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#1 ·
Starting this thread to elaborate on individual housing needs of the city.

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Friday 04 September 2009

Views sought on Glasgow's future housing needs

Glasgow City Council has launched a consultation on its draft Local Housing Strategy (LHS), to look at the future of all Glasgow’s housing across all tenures (2011-2016) and set a clear direction for investment in this sector.

The consultation runs until 18 December 2009, during which time responses and views are wanted from groups and individuals with an interest in Glasgow’s housing sector; including home owners and tenants, people looking for a home, statutory agencies for health, transport and community planning, voluntary and charitable organisations, homelessness organisations, Local Housing Forums, social and private landlords and the general public.



The consultation is based around the Local Housing Strategy’s aims:

1. To advance the regeneration of the city

2. To raise the city’s housing in all tenures to satisfactory standards, maximising energy efficiency, with affordable costs, and to improve the quality of our neighbourhoods

3. To meet people’s changing needs for housing and promote independent living through housing support where needed

4. To prevent and alleviate homelessness through the delivery of effective services

5. To promote equality of access to appropriate housing and housing services and to monitor relevant processes effectively

6. To promote the effective delivery of housing services in the city including housing information and advice

Local Housing Strategy
 
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#302 · (Edited)


Cube Housing Association is embarking on an ambitious project to install a combined heat and power system (CHP) to provide low cost energy efficient heat to the residents of the Wyndford Estate in Glasgow. This initial scheme will be extended to Cube's other 1960's estates at Broomhill and Gorget.
Combined with appropriate insulation measures heating costs will be dramatically lowered in the 1900 multi- storey and maisonette properties.

The CHP energy centre has been designed to allow the scheme to be expanded to serve new build housing in adjacent developments as well as commercial or other public buildings in the area.

The design also allows for a variety of fuels to be used including gas waste from a nearby Glasgow City Council Recycling Centre.



The CHP project will:
  • Save thousands of tons of carbon from being emitted into the atmosphere
  • Cut or eradicate fuel poverty for tenants and property owners
  • Save energy by efficiently producing both heat and power
  • Help make the flats sustainable and attractive to existing and prospective tenants


 
#303 ·
Thats fantastic news, it would be helpful if they were a little more specific on the tech side of things, specifically what will be fuelling the scheme.

Waste burning is all well and good but isn't really a sustainable option when the whole point is that we should be reducing waste in the first place. That said there will continue to be a demand for landfill so for the time being the burnoff might as well go to good use. I'd like to see this sort of thing around sewage plants as well, there's no reason why the likes of Abbotsinch and the like couldn't be converted and the generated methane (which is worse than CO2) sequestered to a better use.
 
#306 ·
http://www.clydewaterfront.com/projects/greater-govan--glasgow-harbour/housing/st_anthonys

What's everyone's views on this scheme? It's next to Elder Park in Govan. It also known as Elderview for the private sale and NSSE properties.
Considering Govan was known as a hellhole of poverty and industrial grim for about 40 years, I think this scheme and the others like it around Govan, are brilliant. There's a running joke that when production companies need to film somewhere grim in Glasgow now, they are fast running out of places which are depressing enough. There is still work to be done, but every scheme like this chips away at the old and makes way for the new.
 
#308 ·
Hope this block is next to get built in Govan. :)


08/01826/DC | (a) Erection of flatted residential development with associated vehicular access, car parking and bin stores, (b) use of existing Class 4 office as Class 2 and Class 4 offices with ancillary heritage interpretive space, and (c) alterations to listed building comprising enlargement of window opening to form new rear entrance with disabled access, external repairs and new gate to main entrance on Govan Road/Elder Street: Potentially contrary to Policy Principle DEV3 Industry and Business of the City Plan. | Site At Govan Road/ Elder Street Glasgow


 
#313 ·
£150M INVESTMENT IN ‘GREEN HEATING’ FOR GLASGOW




Hundreds of Glasgow homes could be heated using recycled rubbish after plans for a new recycling plant were agreed between Glasgow City Council and UK renewable energy and waste company Viridor.

The new incinerator plant, set for the site of a former incinerator in Polmadie, Glasgow, would recycle around 200,000 tonnes of waste a year, to produce heat and power for social housing.

Glasgow City Council appointed Viridor to build the plant, which the company said will create 250 jobs over the 25 years of the public-private partnership agreement.

The new plant, subject to planning permission and which will cost around £150 million to build, would save £254m on the council’s waste disposal bill, according to the local authority.

Viridor will finance, construction and running of the site and the council will pay an annual fee for waste disposal.

Council leader Gordon Matheson said: “Sustainability has to deliver for Glaswegians. It has to make life better for our most vulnerable citizens and communities and it has to provide good-quality jobs.”

Colin Paterson, Scottish regional director of the company, said: “This places Glasgow at the forefront of European cities by transforming how it sustainably manages its green bin residual waste.”

But Patrick Harvie, Green MSP for Glasgow, said: “A number of local residents have concerns about this project and I recently met with them. It does strike me as somewhat incompatible with Scotland’s zero-waste ambitions that our biggest city could become home to a plant that relies on a constant stream of waste materials.”

www.viridor.co.uk
www.glasgow.gov.uk
 
#315 ·
£11M HOMES BOOST FOR GLASGOW’S EAST END



New housing for the east end of Glasgow has been officially unveiled thanks to an £11 million investment by community-based housing provider Thenue Housing.

The 37 new properties, created in a landmark five-storey building which has transformed a derelict site on London Road, have been hailed as “great news for the east end” as Thenue delivers on its promise to build new homes.

The ambitious development has also provided a new office for Thenue which for many years was located round the corner.

The development was officially launched by the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Councillor Sadie Docherty.

It was in part created in partnership with the Aberlour Child Care Trust - the largest, solely Scottish children’s charity which also has offices and 12 properties within the complex.

Lord Provost Docherty said Thenue was a “high profile” community-based housing provider adding: “These are well built affordable homes and I’m delighted to declare them open.”

There are a total of 37 Thenue homes made up of 16 three-apartment flats, four cottage flats and 4 four-apartment flats. To the rear of the building there are a further 10 terraced houses, 2 semi-detached properties and 1 wheelchair-accessible bungalow.

Glasgow City Council contributed £5.4m in the form of a “Housing Association Grant” and the Association financed the balance of the total cost.

Charlie Turner, Chief Executive of Thenue Housing Association, said: “This impressive new development confirms our promise to build much needed homes for the people we serve. It has transformed an area on London Road creating a new east end landmark and at the same time providing a new home for Thenue.

“People living in the east end tell us all the time that new housing is a priority. Working with our partners including Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Government we are delighted to be responding to that need.”

Thenue Chairperson Yvonne McShea said: “Thenue believes that we will only regenerate our communities if we also try to improve the quality of life for all our residents. These new homes do just that and are a further step forward in the regeneration of the east end of the city.”

The occasion of the official opening also included the presentation of a stunning oil painting by artist, comedienne and author Janey Godley who is a well known eastender. Janey spent many years of her life in Calton - one of the east end communities where Thenue has many tenants.

The painting Janey has gifted is of St Thenue, the mother of the founding father of Glasgow, St Mungo and the city’s Patron Saint. The Association takes its name from St Thenue and has perhaps the strongest link to the city’s rich history than any other city housing provider. The painting will now hang prominently in the new offices.

Janey Godley said it was “touching” to be back in the eastend and said the best thing about the area was the “spirit of the people.”

Meanwhile, the opening of the new homes will give Thenue the opportunity to restore an adjacent “memorial garden” along with a commemorative plaque which was taken into safe keeping for the duration of the construction.

The Calton Memorial Garden commemorates the lives of the victims of an industrial accident at the nearby Templeton carpet factory in 1889. At the time, Calton was the centre of the weaving industry which was central to the growth of Glasgow as an industrial city.

www.thenuehousing.co.uk
 
#316 ·
Finnieston student block externally complete

Urban Realm 10th August 2012​

Work to erect a new student housing block on Glasgow’s Argyle Street has reached external completion just one year after being approved.

Designed by Yeoman McAllister Architects on behalf of MacDonald Estates the scheme is intended to bulk up a prominent junction, formerly occupied by a showroom, to provide 15 individual flats and 75 bed spaces.

High quality natural stone, brick and slate have been specified for the high profile plot, which abuts a line of listed tenements and the Sandyford Henderson memorial Church.

Ground floor retail units are also provided.

 
#320 ·
Another piece of the Finnieston jigsaw in place. Massive improvement on what was there before. A Sainsburys Local in an area like that is actually to be welcomed, despite the fact there are tens of thousands of them now in the city centre. The Minerva development should be going ahead down the road as well which will again be a great improvement.

Hopefully the next target for development is the drab PC World and its pointlessly large car park sitting on the main road. Following that there's the police station and the iconically bad social housing development that seems to go on forever leading into Charring Cross. This monster welcomes the city centre into Finnieston so it's no surprise the area is still seen as lesser than the two streets leading into the West End parallel to it. The tower block is just the icing on the cake.
 
#321 ·
Yeah no-one that has ever shopped at the Cost Cutters could begrudge the area a Sainsburys Local.

I've lived in and around Finnieston for about 15 years now (sucks to grow old) and it's always been a nice area to live, but it's improving all the time now.

And lets not forget all the other developments that are happening close enough to influence the area - the Hydro to the south, Scottish Power HQ just to the east and the new Sikh temple (slowly) going up to the north.

The big blocks in the scheme are awful though. And visible for miles as you come into the city on the M8 too. But i assume they won't be redeveloping them anytime soon, since they've just finished a turd polishing exercise. The private flats opposite them are pretty dire too, it has to be said.
 
#327 ·
COUNCIL LEADER MARKS START OF WORK ON 44 GHA HOMES



Work has started on 44 new homes on a prime site in Glasgow which has lain derelict for years.

Council Leader Gordon Matheson marked the launch of work at the site which lies between Duke Street and High Street, close to the city council’s major regeneration project at College Lands.

The development is an important milestone as it means work has now started on Glasgow Housing Association’s (GHA’s) 1000th new-build home.

The Duke Street/High Street homes, due to be finished in early 2014, will be a mix of two and three-bedroom flats, built in two blocks. Three of the flats will be built to wheelchair-standard. There will also be space for two commercial units on the block facing the High Street.

Some of the GHA tenants whose homes are being demolished as part of the regeneration of the north of Glasgow will be given the chance to move into the new community.

The £6 million project is being developed by Glasgow Housing Association in partnership with Glasgow City Council, with grant funding from the Scottish Government. The homes are being built by contractor Cruden Building and Renewals Ltd (CBRL).

The start of work on the site comes just months after Councillor Matheson pledged the council would lead a major building programme across the city to deliver 3500 homes for rent.

The council, working in partnership with Glasgow Housing Association and other RSLs, is identifying sites across Glasgow that are publicly owned and where the 3500 homes can be built.

Councillor Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council, said: “It is fantastic to see construction of new homes getting under way in Glasgow. This is great news for jobs and the economy, but it also ensures there is a wider range of housing options for families to choose from.

“The rental market is under huge pressure just now and these 44 homes will take us a small but important step closer to our target of building 3500 new homes in Glasgow. These homes will be in a prime spot and I'm sure they will be well loved by everyone who lives in them.”

GHA is working closely with Cruden Building and Renewals Ltd to maximise job and training opportunities for local people.

GHA Chair Gordon Sloan said: “This is great news for the local community. The new homes will bring new life to the area and give more GHA tenants the opportunity to move into a lovely new home.

“I’m also delighted that the development marks an important milestone for GHA’s new-build programme. It means work has now started on more than 1000 new homes.”

Allan Callaghan, Managing Director of Cruden Building and Renewals Ltd, said: “Cruden Building and Renewals Ltd. is proud to work in partnership with GHA to deliver quality affordable housing for rent in Glasgow. This development, as part of the wider regeneration of the area, will offer local tenants the opportunity to put down roots in a modern new apartment.

“We are in the fifth year of our very successful and commended construction and development programme with GHA which continues to produce homes of outstanding quality.”

All the properties will have a high energy-efficiency rating and a range of safety measures including extra secure doors and windows.

The local community, particularly GHA’s local committee - Compass LHO - has been heavily involved in shaping the plans.

www.gha.org.uk
 
#329 ·
Nice solid scheme for this site @ Broomhill.


12/01318/DC | Erection of 18 flats, 14 townhouses and a 15 unit care facility with office and staff sleepover room (Class 8), formation of access road, car parking and landscaping | Site Formerly Known As Broomlea School 168 Broomhill Drive Glasgow
 
#330 ·
11/00999/DC | Erection of student accommodation with ancillary communal facilities and associated demolition of existing public house building. | 388 North Woodside Road Glasgow G20 6NF





looks like this one will get the go ahead
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Monday 20 August 2012

Student flats plan scores major victory



The West End site earmarked for 114 student flats​



A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build student flats in Glasgow's West End has crossed a major hurdle.
 
#332 ·
Maryhill Locks plan given go-ahead

Urban Realm 21st August 2012​

Maryhill Housing Association and City Building LLP have signed a £16m contract to begin work on the second phase of development at Maryhill Locks.

Designed by Hypostyle Architects the development will be located on 18 hectares of redundant land and will entail construction of 106 new homes for rent, in addition to 19 shared equity homes and a commercial unit.

These will be contained within a variety of terraced housing, cottage flats and flats each accommodating between two and eight people.

Willy Briody, chief executive of Maryhill Housing Association, said: “This is another important step forward in the Maryhill Locks project. Working together with our partners we are bringing real change to this area of Maryhill by building new housing and creating a place where people will want to live.”

 
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