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| james73 |
Selfridges’ site to be turned into a car parkSelfridges’ site to be turned into a car park (Evening Times)
SELFRIDGES has finally decided to develop its Glasgow site - into a car park and public space. The company bought the former Goldberg's plot in Trongate almost seven years ago, but it has been lying derelict since. Despite pressure from planning bosses, Selfridges still says it has no immediate plans to build the store. Instead, it has revealed it intends consulting the public on moves to tidy up the large eyesore site. It is hosting a community event at City Halls, in the Merchant City, on July 15 from 4-8pm. Selfridges is preparing a planning application for temporary land use and environmental improvements at the site. It intends demolishing derelict buildings, temporarily using the land as public open space and creating a footpath and car park. Jones Lang LaSalle, which is acting as planning consultant for Selfridges Retail, said the retailer wants to provide the area with an improved environment in the "short to medium" term until the redevelopment can be started. Consultations are also being held with Glasgow City Council, Historic Scotland, Merchant City Initiative, Merchant City Community Council and local elected members. James H |
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| escotregen |
Ah yes that'll be right. If these proposals are permitted you can guarantee that's what will remain for decades. The developer will be making steady rental money out to the site. The existence of the proposed land use will detract from the whole local making it less likely that a quality retail development will ever happen. If either the retailer or that 'planning consultant' were at all sincere, what about a temporary landscaped facility... in the recent hot weather it was again highlighted how desperately short of such amenity space this part of Glasgow is. Such a project could act as a catalyst for all sorts of third sector organisations to get engaged. This has begun to turn into one of those long running high profile eyesore sites farces - it's turning into a test of the Council and heritage agencies ability to hang on in there for the greater and longer term good of the city. |
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| allanphillips |
I was chatting to one of the shop owners at the weekend on Trongate and they commented that it is getting harder and harder for them to be able to stay there, as the developers keep stating that the buildings are faulty , the council has retaliated in saying the buildings are not faulty but they are now being told to stay there they (the shop owners) will have to do x,y & z to the buildings. From what the shop owner said they are under the impression that the developers want to flatten the site from Brunswick Street to Candleriggs.
Obviously if that is the case then it makes sense, as it's far easier to off load a nice fresh flat site than one with buildings on, and I'm sure there is tax benefits for new constructions rather than renovations. I think if what I heard is true we will see the site sold off rather quickly and delightful modern monstrosities will pop up quicker than you could say 'Goldbergs' |
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