A reporter appointed by the Scottish Government is assessing the application and its potential impact on the nearby City Halls and Old Fruitmarket. Residents want to turn the site into a park.
Two Glasgow MSPs have supported residents’ calls for a Merchant City car park to be retained for community use, rather than used for a controversial flats plan next to a popular music venue.
They made the decision as the proposal “potentially raises issues of national significance regarding… development proposals within the vicinity of existing art venues”. Over 140 people objected to the development but council planners recommended it could go ahead and, following a split decision, the scheme was approved by the casting vote of planning chairman, Cllr Ken Andrew.
Issues under consideration by the reporter include national planning policies, the ‘agent of change’ principle, which aims to protect cultural venues by putting the onus on developers of new properties to deal with any noise issues, and the Merchant City Regeneration Handbook. Glasgow Life’s representation, produced by Lindsay McIntyre of KSG Acoustics, had stated that, after a noise study, concerns remained that “the risk of justifiable complaints from future residents remains high”.
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