February 21 2024

Proposals to introduce further housing in the deindustrialised Clyde Gateway have taken concrete form with the submission of a new planning application for 173 houses.

CCG and thenue housing have enlisted Stewart Stevenson Architects to draw up plans for a brownfield plot on French Street, Dalmarnock, complementing a spate of recent work carried out in the area such as a reimagined gasworks.

Outlining the ideals behind the development the applicant wrote: "South Dalmarnock is in the process of re-emerging as a recognisable outer urban district in its own right, after many decades of population decline and urban decay. The proposals for the sites at French Street and Carstairs Street recognise this and aim to build on the work recently completed at the nearby Village and Link Group developments and deliver critical mass for the central part of a distinct new neighbourhood..."

Re-establishing the existing street network through further infill the project is conceived as a series of small terraced blocks presenting a largely car-free frontage. Architectural flourished to prominent gables will help to further cement the buildings within the neighbourhood, including larger scale apartments of up to six floors.

Courtyard gardens developed by Hirst landscape architects will bring life to the interior with a materials palette consisting of handmade-style tumbled brick, bronze aluminium and brick panels.   

11 Comments

#1 Posted by Fat Bloke on Tour on 21 Feb 2024 at 15:33 PM

Mixed bag -- not quite brave enough to go full tenement with enclosed back courts.

Some of the detailing looks OK but the PR photo stuff is honking -- so bad it reeks of insider jokes and professional dares.

Tefal mono pitch roof vibe points to inefficiency and a lack of vision -- good attic space going to waste.

#2 Posted by Sue Pearman on 21 Feb 2024 at 21:08 PM

Looks a lot like an out of town office park to me.

#3 Posted by Roddy_ on 21 Feb 2024 at 23:56 PM

Dalmarnock - something of a busted flush regrettably. An inner city district that has become suburbanised - even the flats aren't convinced that they're flats. Will become fully consecrated when the Lidl and associated carpark on Dalmarnock Rd materialises. I am reliably informed that high-fives were exchanged in the Plannning Dept. when Lidl annouced their intentions to open here.

#4 Posted by A Local Pleb on 22 Feb 2024 at 12:43 PM

Oh the cynics, as always with UR commentators the glass is always half empty rather than half full.

#5 Posted by Fat Bloke on Tour on 22 Feb 2024 at 16:38 PM

Dalmarnock is very suburban already -- the winter quarters in the area for the "shows" families / community has a very big bungalow vibe.

Plus any industry / economic activity in the area is very low rent with little investment -- mainly storage yards and compounds.

Social housing like this will be a big step forward.
Dalmarnock as inner city -- someone is definitely having a giraffe.

#6 Posted by town planner on 22 Feb 2024 at 16:40 PM

Is there a reason not to build this 6 stories throughout the development to get the density up? It would mean less pressure on the city green belt, and from these pics would also look better. Don't really get developing what looks like two story buildings in such a central Glasgow location.

#7 Posted by Fat Bloke on Tour on 22 Feb 2024 at 17:07 PM

6 storeys -- must have a lift?
4 storeys -- can be built without one?

#8 Posted by town planner on 22 Feb 2024 at 17:43 PM

#7 I had thought cost would be a factor and that would be one explanation. They could make it back by selling more units though?

#9 Posted by Peter on 23 Feb 2024 at 08:50 AM

6-8 storeys should be andatory for such and simillar developments across city. Plus undergound parking to save community space. Dropping 1-2 storey chiicken coops within city limits is a joke.

#10 Posted by Rankbadyin on 23 Feb 2024 at 11:01 AM

@#7 There are 4 lifts on the planning application...

#11 Posted by Fat Bloke on Tour on 23 Feb 2024 at 11:51 AM

#10 -- general comment / had no info on the specifics of this development.

Lifts usually hold back valuations in the resale market as their presence increases the factoring charges.

The effect must be a bit smaller in social housing developments. The owner not the tenant is responsible for the factoring charges.

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