Glasgow City Council, together with Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) and Keepmoat Homes, have agreed to deliver more than 800 new homes at the city’ Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA). The £250 million regeneration scheme is the biggest of its type in the UK outside of London and it will feature 826 new homes, as well as retail units and a commercial development over the next decade.
The 198 mid-market rent homes will be built by GHA and let and managed by Lowther Homes, while the 628 private homes, the retail unit and the commercial development will be delivered through a development agreement between Keepmoat and the council. Once completed, Sighthill will deliver almost 1,000 new homes for sale and rent, a new community school campus, a new footbridge across the M8 that connects Sighthill to the city centre, a new road bridge across the railway to link it to Port Dundas, an improved parkland throughout the entire area and active travel routes to and from the city centre.
“The transformation of the area will serve as an example of what can be done in urban regeneration, with the creation of a fantastic neighbourhood immediately beside the city centre. We can now anticipate this work starting and being able to watch the skyline of both Sighthill and Glasgow change over the years. I look forward to working with all our partners on the Sighthill TRA on this exciting project for Glasgow,” commented Councillor Kenny McLean, city convener for neighbourhoods, housing and public realm at Glasgow City Council.
The regeneration of Sighthill is being delivered by Transforming Communities: Glasgow, a partnership between Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Housing Association and the Scottish Government, with additional funding from the Glasgow City Region City Deal.
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