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Marketing Brief 2021 FOR SALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY Land at Crookston Road (Former Howford School), Glasgow G53 7TX Site Area 3.33 Hectares (8.23 Acres) or thereby 1 LOCATION The subject site is located in the established residential area of Crookston, approximately 11 km (7 miles) south west of R RENFREW IV M80 ER C L YD Glasgow City Centre. The site offers an attractive development GLASGOW E PARTICK AIRPORT opportunity on the edge of the White Cart Water. M8 M8 WEST CITY The surrounding area is predominately residential with a good GOVAN CENTRE selection of local amenities and education provision. Silverburn M8 Shopping Centre, Pollok Country Park and the Glasgow Club LOCATION BRIDGETON Pollok are all nearby with Rosshall Park and Crookston Castle, CROOKSTON a ruined castle dating back to the 15th century, within walking M77 M74 distance. GOVANHILL POLLOK RUTHERGLEN The site provides easy access to the M8 (Junction 25) and the M77 (Junction 2) allowing for onward travel to Glasgow City Centre to the east and north, Glasgow Airport, Paisley and Loch Lomond to the west and Ayrshire to the south. Public bus links are available on Crookston Road and CCrookston Railway Station, linking to the wider Scotrail network, is situated less than 1 km away. 2 Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (3.2 miles approx) Glasgow City Centre (7 miles approx) M8 M8 M8 Crookston Road 3 e g d i r Rosshall Park B d r o f w o SITE DESCRIPTION H e g d i r Rosshall Park B d r o f w o The subject site was formerly occupied by Howford Primary School H 15.1m th and Schoolhouse, both of which have since been demolished. The Pa site extends to 3.33 hectares (8.23 acres) or thereby and is shown 15.1m th Pa outlined in red on the attached plan. C W R ar d B O dy O K S T O N R O A D r 4 W e 4 h t 4 i a The site is bound to the north by the White Cart Water, to the east C W te R ar W d B Cart O dy O K S T O N R O and south by residential development and Linthaugh Nursery A D 8 4 r 4 61 W 4 e 4 h t 4 4 ite Wa 6 Cart 4 4 2 5 4 15.5m 0 5 4 D r a i School and to the west by Crookston Road leading to the National n 6 9 6 2 5 8 46 4 1 4 4 4 5 6 4 2 4 4 6 2 4 5 4 15.5m 0 0 6 5 4 4 D r a i Cycle Network: Route 7. n 6 9 6 6 2 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 2 4 2 6 4 7 4 0 0 6 7 S 4 4 h e l te r 6 6 6 7 4 4 4 6 It should be noted that a significant part of the site is designated 8 4 7 2 4 7 4 0 7 S 4 h e l te 2 r 8 4 6 7 4 8 7 4 as the White Cart Water Green Corridor and Site of Importance for 8 8 4 4 14.9m 3 9 3 1 4 4 1 2 3 0 1 8 3 4 Nursery 3 3 1 1 7 2 5 8 2 8 0 4 4 Nature Conservation (SINC) as identified in the City Development 3 14.9m 9 Sh 3 e 1 4 lte 4 1 Main r 3 0 1 Lodge 3 Nursery 8 0 3 LB 3 3 1 1 7 2 5 2 0 0 1 5 S hel The Main ter Plan. The extent of the SINC is highlighted green on the attached Lodge Gatehouse 8 LB 0 14.0m 3 0 1 0 1 3 5 The 218 Gatehouse 14.0m 3 0 3 2 1 1 1 3 plan. Any development within a SINC and/or a Green Corridor will 3 3 2 3 2 18 3 14 2 2 7 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 Gas Gov 3 3 2 1 9 3 2 3 14 2 2 7 5 C be limited, therefore please refer to the Planning Section within this R 3 3 Gas Gov 3 O 2 1 O 9 ESSs K S T C O R TCB 2 O 3 2 N O 04 5 0 R 206 20 3 ESSs K 0 Leverndale Hospital 5 O S 202 14.0m A T 2 O 4 D TCB brief for further guidance. 2 5 3 N 194 204 5 0 2 2 0 R 1 06 0 3 13.4m 96 0 4 Leverndale Hospital 5 2 5 O 02 14.0m A 2 4 D 5 194 0 13.4m Mast 196 4 5 13.7m Shelter Mast 6 4 5 4 4 Mast (Telecommunication) 5 13.7m Shelter BR 6 O 6 4 C 5 K 5 B 4 5 U 4 Mast (Telecommunication) © Crown Copyright and database right 2021. All rights reserved. Ordnance8 Survey Licence number 100023379. R 5 N 5 B 5 R RO 6 OA C 5 D KB 5 13.7m U © Crown Copyright and database right 2021. All rights reserved. Ordnance8 Survey Licence number 100023379. RN You are not permitted to copy, sub-license, distribute or sell any of this data to third parties in an5 y form 5 9 1 3 ROA 13.7m D You are not permitted to copy, sub-license, distribute or sell any of this data to third parties in any form 1 9 1 3 TITLE 1 GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION SERRVEIGCENSERATION SERVICES 231 GEORGE STREET,GLASGOW G1 1RX The heritable title to the site is held by Glasgow City Council. The 231 GEORGE STREET,GLASGOW G1 1LRXAND AT CROLOANKDS TAOT NC RROOOAKDSTON ROAD property is to be sold with the benefit of vacant possession, subjectDat e:to 25/03/2021Date: 25/03/2021 land owned by lGanlads ogwonwe dC bity GCloausgnocwil -C 3it.y3 C3 ohuancil - 3.33 ha By: reidm1 By: reidm1 part of White Cpaartr tW ofa Wtehr iSteI NCCar t- W2.a2te6r hSaINC - 2.26 ha and with the benefits of any rights of way, servitudes or restrictions. TJitolebs N- Woa:llets 19032916181_, A Titles - Wallets 102111, Job No: 93968_A 102117 102117 Scale: 1:2,000 @ScAal4e: 1:2,000 @A4 4 PLANNING Glasgow City Development Plan was adopted on 29 March The City Development Plan identifies the subjects as being 2017. The new local development plan replaces Glasgow City located in an outer urban area with base accessibility to Plan 2 (2009) and sets out the Council’s land use strategy public transport. In such circumstances Glasgow City Council providing the basis for assessing planning applications - See will allow the site to be developed to a maximum of 50 DPH https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16186 (dwellings per hectare) subject to the townscape context of the site and prevailing building heights of adjacent The City Development Plan does not identify land use zones properties. to direct particular types of development. Instead, overarching policies CPD1 Placemaking and CDP 2 Sustainable Spatial As well as the former school site, the subjects include additional Strategy encourage development to be informed by a placed grounds to maximise the developable area and allow for base approach, which means new development should be successful placemaking providing amenity within the site. Part responsive to its context and seek to build upon the benefits of the site is affected by the White Cart Water Green Corridor of proximity. It is critical that new development is compatible and Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) which with existing and future uses. are focused on the riparian banks of the adjacent watercourse. As such developers will be required to carefully masterplan the This particular site will be primarily of interest to housing site taking account of the context of the site and ecological developers. Relatively modest commercial floorspace with value. The design process should look beyond the boundaries uses compatible in residential areas may also be supportable of the site to consider the broader spatial context in identifying where there are no issues concerning loss of amenity, design opportunities for enhancing/extending the Green Network/ quality, undue impacts or land-use compatibility. SINC. There is a presumption against development which 5 PLANNING (CONTINUED) would have an adverse effect on such designations. The Council Key planning policy and supplementary guidance for will support proposals which enhance the nature conservation interested parties to consider as part of the bidding interest of the locally designated sites and promote well- process*:- considered nature based solutions. • CDP 1 Placemaking Given the proximity of the site to the White Cart Water early • CDP 2 Sustainable Spatial Strategy consideration should be given by interested parties to drainage • CDP 5 Resource Management impact and flood risk mitigation. • CDP 6 Green Belt and Green Network With the foregoing in mind a design and access statement will • CDP 7 Natural Environment be a prerequisite in support of a competent bid demonstrating • CDP 8 Water Environment that the interested party has applied a placemaking approach • CDP 10 Meeting Housing Needs to the site specific issues. • CDP 11 Sustainable Transport • CDP 12 Delivering Development 6 PLANNING (CONTINUED) SG1 Placemaking provides detailed planning guidance In addition:- relating to: • Residential Design Guide • Design, residential layout and density.
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