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Glasgow Live
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Kirsty McKenzie

Second bid for new homes at former Tollcross bus depot site

Developers have submitted fresh plans to build almost 140 homes on a former First Bus depot in Parkhead.

Four months after it was revealed proposals for a new development on Tollcross Road were turned down by the council, AS Homes have launched a second bid asking for permission to start construction.

The Glasgow-based firm is originally sought a planning application to build 139 homes and flats at 252 Tollcross Road, near Parkhead Cross.

Glasgow City Council refused the application in March. Reasons for the decision include significant privacy issues, reduced quality of amenity space and a lack of cycle parking and details on electric vehicle charging facilities.

Attempting to address these concerns, AS has now proposed 97 houses and 42 flats, with a mixture of one, two and three-bedroom properties.

A design statement submitted by EMA Architects said: “There will be a range of homes provided as part of the development, in order to cater to a wide range of people and circumstances. There will be a variety of two and three-bed terraces, three-bed semi-detached properties and one and two-bed flats.

“This would be provided by a range of heights, to suit various locations on the site. Four-storey flats are provided to Tollcross Road, tying into the existing grain of the street, with three-storey flats further down Canmore Street and a variety of low-rise units to the inner realm of the site.”


As well as the new houses, there are also proposals for an "urban park" and a "pedestrian-friendly arrival space” on Tollcross Road.

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