Description:
New City Vision has devised exciting proposals for the graving
docks: a site of major strategic importance to Glasgow.
The new development, to be known as City Dock, includes a mix of
commercial, leisure, retail and residential within the framework of
an integrated masterplan.
The plan will reinforce the waterfront as a place to
live and work. The south and north banks of the river are to be
linked through a series of footbridges connecting the SECC to
Pacific Quay. A new bridge spanning the entrance to the canting
basin at the foot of the Millennium Tower will tie the graving
docks' extensive pedestrian area to the south bank promenade
fronting the Science Centre.
The City Dock development will complement the Pacific Quay
site, providing a range of services such as bars, restaurants and
coffee shops which will support the provision of jobs on the two
sites.
The scheme is also expected to bring benefits for the wider
area, particularly Govan, in terms of social inclusion and economic
development. New City Vision has already held initial
briefings with local councillors, and the development team
will take advice on the best way forward.
Masterplan consent was granted in 2002. Revised masterplan
consent was granted in 2005. Outline consent has also been granted,
and section 75 agreement is currently being negotiated.