Plans to transform the former Govan tram depot, near Cessnock, into a housing development have been submitted to Glasgow City Council.

If approved, the proposals, made by Glasgow Housing Association, would see 105 homes constructed. It is understood the former offices at the depot would be refurbished to create 20 homes, while a new build on land to the rear of the site would provide an additional 85 properties.

The development would include 15 terraced houses with a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom units, with remaining properties consisting of one- to four-bedroom units in a mix of cottage flats and flatted blocks. Seven of the flats are designed to wheelchair accessibility standards.


Elsewhere, there is provision for 82 in-curtilage parking spaces overall, while the new road will be 'cranked' rather than straight allowing a more efficient use of the site. It will also create a pocket park and a series of 'squares' that will help to slow traffic and reduce the feeling of a roadway through the development. The access route will also have a mix of hard and soft landscaping "to create a sense of place", while the areas to the rear of the blocks are formed into private gardens and courtyard areas.

All areas of the site are graded to provide level access, Collective Architecture added in its design statement.

(JP/IT)