a Draft Local Development Strategy for Pollokshaws has been published by Glasgow City Council.

The council wishes to hear what residents, readers and stakeholders in the area think.

The strategy proposes a new City Quarter which builds on the area's rich heritage and rekindles the ‘village' atmosphere and scale which existed before Pollokshaws was redeveloped in the 1960s and became a community of high-rise towers.

The proposals aim to build on the area's excellent transport links as well as the outstanding natural resources of the White Cart and Pollok Park to become a place which fully meets the needs of the people who live there.


The new 'village' proposed would become an attractive option for flat-dwellers on Glasgow’s Southside who choose to leave the city for the suburbs as well as families from the suburbs who are tired of the cost and time of commuting, lack of facilities and want to get back to city living.

The Draft Local Development Strategy for Pollokshaws envisages a community in 10 years time with a diverse range of people, where people don’t need to use cars to travel to work and use the city’s facilities, and can shop locally, mixing city culture and village life in one area.

The council is keen to see the local community play its part in shaping the future of Pollokshaws through visiting the exhibition of the strategy at Pollokshaws Library and Learning Centre or emailing pollokshaws@glasgow.gov.uk to find further information.The consultation period ends on 2 April 2010.

(GK/BMcC)