compo 7,051 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 just wondering if the club have sold the old albion now a car park I see there are proposals to build residential housing on the site. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,114 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Not sure if it was sold or forms part of a swap deal. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,724 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 hour ago, compo said: just wondering if the club have sold the old albion now a car park I see there are proposals to build residential housing on the site. Public Consultation Albion Housing, Edmiston Drive/Broomloan Road, Ibrox Glasgow Welcome Thank you for taking time to view our online public exhibition in relation to the proposed development of the Albion Car Park at the junction of Broomloan Road and Edmiston Drive Ibrox. A Proposal of Application Notice was submitted Glasgow City Council on 17th March 2020 outlining the intentions of Merchant Homes Partnerships Limited to develop the site. The description of the development is as follows: - Erection of residential development consisting of 160 flatted units and associated works. Glasgow City Council have allocated the Proposal of Application Notice reference 20/00870/PAN. Information about the Proposed Development Information about the proposed development can be viewed and downloaded by clicking here. We want your views We would like to receive your views on the proposed development. This will help us to inform the final proposal to be submitted to Glasgow City Council. Please fill in and submit the online Feedback Form with your comments. The Feedback form can be found by clicking here. You can also let us have your comments by :- Writing to us at Merchant House, 365 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 2SE E-mailing us at public-consultation@merchanthomes.co.uk Calling us on 0141 420 2026 All comments must be received by us no later than Thursday 11th June 2020. Public Consultation Event 29th May 2020 As a result of restrictions on public gatherings imposed by Government during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic we cannot hold the Public Event which was to be held in Ibrox Parish Church on 26th May 2020. As an alternative, we will be hosting a live Question & Answer session on Friday 29th May 2020 between 1pm and 4pm. You can join this event on this page. You can also submit any questions that you have regarding the development to the email or postal addresses provided from Friday 29th May 2020 until Saturday 6th June 2020. We will endeavour to answer any questions within two working days and will allow 48 hours for you to give final comment on our answer. Please note that any comments made to us are not representations to the Planning Authority. If we submit a Planning Application there will be an opportunity to make representations to on that application to the Planning Authority. Privacy We will hold and process any personal data you provide us with in accordance with our Privacy Policy details of which can be found on our website. If completing the Feedback Form you do not require to leave your personal details. We will only contact you if you require an answer to a question you have submitted to us. https://merchanthomes.co.uk/public-consultation 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Some years ago Sir Ian Wood offered to put up £50m of his own money to redevelop Union Street Gardens in Aberdeen. The council in its wisdom turned down his plans. So instead he built a multi-storey car park at the local hospital. At £10.7 it provided parking for 1000 cars on a fraction of the area of the old car park and freed up valuable land for further hospital development. I think it's time Football clubs also made more effort to cater for supporter parking and it doesn't need to be something the size of the Albion. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,627 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 The club should be getting to increase its footprint around the stadium and not selling off prime land. Thid is land that is now lost to the club, possibly forever. Dreadful decision by the board. ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,114 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Certainly a strange decision but we don't know the quid pro quo. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 6,084 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Surely, the club should be increasing it's land bank around the Stadium? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,677 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 1 hour ago, 26th of foot said: Surely, the club should be increasing it's land bank around the Stadium? To build what? regards this carpark could they be selling it to someone to use? it only gets used every second Saturday 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,627 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 23 minutes ago, RANGERRAB said: To build what? regards this carpark could they be selling it to someone to use? it only gets used every second Saturday Do we really need an answer as to what we could do with it now? We may have another use for it in 10-30 years, but once we've sold it and it's been built on then the chance is gone forever. We missed the chance with the Hinshelwood estate and look at it now. Horrible flats deliberately hiding the stadium and making the area look more undesirable, and we're making the same mistake again. Flats are going to be built on it. More residents means more people to object when we ask for things like the fanzone. It may be only used every second Saturday but it sill offers parking for the disabled. Presumably any replacement parking is going to mean more of a trek for them. Perhaps fine for us able-bodied but my mate struggles to walk from the Albion and he'd be unable to go if he has to walk further. The lack of communication from the club is dreadful as well. I'm presuming that they are deliberately holding off saying anything until the season ticket sales are complete as they don't have to worry about those who are unable to walk not renewing (assuming that they're going to supply a replacement area for car parking, but who knows? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,677 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Thought we had to have this car park when the club deck got built? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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