March 15 2016

Glasgow Harbour is to press ahead with the construction of 1,400 homes at the confluence of the River Clyde and Kelvin on a 52 acre development site opposite the city’s new Transport Museum.Incorporating a range of commercial, retail and leisure uses the £200m ADF Architects masterplan will include a riverfront walkway, cinema, pedestrian footbridge as well as a range of bars and restaurants.Peel’s director of residential development Neil Baumber commented: “The ‘Strategic Waters’ sites give us a fantastic portfolio of locations to develop exciting new residential dwellings. This is all about regenerating urban areas, where there is a shortage of housing, into attractive waterfront locations where young professionals, families, downsizers and key workers can live.”The proposal follows submission of plans for a 13 storey student residential tower at Scotway House