March 6 2024

An industrial site in Glasgow's Cathcart district, famed for the manufacture of pump equipment, is to power the flow of new homes in the area with approval for 254 apartments.

Celeros Flow Technology and Cala have joined forces for The Foundry, a £61m development of 5.86 acres of surplus land, to introduce hundreds of homes and new green space in a high amenity location.

Chris McVicker, chief financial officer for Celeros FT, said: “Unlocking this surplus land will enable us to continue to invest in new opportunities for the business and the local economy, building on a heritage of over 135 years of design and manufacturing of pump equipment in Cathcart."

The design approach by 7N Architects conceives a series of connected 'urban villas' which mediate in scale between the mixed tenements and suburban character of the location.

Homes are to be powered by ground-source heat pumps with access to electric vehicle charging points.  

10 Comments

#1 Posted by Chris on 6 Mar 2024 at 09:51 AM

Glad the NIMBYs next door got shut down here. It’s a solid development.

#2 Posted by James Hepburn on 6 Mar 2024 at 11:09 AM

More overpriced boxes from one of Scotland's poorest house builders.

#3 Posted by Ben on 6 Mar 2024 at 12:55 PM

This proposal looks terrific, it will be a welcome addition to Cathcart and a good template for other areas of Scotland to look to.

#4 Posted by tara on 6 Mar 2024 at 13:43 PM

couldn't it be denser if they got rid of the car parking? Why is Glasgow not doing car free development? Net zero, anyone? What century is this!

#5 Posted by Chris on 6 Mar 2024 at 16:35 PM

#4 This is a transitional site between urban and suburban so the density has been deemed appropriate.

A car free development in practice would simply swamp the surrounding streets with on-street parking and the area already faces strain with workers from the adjacent site parking in the street.

#6 Posted by Peter on 7 Mar 2024 at 09:11 AM

#4 Double level underground parking? That way and fulfilling proper perimeter you can squeeze twice the unit size.

#7 Posted by The Heart of Saturday Night on 7 Mar 2024 at 09:44 AM

@#6...I'm not sure Cala's profit margins would stretch to that to be honest.

#8 Posted by Peter on 7 Mar 2024 at 11:19 AM

My bet would be £250-450k+ per unit. I'm sure being forced by planners, Cala can squeeze a fountain feature and mini-zoo there, atop of parking garages (spaces sold separately, ka-ching). Otherwise we're just replicating Festival Village fiasco over and over again.

#9 Posted by Chris on 7 Mar 2024 at 11:57 AM

The difference is that the Pacific Quay site has inappropriate scale and density for such a central location.

Cathcart meanwhile is a mix of urban and suburban densities so a development of this type is better suited. You can see how much better of a job Cala have done compared to the twee suburban crap Barratt have built around Cathcart House.

#10 Posted by Tara on 8 Mar 2024 at 10:54 AM

@#5 Not if you have a CPZ and refuse on street parking permits to new developments - as is standard in all new developments in London. This is cathcart. The primary market for these flats will be a population who can easily walk / cycle/ bus or catch the train from many,many surrounding puiblic transport options.

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