security fencing and the installation of 450m of new 1,050mm diameter drain to take water from our current project on the East End Regeneration Route to a large new SUDS treatment pond on the Riverside site.

The 36 week scheme will be supervised for the client by Mace as Project Manager and Grontmij as Designer and Supervisor.
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http://www.ihbrown.com/SingleNews.aspx?NewsId=159

I think the SUDS pond will be at the left hand side of the site as this is right next to the sewage works - can't imagine anything to exciting will be built on the remainder of the ground - best I would hope for would be a decent line of tenements on the Dalmarnock Road perimeter and maybe some nice urban landscaping opening up the river once that big wall is removed.

You can just see, at the bottom right hand corner of that aerial photo, a white cube which is actually a bespoke fishing shelter utilising a structure of tubular scaffold and tarpaulin roof and elevational treatments. Lucky that is outwith I&H browns site as I am sure the 'developers' may undertake wide ranging reprisals if there is any attempt to demolish it!!

After searching around for a while, I've found out it's South Dalmarnock, here's the plan as shown on the Council's planning website.

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j403/mr_b1/SouthDalmarnock.jpg

Here's a model from Sheppard Robson, seems to be the same layout.

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After searching around for a while, I've found out it's South Dalmarnock, here's the plan as shown on the Council's planning website.

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j403/mr_b1/SouthDalmarnock.jpg

Here's a model from Sheppard Robson, seems to be the same layout.

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j403/mr_b1/SouthDalmarnock2.jpg

Well found. That's a great and neglected site. Looks like a decent layout - do you think that render is up to date?

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Looks like the fishing shelter plays no part in the long term regeneration strategy.

Dem boys are gonna be well hacked.

Also, whats happening to all the Gyps....Travelling People?

12/01292/DC (https://publicaccess.glasgow.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=externalDocuments&keyVal=M6A9BCEX0FZ00) | Infrastructure improvements, remediation of contamination and creation of development platforms for Class 4 (Business), Class 5 (industrial), Class 6 (storage/distribution) and office uses along with ancillary commercial, leisure and retail uses with selective demolition of existing buildings and associated works: Potentially contrary to Development Policy Principle DEV 2 of City Plan 2. | Site Bounded By Railway Line/M74/Rutherglen Road/Shawfield Drive/River Clyde/ Polmadie Road Glasgow

Looks like the Shawfield stadium will be included in the the masterplan for the area. Hotel/ casino and other leisure activities for the stadium in time to come, well overdue for this area imo. :)


http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k484/mori786/Shaw1.jpg

12/01292/DC (https://publicaccess.glasgow.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=externalDocuments&keyVal=M6A9BCEX0FZ00) | Infrastructure improvements, remediation of contamination and creation of development platforms for Class 4 (Business), Class 5 (industrial), Class 6 (storage/distribution) and office uses along with ancillary commercial, leisure and retail uses with selective demolition of existing buildings and associated works: Potentially contrary to Development Policy Principle DEV 2 of City Plan 2. | Site Bounded By Railway Line/M74/Rutherglen Road/Shawfield Drive/River Clyde/ Polmadie Road Glasgow

Looks like the Shawfield stadium will be included in the the masterplan for the area. Hotel/ casino and other leisure activities for the stadium in time to come, well overdue for this area imo. :)


http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k484/mori786/Shaw1.jpg

M riaz.It looks as if there getting rid of the stadium and replacing it with a hote(judging by the second diagram)l or are they keeping it and building a hotel within it?

Hopefully theyll keep it,as a stadium and demolish and rebuild the bit next to Richmond park.transforming it,into a hotel/restraunt!

M riaz.It looks as if there getting rid of the stadium and replacing it with a hote(judging by the second diagram)l or are they keeping it and building a hotel within it?

Hopefully theyll keep it,as a stadium and demolish and rebuild the bit next to Richmond park.transforming it,into a hotel/restraunt!

I don't see how they could keep the stadium as well as inserting retail, hotel, conference suites and a restaurant in it. I would also wager there being more money in it for the developer to demolish the stadium and build anew. Could be great news.

I'm guessing this is more of an appropriate thread to post this in...

Just a few screen grabs from the Planning website :)

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I'm guessing this is more of an appropriate thread to post this in...

Anyone think this could be built by the 2014 games? I kind of like it :)

I don't see how they could keep the stadium as well as inserting retail, hotel, conference suites and a restaurant in it. I would also wager there being more money in it for the developer to demolish the stadium and build anew. Could be great news.

In the same location or why not build a new stadium on the Glasgow side of the bridge,next to the EERR!Now that the Bully wee,will be playing Rangers again,i think we should definetly get Clyde back in Glesga(where it belongs).

Thursday 6 December 2012

ET (http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/15m-business-district-gets-the-green-light-109131n.19591048)

£15m business district gets the green light


THE first phase of a new National Business District, which could support 15,000 jobs, has been given the go ahead.
The £15million project to regenerate vast areas of vacant and derelict land around the former Shawfield Industrial Estate in Rutherglen was given approval at a meeting of South Lanarkshire Council's Planning Committee.
The decision paves the way for more than 350,000sq m of business space to be developed over the next 20 to 30 years.
Among the ambitious plans for the area is a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Clyde to links to Dalmarnock, which is an area also undergoing numerous regeneration projects because of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
There is also a proposal for the creation of a new Shawfield Cross on Glasgow Road, which would include a pedestrian square.
A new river walkway will provide a continuous route along the banks of the Clyde.
The site covers an area of land between the M74 to the south, River Clyde to the north, the boundary of Glasgow City Council to the west and a railway line to the east.
Leader of South Lanarkshire Council, Councillor Eddie McAvoy, said: "This is one of the most ambitious projects we have had the pleasure of giving approval to in recent years. It could make a significant contribution to growth in Scotland's economy.
"These proposals will bring the area back into use and create a first-class riverside business and leisure hub."
Rutherglen and Hamilton West Labour MP, Tom Greatrex, said: "This boost in funding for capital expenditure now puts the onus on Alex Salmond to deliver the shovel ready projects he has repeatedly claimed just needed the money to get started.
"Projects such as the Clyde Gateway regeneration developments in Rutherglen and Shawfield can create jobs and boost investment in the town."
The Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company was set up in 2007 as a partnership between South Lanarkshire Council, Glasgow City Council and Scottish Enterprise, with funding from the Scottish Government.
Chief executive of Clyde Gateway, Ian Manson, said: "I'm delighted we can now move on to the long-overdue regeneration of Shawfield with the delivery of the National Business District."
At the same committee meeting, councillors approved three separate applications for a derelict, five hectare site at Farmeloan Road in Rutherglen, which used to be home to the Monogram factory.
Clyde Gateway plans to create a site to be known as the Rutherglen Low Carbon Zone – a £6m scheme which will help deliver jobs and investment to the area

http://www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com/news/member-news/2013/february-2013/second-development-phase-and-building-sale-announced-at-clyde-gateway-east-business-park.aspx

Second development phase and building sale announced at Clyde Gateway East Business Park

Developer SCOT Sheridan and its funding partner MEPC are gearing up for the second stage of a £14 million development at Clyde Gateway East Business Park in the East End of Glasgow. The project is a joint development between SCOT Sheridan, UK business estate operator MEPC and urban regeneration agency Clyde Gateway.

A Planning Application for the development of 75,000 sq ft of industrial and warehousing space at the Business Park will be submitted by SCOT Sheridan and MEPC within the next two weeks.

Four units are planned at the second phase of development with flexible sizes available for prospective tenants ranging from 13,250 sq ft to 46,000 sq ft. Subject to final planning consent, SCOT Sheridan and MEPC hope to commence work on site in late spring or early summer.

SCOT Sheridan and MEPC also announced the sale of a 16,250 sq ft building in the first, three-unit development phase at Clyde Gateway East Business Park, which was completed last year. Tool supply business P F Cusack (Tools Supplies) Ltd is setting up its first Scottish base at the development, purchasing the building plus secure yardage for £1.2 million.

Cusack joins oil and gas services company, Glacier Energy Services, which moved into a 22,230 sq ft unit at Clyde Gateway East Business Park following a bespoke fit out in September. Interest remains high in the remaining 19,623 sq ft Phase 1 building. Quoting rents on the remaining completed Phase 1 unit, and the planned Phase 2 units are £6.50 per sq ft. All feature office accommodation, dedicated parking and secure yardage.

SCOT Sheridan Director, David MacLachlan said:

"Cusack were obviously impressed with both the prime location of Clyde Gateway East Business Park and the quality of the modern buildings, which included some bespoke alterations to fit their requirements. This shows that we're offering exactly what today's manufacturers and support businesses need and we're greatly looking forward to our second phase of development which we believe will bring further employment into the area."

Rick de Blaby, Chief Executive of MEPC said;

"Clyde Gateway continues to be an important investment for us and our faith in the location, the Clyde Gateway URC and most importantly the Scottish business community we are seeking to serve, is being rewarded. We remain committed to delivering our vision of a first class industrial estate in an area keen for regeneration and new jobs and appreciate the support we are receiving from everyone who has a stake in the scheme's success."

Steve Pritchard, executive director of development at Clyde Gateway said;

"The first phase has been an outstanding success in every respect, particularly in terms of Clyde Gateway's ambitions for jobs and inward investment. This decision by SCOT Sheridan and MEPC to accelerate their plans for further development in the east end is proof that the model of the URC working hand-in-hand with the private sector delivers results even under the most challenging of economic circumstances."

MORGAN SINDALL TO BUILD £24M GLASGOW WATERFRONT OFFICE

http://www.constructionnow.co.uk/enews/images/Clyde-Gateway-Dalmarnock-Offices.JPG


Morgan Sindall has been awarded a contract to build a new £24 million office facility in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, as part of the Clyde Gateway regeneration project.
The project will see vacant land on the banks of the River Clyde redeveloped into 120,000 sq ft of Grade ‘A’ office accommodation spread across a new five-storey building. The new development will provide space for approximately 900 people and will also create 200 car parking spaces. The project is due to complete in October 2014.
Receiving £16 million of ‘shovel-ready’ funding from the Scottish Government, it is hoped that the office will act as a catalyst for further regeneration of land surrounding the site and help grow the newly created National Business District within Clyde Gateway.
Other projects in the business district include a £15m investment to facilitate and support development on the site of the former Shawfield Industrial Estate, the £10 million refurbishment of Dalmarnock Station and the construction of a new pedestrian footbridge over the River Clyde linking Shawfield and Dalmarnock.
Clyde Gateway is Scotland’s largest regeneration scheme and involves a 20-year programme in advance of and beyond the 2014 Commonwealth Games which take place in Glasgow.
Eddie Carr, area director at Morgan Sindall, said: “The Clyde Gateway regeneration scheme is an ambitious project and key to the future prosperity of the east end of the city and neighbouring South Lanarkshire.
“There is a desire for high-quality and well-connected office space in the area and the new development, with its riverside location will no doubt attract further investment to the business district. Morgan Sindall has an excellent reputation for creating quality, sustainable office space and we’re delighted to be working on this high profile project.”
Neil McDonald, chair of Clyde Gateway, added: "This is an incredibly important development for Clyde Gateway and I'm delighted that a company with the stature and track record of Morgan Sindall has been successful in the tendering process. These offices will be built to the highest possible standards and such a fantastic waterfront location, with superb links to the motorway network and to an extensive public transport system, is certain to generate a huge interest and attract a significant and influential tenant.
"It is the hope of everyone involved in Clyde Gateway that this will be the first of what will become a number of major office blocks flanking the banks of the Clyde in Glasgow and South Lanarkshire over the coming years as we continue to make great strides in the on-going physical, social and economic transformation of our communities."

www.morgansindall.com

Excellant news!.Everybody now investing along the banks of the river,which is what we want to hear! Copy that London docks strategy and how everything east has developed.The council should use the London Olympics strategy on how to transform the banks of the river on the east side of the city!

MRiaz,the bit that nobody seems to look at,is Newhall street(directly opposite this office block).This bit of space has been lying dormant for years(with a few ramshakle buildings),but its at the start of Glasgow green and would be perfect for a new Tesco/Asda,what with all the Clyde gateway investments and new houses going up this area!(plus close to the new bit of M74).

MORGAN SINDALL TO BUILD £24M GLASGOW WATERFRONT OFFICE

http://www.constructionnow.co.uk/enews/images/Clyde-Gateway-Dalmarnock-Offices.JPG


Morgan Sindall has been awarded a contract to build a new £24 million office facility in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, as part of the Clyde Gateway regeneration project.
The project will see vacant land on the banks of the River Clyde redeveloped into 120,000 sq ft of Grade ‘A’ office accommodation spread across a new five-storey building. The new development will provide space for approximately 900 people and will also create 200 car parking spaces. The project is due to complete in October 2014.
Receiving £16 million of ‘shovel-ready’ funding from the Scottish Government, it is hoped that the office will act as a catalyst for further regeneration of land surrounding the site and help grow the newly created National Business District within Clyde Gateway.
Other projects in the business district include a £15m investment to facilitate and support development on the site of the former Shawfield Industrial Estate, the £10 million refurbishment of Dalmarnock Station and the construction of a new pedestrian footbridge over the River Clyde linking Shawfield and Dalmarnock.
Clyde Gateway is Scotland’s largest regeneration scheme and involves a 20-year programme in advance of and beyond the 2014 Commonwealth Games which take place in Glasgow.
Eddie Carr, area director at Morgan Sindall, said: “The Clyde Gateway regeneration scheme is an ambitious project and key to the future prosperity of the east end of the city and neighbouring South Lanarkshire.
“There is a desire for high-quality and well-connected office space in the area and the new development, with its riverside location will no doubt attract further investment to the business district. Morgan Sindall has an excellent reputation for creating quality, sustainable office space and we’re delighted to be working on this high profile project.”
Neil McDonald, chair of Clyde Gateway, added: "This is an incredibly important development for Clyde Gateway and I'm delighted that a company with the stature and track record of Morgan Sindall has been successful in the tendering process. These offices will be built to the highest possible standards and such a fantastic waterfront location, with superb links to the motorway network and to an extensive public transport system, is certain to generate a huge interest and attract a significant and influential tenant.
"It is the hope of everyone involved in Clyde Gateway that this will be the first of what will become a number of major office blocks flanking the banks of the Clyde in Glasgow and South Lanarkshire over the coming years as we continue to make great strides in the on-going physical, social and economic transformation of our communities."

www.morgansindall.com (http://www.morgansindall.com)

Strathclyde Police's new building.

Well Yes it is this building except Strathclyde Police will cease to exist very soon... so it won't be their new HQ...

Tuesday 12 March 2013

ET (http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/24m-office-will-not-be-police-hq-118217n.20484553)


£24m office 'will not be police HQ'

PLANS have been unveiled for a £24million office which could be used as a West of Scotland base for the national police service.
The site in Dalmar-nock, Glasgow, forms part of the Clyde Gateway regeneration project and is tipped to replace the city's outdated and costly Pitt Street police office.
Construction firm Morgan Sindall has been awarded the contract to build the 120,000sq ft facility, due to be completed in October next year.
The Scottish Govern-ment has contributed £16m to the building, while the rest of the money will be provided by Clyde Gateway.
A spokesman for the Scottish Police Auth-ority, which holds the new force to account, said: "The SPA is not against the idea of the building ultimately being used for a policing purpose, but we have made it quite clear that it should not be the force's headquarters.
"There are arguments in favour of needing to move away from the Pitt Street facility but the details of any move still have to be worked through."
A Clyde Gateway spokesman said: "This is the site that Strath-clyde Police had been considering in respect of their relocation from Pitt Street. What we've decided to do, as a result of the £16m from the Government, is put some of our own res-ources towards it on a speculative basis while we await a decision."
It now looks likely the new headquarters will be in Stirling

Stirling may well be, geographically, central, but it does NOT have a problem with unemployment. The headquarters MUST be located in a part of Scotland that needs the jobs...not only the Police Officers, but the cleaners, drivers, tea ladies, secretaries, telephonists, night watchman....Is that NOT the East End?

The Government needs to give this to the West of Scotland.

If the building finds tenants then surely a larger proportion of the local people would be employed, for instance a call centre would provide more of the type of job you listed and as a result would provide the local area with more jobs than the police as most of the police jobs are relatively well paid and would likely not live locally...

Of course this argument is based on the building finding tenants.

It is sad that the government chose Stirling instead of the Greater Glasgow Area, as the area is where roughly half the country's population live, don't quite see the logic in that one...

Excellant news!.Everybody now investing along the banks of the river,which is what we want to hear! Copy that London docks strategy and how everything east has developed.The council should use the London Olympics strategy on how to transform the banks of the river on the east side of the city!

MRiaz,the bit that nobody seems to look at,is Newhall street(directly opposite this office block).This bit of space has been lying dormant for years(with a few ramshakle buildings),but its at the start of Glasgow green and would be perfect for a new Tesco/Asda,what with all the Clyde gateway investments and new houses going up this area!(plus close to the new bit of M74).

:lol:

I'm guessing this is more of an appropriate thread to post this in...

I see work has started in this area(opposite the almost complete Dalmarnok train station).

18/04/2013

Green Light For Shawfield Regeneration

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http://www.buildscotland.co.uk/newsimages/2_161479_Shawfield.jpg

Plans to create a new National Business District at Shawfield have received the go ahead from South Lanarkshire Council.

The £15m project will regenerate large areas of vacant and derelict land around the former Shawfield Industrial Estate and could support 15,000 jobs.
The Council's Planning Committee gave the green light earlier this week for the groundworks to begin, including landscaping, decontamination and infrastructure to establish development plots suitable for future business development.
This will include a pedestrian link from Glasgow Road, which will connect with a new footbridge over the River Clyde. A landscaped riverside walkway and footway will also be created as well as an area of public space where the new bridge meets the south bank of the Clyde. Some temporary landscaping work will take place on Glasgow Road including tree planting, grass areas and ornamental planting, while a temporary vehicle access area and parking area will also be created.
The Council also agreed that site wide culvert engineering works can begin. The aim of these works is to remove pathways for contamination entering the culverts and migrating into the water environment, as well as maximising the potential development space.
Leader of South Lanarkshire Council, Councillor Eddie McAvoy, said: "We have already given outline approval to these ambitious and groundbreaking plans - this week’s application was for the work to really get underway.
"It's important to remember that the site as it is currently is mostly vacant and derelict land with contaminants in the ground.
"These approvals will hopefully attract people back into the area with the longer term goal being to create a first-class riverside hub for business and leisure use."

13/00865/DC (https://publicaccess.glasgow.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=externalDocuments&keyVal=MKZOPVEX0FZ00) | Phase 1 enabling works comprising culvert diversion with associated engineering works with associated works - discharge of conditions 13, 14, 15, 16 and 18 of application 12/01292/DC. | Site Bounded By Railway Line/M74/Rutherglen Road/Shawfield Drive/River Clyde/ Polmadie Road Glasgow