You can provide comments via email and telephone, feedback forms on the dayof the in-person event, as well as the website survey.
All written representations must be made via these channels and not to Glasgow City Council. Any comments made at this stage are to the prospective applicant and not representations to the planning authority.
Please do not hesitate to contact the design team on the following should you require further information:
Email: collegardens@new-practice.co.uk
Telephone: 0141 343 9371
The Galliard Apsley partnership is a notable collaboration between Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital, two prominent companies in the real estate development sector. The partnership focuses on leveraging the strengths and expertise of both firms to deliver high-quality residential and mixed-use developments across the United Kingdom.
The Galliard Apsley partnership aims to become the leading focused developer, aggregator and operator of Build to Rent units. The management of The Galliard Apsley partnership has a strong track record of delivering new build residential schemes to the highest quality and within defined budgets.
Further information on The Galliard Apsley partnership can be found at www.apsleyhousecapital.co.uk/the-galliard-apsley-partnership/
Yes, the site already benefits from planning permission (application reference 21/03795/FUL) for a mixed-use scheme for residential, student accommodation and commercial space, spread over seven blocks.
Secured by Build to Rent (BTR) operator, Get Living, this permission was achieved in February 2023, with the scheme put on hold in March 2023.
The Galliard Apsley Partnership is delighted to be in a position to progress a planning application for a mixed-use development on the site.
The Galliard Apsley Partnership intends to submit a full planning application for mixed-use development, including retail and commercial, food and drink, leisure, residential, student and short-stay accommodation, delivering a truly intergenerational community.
Known as College Gardens, this development will serve to redevelop a brownfield site, currently used as a car park, and create a high-quality residential neighbourhood, supported by a mix of new green spaces and amenity provision for both residents and the wider community to enjoy.
Proposals for residential accommodation will include build-to-rent (BTR) and co-living, as well as short-stay accommodation. These will serve to provide much needed high-quality homes, supporting Glasgow in addressing its declared housing emergency.
We are currently looking at delivering c.560 build-to-rent (BTR) units, c.1000 student homes, and c.260 Co-Living Units.
BTR apartments are designed for rent not sale and come with a range of luxury conveniences such as gyms, cinemas and cafes.
Co-living shares certain design attributes with other forms of shared accommodation, such as Purpose-Built Student Accommodation, Houses of Multiple Occupation, and BTR housing.
Co-living is an increasingly popular means of living, where someone rents a room within a communal property, benefiting from shared amenities such as cafes, TV rooms, gyms and recreation areas. In Glasgow there is an adopted planning policy on co-living design standards and this will be complied with.
College Gardens is ideally located next to Strathclyde University, and within close proximity of Glasgow’s other higher education institutions. It will serve to address a well-identified shortfall in student accommodation.
Between 2017/18 and 2026/27 it is estimated that the number of students at Glasgow’s universities will have increased from 59,403 to 96,500 (Source: HES).
In addition, Glasgow has the largest mismatch in the UK between supply and demand for PBSA beds, with a shortage of 22,000 beds, meaning that there are 3.8 full-time students per bed (Source: Savills).
These students are, in many cases, occupying private rental properties rather than purpose-built accommodation, the delivery of which would serve to free up housing more appropriate for families.
From experience at other developments promoted by the Applicant, there will be a mix of residents at College Gardens, including key workers, entrepreneurs, young professionals and students. The development will be intergenerational.
Sustainability and net zero objectives are a key consideration for the developer, delivering first class energy and environmental performance standards. The planning application will also be accompanied with a full suite of environmental studies, including flood, drainage, air quality, ground conditions, ecology, transport etc.
Biodiversity on the site will also be enhanced, with a range of fabulous greenspaces and public realm provided for the whole community to enjoy.
In addition to retail, commercial, food and drink and leisure facilities, there will be a range of greenspaces and public realm on offer. These will deliver a welcoming outdoor environment for the whole community to enjoy.
This is not a gated community, there will be high permeability of the site, which will be fully integrated with and wholly accessible by the local populace. College Gardens will form a natural link the Merchant City, Calton and the wider East End.
The arches, which are in a very poor condition will be replicated and act as a gateway to the new development.
In addition to employment created through the construction of the development, there will be a range of direct and indirect employment opportunities, including in the retail and commercial offerings at the development. In addition to this, a greater residential population will serve to deliver increased footfall for local businesses.
With the previous planning consent circa 40 car parking spaces were provided, adhering to Council parking standards, and at the time of writing we are looking at similar numbers although this remains an ongoing exercise as we move through the planning process.
From experience of undertaking similar developments in other locations, and given that this is a highly accessible location, we do not anticipate residents having vehicles, especially given the for rent residential component and student residents. However, this will also be controlled in the tenancy agreement of residents and the site boasts excellent transport links and under occupied multi storey car parks within walking distance. The applicant proposes to positively manage the car parking spaces as per their development elsewhere.
The current intention is to submit a full planning application in Autumn 2024, following a minimum 12-week period of statutory community consultation. This will include two in-person public consultation events, of which today is the first.
Given the depopulation of the area over recent years, and aspirations of the Council to double the city centre population by 2035, this new development will serve to reinvigorate the local economy, with increased footfall and activity associated with new homes delivered for local businesses.
We are conscious that the Council is liaising with NHS Greater Glasgow Clyde Valley Health Board on future GP requirements in the city centre, and we are also able to provide a commercial unit that can be used for any new health facilities.
The applicant owns the site. It is not a conditional contract. They have every intention of building out the scheme.
Should consent be granted, the development programme will target development onsite in Q4 of 2025 and occupation of the first phase in Q2 of 2028.
The construction phase of the proposed development will be managed in accordance with a Construction Management Plan (CMP). The CMP will consider surrounding neighbours, considerate mitigation for the impact of construction, monitoring and continuous auditing, peak traffic times, site operational hours, environmental management, and a logistics plan. A CMP will be submitted as part of the planning process in advance of any development commencing onsite.
It is important to us that we gather valuable feedback and suggestions through this consultation process and meetings with stakeholders. This will inform the next stages of the design and planning process, prior to submission of a detailed planning application.
There are a number of ways to have your say on the proposals for College Gardens, both online and in-person.