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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.

Liveable Neighbourhood Stage 2 Report

The Dennistoun to Cranhill Liveable Neighbourhood Stage 2 report was published via the most recent meeting of the Environment and Liveable Neighbourhoods City Policy Committee.

It can be viewed via this link or clicking on the below cover page image (NB: 43 Mb PDF file). The full set of committee documents can be viewed here. The GCC publicity article can be found here.

Update on Progressing Beyond The Liveable Neighbourhood Longlist

The Glasgow City Council reply below is in response to queries regarding the Liveable Neighbourhoods project, the Inner East Strategic Development Framework the Neighbourhood Infrastructure Improvement Fund, and Citizens’ Panels participatory funding arrangements, submitted by Dennistoun Community Council to the Director of GCC Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability.

A PDF version of the GCC reply is available here.

GCC Reply: Wednesday 18th January 2023

Firstly thank you for noting that the Dennistoun Community Council welcome the principle and proposals of the Liveable Neighbourhood Plan (LNP).

Progressing Beyond The Liveable Neighbourhood Longlist

A PDF version of this submission is available here.

The below queries were submitted by Dennistoun Community Council to George Gillespie (Executive Director, Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability, Glasgow City Council) on 7th November 2022, copied to all Dennistoun Ward and Calton Ward Councillors (Anthony Carroll, Allan Casey, Elaine McDougall, Greg Hepburn, Cecilia O’Lone, Linda Pike, and George Redmond).

Dennistoun Community Council (DCC) welcomes the principles and proposals of the GCC Connecting Communities Project and the Liveable Neighbourhood (LN) plan. DCC and its Community Councillors (CCllrs) have enthusiastically promoted and engaged with the project at all stages of consultation to date.

Liveable Neighbourhood Engagement Event Rescheduled

The Dennistoun to Cranhill Liveable Neighbourhood engagement events at the Reidvale Centre, Cranhill Development Trust, and St Enoch Hogganfield Parish Church have been rescheduled.

Consultations Roundup: Early 2022

A list of consultations currently underway is provided below, with deadlines for contributions also noted. Many of these feed into long-term decision-making that will (either directly or indirectly) define multiple aspects of our lives and surroundings in Dennistoun, Glasgow, and beyond over the coming months and years.

Local

Dennistoun to Cranhill Liveable Neighbourhood (GCC, local event to be scheduled for Feb 2022)
dennistouncc.org.uk/2021/11/19/liveable-neighbourhood-consultation

Liveable Neighbourhood Engagement Event Postponed

The Dennistoun to Cranhill Liveable Neighbourhood engagement events at the Reidvale Centre, Cranhill Development Trust, and St Enoch Hogganfield Parish Church have been postponed.

In the meantime you can:

Read more about the Liveable Neighbourhood here.
Contribute to the Commonplace comments map here.
Complete a Place Standard survey here.
Contact the team directly via c.stewart@collectivearchitecture.co.uk.

Liveable Neighbourhood Consultation

A Liveable Neighbourhood supports living, working, commerce and culture within its area; encourages sustainable transport to move around it; and has a distinct character. Liveable Neighbourhoods are also known as 20-minute neighbourhoods, where people can meet their everyday needs within a short walk or cycle.

Glasgow’s Liveable Neighbourhoods will be accessible and healthy places that allow people of all ages and abilities, to play and socialise outdoors in their local area, as well as making walking, cycling and public transport the first choice.

Collective Architecture and Arcadis are working with Glasgow City Council to develop the first tranche of Liveable Neighbourhoods for the City which includes the Dennistoun, Haghill, Riddrie, Carntyne and Cranhill area.

Transport Strategy Consultation

Transport Strategy 2021 Draft Policy Framework

Consultation open until ~~Friday 26th November 2021~~. Update on 22 Nov: The consultation period for the Glasgow Transport Strategy: Draft Policy Framework has been extended by a week to midnight Friday 3rd December 2021.

Active Travel Strategy Consultation

Consultation open until ~~Monday 22nd November 2021~~ Sunday 5th December 2021.

Glasgow City Council is delivering an Active Travel Strategy, designed to achieve significant modal shift across the city to walking, wheeling and cycling. It is intended to supersede the existing Strategic Plan for Cycling 2016-2025.

The strategy is a recognition of the positive impact that transport, and active travel in particular, can make towards city’s wider policy objectives on Climate and the Environment, Health and Wellbeing, Inclusion and Equality and Wealth and Inclusive Growth. The public conversation in Autumn 2020 directly informed the policies and actions proposed in this draft strategy.

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