Planning | Dennistoun Community Council

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.

Necropolis Eastern Entrance Proposal Drop-in Events

Drop-in Events

Glasgow City Council are developing proposals to provide pedestrian access to Glasgow Necropolis from Firpark Street.

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.

Video 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.

Whitehill Pool Follow-up Meeting

We're still here! Save Whitehill Pool. — We’re still here! Save Whitehill Pool.

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.

Whitehill 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.

Whitehill 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.

Glasgow City Network Consultation

Cumbernauld Road Concept Visualisation
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Concept and Aims

Glasgow City Council has set out the concept of a City Network to provide a dense network of improved high-quality infrastructure across Glasgow, to be delivered by 2031. It is seeking your views on the latest proposals.

Engagement on Road Safety, Traffic and Parking in Dennistoun

Survey

Glasgow City Council (GCC) are seeking views on road safety, traffic, and parking in Dennistoun.

Dennistoun and Royston Parking Survey

Glasgow City Council arranged for an external contractor to carry out parking surveys in five of the areas where commitments have been made to proposing parking controls. The parking survey results for the Dennistoun and Royston area have now been made available.

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