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UK: Plans for more than 150 new student units on a derelict site beside the River Kelvin at Otago Street in Glasgow have been given the green light.
The scheme will consist of three new accommodation blocks providing a total of 152 bedrooms. Members of the planning committee heard arguments for and against the proposals from developer Danehurst Development Limited, and objections from local residents.
During the meeting, applicant Bob Bratland, of Danehurst Developments Limited, said: “The site is in an area of Glasgow with a large number of students, creating a huge demand for shared accommodation. There is almost no PBSA in this area despite hosting the largest university in Glasgow so students will rent local housing. The site has been dormant for over 40 years, there have been several applications for the site since then but no development has materialised.
“The opportunity is to allow for the redevelopment of this site which is overgrown, derelict and inaccessible with little or no benefits to local residents to deliver much wanted revitalisation of a lane which has been better days, making it an attractive environment for those who live there and a welcoming environment for those who want to visit,” he added.
The scheme is exported to open in time for the 2028/9 academic year.
Highlights:
• Plans for more than 150 new student units on a derelict site beside the River Kelvin at Otago Street in Glasgow have been given the green light
• The scheme will consist of three new accommodation blocks providing a total of 152 bedrooms
• Develper Danehurst Developments Limited said the scheme will open in time for the 2028/9 academic year
