Response to Low Emission Zone Consultation

A PDF version of this consultation response is available here.

Whilst the coverage of the city centre Paramics model encompasses fully both proposed LEZ boundaries, the coverage does not include fully routes which non-compliant vehicles may be displaced onto and is apparently just moving the problem to residential areas near the eastern boundary.

Despite the consultation to understand the impacts of displaced vehicles within the city centre and wider area the assumption appears to be that by 2023 the majority of vehicles on the road needing access to the LEZ area will be compliant.

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Shaping the Future of Dennistoun

Inner East Strategic Development Framework
Inner East Strategic Development Framework

Glasgow City Council (GCC) has published a draft Strategic Development Framework (SDF) for the Inner East area. This includes Dennistoun.

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Meat Market and Abattoir Site Public Exhibition

Edited on 25th January 2019 at 14:50: Date corrected from Fri 25th to Thu 24th, to reflect that the meeting had already taken place when this post was uploaded. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Proposal at Bellgrove Street and Duke Street
Proposal at Bellgrove Street and Duke Street

A planning and architectural public exhibition for the former meat market and abattoir site at Duke Street and Bellgrove Street was held in Dennistoun Library from 2:30pm to 7:30pm on Thursday 24th January 2019. Please do leave a comment below (or get in touch directly) to share your thoughts about how you feel the updated plans for the site would (or wouldn’t) benefit and complement our community life and spaces here in Dennistoun, Haghill, and other surrounding areas.

Meat Market Masterplan 01
Meat Market Masterplan 01
Meat Market Masterplan 02
Meat Market Masterplan 02

See here for a pdf with detail additional to the above masterplan images.

See here for a reGlasgow article on the proposals with more visualisation images.

See here for the previous DCC write up about plans for the site.

See here for information about a recent consultation seeking views on potential uses for the cattle market sheds (which are being dealt with as a separate site to these proposals).

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Bellgrove Cattle Market Sheds – Views Sought

Internal View of Cattle Market Sheds
Internal View of Cattle Market Sheds

Views are sought on what members of the local community think the priorities should be for developing the site where the B-listed cattle sheds stand on the former abattoir site at Bellgrove .

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Food Inequality Inquiry – Call for Evidence

Glasgow City Council is holding an inquiry into food poverty and inequality across the city and is seeking evidence and views on this important subject.

The Council is aware increasing numbers of people in Glasgow are experiencing difficulties – physically and economically – accessing sufficient, safe and nutritious food. It also knows of a wide range of organisations and charities are responding to those experiencing acute food insecurity – including an established community food sector. It wishes to work with these partners and organisations across Glasgow to ensure the city is operating these responses and services as effectively as possible.

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Duke Street Post Office Relocation and Consultation

Duke Street Post Office
Duke Street Post Office

The Post Office are proposing to relocate Duke Street Post Office from 1 Annfield Place, G31 2XT to a concession within a new retail premises at 322-324 Duke Street, G31 1QZ (previously Market Gallery) in April 2018.

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Lightburn Hospital Consultation

NHSGGC Lightburn Hospital Consultation
NHSGGC Lightburn Hospital Consultation

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHSGGC) is proposing to change the way rehabilitation services are provided for older people in the North East of Glasgow and East Dunbartonshire. Included within the proposal is the transfer of services currently provided at Lightburn Hospital to other sites in the North East of Glasgow. If the services are transferred it will result in the closure of the Lightburn Hospital site.

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Places, People and Planning – Young People

Places People And Planning
Places People And Planning

The Scottish Government is keen to hear the views of children and young people on the proposals in Places, People and Planning which may directly affect them.  Working with YoungScot, a short online survey has been commissioned to seek views of children and young people on how the place where they live, work or go to school should change in the future. The survey can be accessed here: http://www.surveygizmo.eu/s3/90029151/05e0182d3299

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