Plan to build 200 homes on neglected East End site

MORE than 200 homes could be built on a site which has been neglected since 1960 in Dalmarnock.

Springfield Properties has submitted a detailed planning application to Glasgow City Council to rejuvenate the long-derelict site with 237 affordable homes.

The prominent housebuilder of private and affordable homes wants to transform the 2.3-hectare site, which lies opposite the train station and has been neglected since 1960, into a new urban hub for the East End.

Springfield Properties is set to regenerate the space with two and three-bedroom homes in four, five and six storey apartment blocks, and a shop. The contemporary apartments have their own character and will be surrounded by open communal spaces.

The proposed development sits within the area covered by the Clyde Gateway Regeneration programme, an initiative by Glasgow City Council, South Lanarkshire Council and Scottish Enterprise to regenerate 840-hectares of Glasgow’s East End over a 20-year period running up to 2028.

Tom Leggeat, Springfield Properties Group Partnership managing director, said: “The submission of this planning application represents a significant step forward in delivering much-needed affordable housing in the East End, which is undergoing significant regeneration.

“Clyde Gateway Regeneration is already seeing results, particularly after the success of the 2014 Commonwealth Athletes Village. The on-going development of the Magenta commercial centre offering 1million sq ft of office space has the potential to create 12,000 jobs in Clyde Gateway. We’re excited to play our part by building 204 affordable good quality homes.”