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Dennistoun Traffic Management and Parking Controls Proposals
Introduction
Glasgow City Council (GCC) is proposing to expand parking controls in support of the policies outlined within the Glasgow Transport Strategy.
Plans for Dennistoun have now been published. As well as parking controls, proposals include 20 mph speed limits, one-way streets, junction and footway improvements, expansion of the Co Wheels car club provision, enforceable disabled parking spaces.
Background
Dennistoun Community Council (DCC) engagement with the issue of road safety, traffic and parking in Dennistoun goes back many years, in response to resident comments and concerns, and with the aim of seeking improvements to help create better safer streets for all as part of a thriving sustainable future for our diverse community. DCC has made repeated requests for a comprehensive review and consultation on traffic and parking in Dennistoun. This has not been forthcoming. There have been a series of significant announcements and consultations which have shown some promise, but these have, to date, failed to deliver on their potential. But DCC has continued to engage in good faith with these processes, and sought to foster meaningful communication with GCC and councillors.
A timeline of DCC’s engagement with the issue of road safety, traffic and parking in Dennistoun from 2015 to 2019 (when a previous parking zone for the area was proposed) can be found here (PDF).
Details of DCC’s engagement with various related consultations between 2019 and 2024 can be found via dennistouncc.org.uk/tag/traffic.
In March 2025, GCC followed up on its 2024 road safety, traffic and parking questionnaire, giving DCC an opportunity comment on proposals for a traffic and parking scheme which was being scheduled for publication later in 2025. DCC’s extensive engagement with this process, and the responses provided by GCC can be found here (PDF).
Details of Proposal
The following documents detailing the proposed traffic management and parking controls were published by GCC on 11th December 2025:
Any person wishing to object to or support the proposal must submit this in writing to Kevin Argue, Head of Service, Sustainable Transport, Traffic and Parking Operations, Neighbourhoods Regeneration and Sustainability, Exchange House, 231 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RX or email transportprojects@glasgow.gov.uk by Friday, 23rd January 2026.
Further Information
- Glasgow Transport Strategy: https://glasgow.gov.uk/transportstrategy/
- Glasgow Road Safety: https://glasgow.gov.uk/roadsafety/
- Glasgow Parking: https://glasgow.gov.uk/parking/
- Areas already covered by parking controls can be found here.
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Continue reading Necropolis Eastern Entrance Proposal Drop-in EventsSave Whitehill Pool – August 2025 Update
An update from the Save Whitehill Pool campaign…
Hi everyone,
It was wonderful to see folks at the Alexandra Park Festival last month and we realised it’s been a wee while since the big meeting in the spring. Here’s an update all on what’s been happening with the Save Whitehill Pool campaign since then.
We’ve built strong support with other local community groups which we will keep building on. The working group have met several times, independently and with representatives from Glasgow Life and Glasgow City Council. And, we’ve learned that the current building has a LOT of issues, in all parts of the building. RAAC is just the recent one! Because of that, where we are now is that there are four options Glasgow Life will consider:
- A) A new pool and gym facility (estimated £30m – £35m, 5 years build, 50-year life).
- B) Retrofit and refurbish the existing building (estimated £25m – £35m, 5 years build, 50-year life).
- C) Temporary pool, no gym or additional facilities (estimated £3m – £4m, 1 year build, historical use – around two years. Beyond two years is unknown territory with no guarantees).
- D) Do nothing & close the pool for good (estimated £0.85m).
Our aim is still 100% to re-instate the swimming and gym activities at the Whitehill Pool site! Options A and B are the only ones that provide long term stability to swimming and sports provision in the neighbourhood. We believe our community deserves investment in our physical wellbeing and mental health, so we are focused on the first two as the best options. It has been achieved elsewhere, but we need you to help make it a reality!
What can you do?
We are calling on everybody who ever used the pool or hopes to use it again in the future. You all will have different knowledge, capability, power and influence to contribute.
Here’s how:
- Fill in the survey: forms.gle/c5qkfezswg81PQ2t8. We’re using this to understand community needs and hopes for Whitehill Pool in our advocacy to stakeholders.
- Sign the petition: livingrent.org/save_whitehill_pool and let decision makers know you want the pool reinstated!
- Write to your elected members and let them know you want them to Save Whitehill Pool!
- Support the campaign: email savewhitehillpool@gmail.com to get involved with the working group. If you are part of a club, school or community group that wants to support the campaign, we’d love to hear from you.
Please don’t delay – signatures and surveys are most useful to us now – before the end of the month!
What will we do next?
We’ll be reaching out to Councillors, MPs, MSPs in arguing for the re-instatement of Whitehill Pool. They ultimately hold the budgets that invest in our communities.
We will work with Glasgow Life to develop the business case for the pool. Using survey responses and additional research, we will demonstrate that Whitehill Pool has been a huge asset to the East End for over 50 years, that its two-and-a-half-year closure has had a significant impact on our people and our area, and that we will continue to champion the reinstatement of this vital community resource.
Thanks to all of you for your support!
Warmest wishes from the Save Whitehill Pool campaign.
Alexandra Park Junior Parkrun
Volunteers are being sought for a Junior Parkrun to be held in Alexandra Park on Sundays at 9:30am for 4 to 14 year-olds. The event is to be weekly but volunteers would help on a rotational basis. For more information, scan the QR code above, or contact james.goldie@glasgowlife.org.uk or liz.corbett@parkrun.com to note interest.
Whitehill Pool Working Group
Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting to revitalise the Save Whitehill Pool campaign last night.
Bill Stark chaired, welcoming new faces and introducing people who provided valuable support back in the early years of the original campaign.
The meeting itself provided great community input, in terms of personal experiences, and hopes for the future over the current closure of Whitehill Pool.
Continue reading Whitehill Pool Working GroupVideo of Whitehill Pool Meeting Held on 8th April 2025
A follow-up meeting will be held in the upstairs room at Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow G31 1QW, on Tuesday 29th April at 7pm.
Continue reading Video of Whitehill Pool Meeting Held on 8th April 2025Whitehill Pool Follow-up Meeting
Dennistoun Community Council is following up on our recent public meeting about Whitehill Pool with a community-only meeting for people who’d like to be actively involved with the campaign to save the pool.
Continue reading Whitehill Pool Follow-up MeetingWhitehill Pool Meeting Summary
Summary
Last night’s meeting to address uncertainties about Whitehill Pool was productive.
Thank you to all members of the public who attended and contributed. The comments and questions left no doubt about how important the pool is to our community.
There is clearly no easy fix as significant capital funding is required.
Commitments
Glasgow Life gave several commitments:
- They will improve communication and supply Dennistoun Community Council with monthly progress updates, leading to a Glasgow Life report presenting approximately 4-6 options to Glasgow City Council, to be completed by August.
- They will liaise with swimming clubs about the possibility of supplying a bus service to other pools while Whitehill is closed.
- There will be no further imposition of items such as the hated metal fence, without consultation. The exception would be if something was urgently required for safety reasons.
It was reiterated that Glasgow Life cannot opt for permanent closure of the pool: to do that would require councillors voting to do so.
Continue reading Whitehill Pool Meeting SummaryWhitehill Pool 2025 – What’s Happening?
A meeting to establish the answers
Dennistoun Community Council (DCC) will be hosting a meeting to establish the answers to the many questions surrounding the future of Whitehill Pool.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 8th April, at Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, G31 1QW.
Continue reading Whitehill Pool 2025 – What’s Happening?