
On the 10th January 2017, Kevin Stewart MSP, Minister for Local Government and Housing, launched “Places, People and Planning: A consultation of the future of the Scottish Planning System”.

On the 10th January 2017, Kevin Stewart MSP, Minister for Local Government and Housing, launched “Places, People and Planning: A consultation of the future of the Scottish Planning System”.

The second consultation draft of Glasgow’s Housing Strategy 2017-2022 refines and elaborates on issues following detailed feedback from the first consultation. Some parts remain largely unchanged while other parts have been significantly altered. The draft is now available at www.glasgow.gov.uk/draftstrategy.

On 13 September the Scottish Government launched a Governance Review of early years and schools education and it would like to hear your views at a Ministerial Engagement session to be held on 10th November 10:00 to 13:00 and 18:00 to 21:00 at the Hilton Hotel Glasgow.

The draft Sexual Health Strategic Plan for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which sets out a strategic direction over the next three years, is currently available for consultation.

As Glasgow City Council develops the strategy for the city’s parks and green spaces across the next two years, they are looking to collect as many ideas and opinions, stories and suggestions as possible from park users to help shape their decisions.

The Scottish Government is seeking views on a new Mental Health Strategy.

Alexandra Park is one of Glasgow’s most significant parks, one of four designed by Sir Joseph Paxton. The 104 acre park takes its name from Princess Alexandra, the wife of the future King Edward VII, who officially opened the Park in 1870. The highest point of the park gives views north to Ben Lomond and south to Tinto hills. The City Improvement Trustees purchased the park in 1866 from Mr Walter Stewart of Haghill.

Glasgow Council’s Development and Regeneration Services and Land and Environmental Services are carrying out a consultation on the draft Design Guide for New Residential Areas (NB: ~8MB PDF).
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Onslow Square suffers from extensive dog-fouling and littering which has resulted in the site deteriorating to a condition that has an adverse effect on the environmental standard of the whole community.