As the nights are drawing in, here is all the news, licensing & planning, and events to look forward to this week when you are out and about in the Calton… Look out for more information about Havannah Street and if you have time and are passionate about the Calton, why not contemplate joining the Community Council?
Calton Community Council needs YOU!
If you live in the Calton Area and want the best for the area, perhaps you might consider joining the Community Council? The Calton Community Council currently has vacancies for 6 new members. Valid nomination forms must be submitted to Glasgow City Council (see below)by Thursday 14th November 2024. Contact communitycouncils@glasgow.gov.uk to see if you eligible and to get an application form; alternatively contact info@calton-community-council.scot for an application form.
We meet once a month for our public and business meetings and we are looking for people who are passionate about make the Calton the best place to live in Glasgow. To be eligible, you need to be over 16 years of age, live within the Community Council boundary area. You will need to be proposed and seconded to stand by two other people who also live in the Calton Boundary area. The candidate, proposer and seconders’ names must appear on the Electoral Register. (Alternative measures for identification and residency status of candidates may be undertaken in certain circumstances).
Havannah Street Update
Calton Community Council, Havannah Street Collegelands Planning Application 24/02272/FUL, Objection, 30 October 2024
Calton Community Council has followed the progress of the application to develop the eastern end of Havannah Street for nearly three years since some of us in the community got together to restart the Community Council after it had been in abeyance since 2019. We held a public consultation event in March 2023 with Dawn, the developers, and we are aware that they have been in contact with such organisations as “Make Space for Girls” and some local groups, particularly about the proposed park space. We are pleased that after all this time the planning application has now come forward but we are not happy with it; it leaves much to be desired.
The first part of our objection relates to the massing of the 2 new blocks; they are too high in comparison to neighbouring buildings and will result in a loss of light particularly to the 6 floors of the ex-Great Eastern Hotel. No attempt appears to have been made to relate them to the existing student blocks, either in height or appearance and they are bulky and ugly, even in relation to the more utilitarian, but slender, high rise flats on the other side of Duke Street.
The proposed materials bear no relation to the surrounding buildings; no attempt appears to have been made to link them either to the traditional buildings on Hunter Street or to the newer buildings to the north and west. No recognition has been taken of the historic nature of the area, despite the proposer’s documents containing photographs etc to imply that cognisance has been taken. Instead there is reference to “lighter faced brick” and “dark buff brick”; there is no brick of this type in the immediate area. The introduction of “pickled aluminium cladding” is completely random, a quirk of the design process.
We are aware that there is much concern among local residents about the proposed increase in the number of students. We recognise the need for far more student accommodation in the city and thus while we appreciate the concern do not fully share it. However, we do have concerns, the first being that there appears to be no overall plan in the city for the provision of student accommodation, second that the building standard is not as high as for permanent housing and third that student accommodation is being sold to the highest bidder. With PBSA rents being outwith the protection of the Scottish Rent Cap, rents are becoming too high for many students, who are consequently moving out to private rented accommodation and they are being replaced with wealthier, working residents. These issues might be outwith the immediate terms of the planning application, but they do add to the unease within the local population.
There has been a massive building programme in the area to the east of Hunter Street and Barrack Street and this is where more affordable housing is to be found, leaving, we are told by the developer, little or no interest in affordable housing in this location, a situation which is regretted by many residents in the immediate locality.
However, with more residential, and student, building proposed for the old College Goods Yard this proposed development on Havannah Street can not be considered in isolation. People living in the immediate area are already concerned about the on-street and pavement car parking
and while there might be plans for very low or zero car ownership in both the student and the private flats, Glasgow is not yet ready for people to use alternative means of transport. The privatised bus service is expensive and poor, with no bus services running on the High Street and the bus services that are on Duke Street, and throughout the city, ie those covered by Strathclyde Passenger Transport, do not have linked ticketing systems with ScotRail and the Subway. High Street railway station is very close, but it only has stepped access to the platforms, thus limiting its use. Cycle lanes are planned for Duke Street, but parts of the cycle lane network in the city have been delayed, so cycling is currently not for the faint-hearted. Until the options for public transport and active travel in the city are significantly improved, there is little or no motivation for car users to give up their cars and switch to more environmentally friendly modes of transport, despite our city roads being so busy with motor vehicles.
Thus reducing the height of the blocks from 10 or 11 floors to no more than the 6 floors of the existing student flats and the Great Eastern building, thus reducing the proposed number of residents in the development, would reduce the pressure on car parking, reduce potential congestion in the area and reduce the impact on the existing population of the area and on local services.
The land to the south of the site is currently open to the general public and is used by some for dog-walking and others as a walking route away from motor traffic. However, it has been used for fly-tipping, prostitution and drug-taking. Neither the current owners of the site, Police Scotland or Glasgow City Council has been able to eradicate this. Everyone, we think, will welcome its development into a public park, but there is no clarity in the documentation as to how ongoing maintenance of the park will be effected to ensure that the area will not degenerate into a site where drug-taking, prostitution, rough sleeping and fly-tipping takes place. This is a completely unsatisfactory situation.
We understand, from the developers of the College Goods Yard, a site to the south on the other side of the railway, that there are proposals for a walking route from the Cathedral, through the Collegelands site and over the railway via a new bridge to the College Goods Yard and down to the People’s Palace and Glasgow Green, thus linking these historic sites. However, there is no mention of this in the documentation for this site. It is as if this site has been considered in isolation with no connection to the rest of Calton and the city. We must, therefore, object to the proposals in their current form. The proposed population growth is too high for the city’s current infrastructure and services, the proposed size and material of the buildings is out of context with the surrounds and there is no clarity about site maintenance.
Submitted:
Tricia Fort
Chair, Calton Community Council
c/o Glasgow City Chambers
82 George Square
G2 1DU
Calton Heritage and Learning Centre
Calton Heritage and Learning Centre’s Heat, Scran, Move sessions are back on Fridays from 2-4pm. Immediately after, they will be introducing free Yoga sessions from 4-5pm. So come get some food, warmth and banter and then enjoy some simple yoga to improve your mood and flexibility. What better way to start the weekend. No need to pre-book , just come along on the first Yoga session starting 25th October.
Tesco Stronger Starts
Calling all school and youth initiatives – funding from city centre Tesco Stronger Starts for healthy food and summer activities 
Cheer yourselves up by planning what to apply for NOW! Submit an application to the G1 1NL Merchant City express store by Nov 4th to have a chance in the Jan – March customer vote with awards of up to £1,500 in May ’25 
Get in touch with tamara@greenspacescotland.org.uk 07825 671968 with any queries or for application support 
Apply for a grant – (tescostrongerstarts.org.uk)
Housing News
More than 30,000 applications made for short-term lets licences
New statistics on Scotland’s Short-Term Lets Licensing Scheme have revealed that local authorities received at least 30,299 applications for a short-term lets licence by the end of June this year, with 82% (24,810) being validated.
Licensing Applications
The Licensing Section has received an Application for New Licence for a Short Term Let (Home Sharing).
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SUMMARY OF APPLICATION –
Reference No:- ST8902-9028-6590-6593
Applicant:- Provided
Address of Short Term Let:- Flat 3.02, 57 Greendyke Street, Glasgow
No. of Rooms:- 1
Last Date for Objection/Representation:- 26/11/2024
Phone: 0141 287 5354
Email: LicensingEnquiries@glasgow.gov.uk
The Licensing Section has received an Application for New Licence for House in Multiple Occupation.
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SUMMARY OF APPLICATION
Reference No:- HMO07416
Applicant:- OWNER Coffele Properties Limited
Address of Living Accommodation:-
8/5, 3 Blackfriars Road, Glasgow, G1 1QG
Last Date for Objection/Representation:-
14 November 2024
Phone: 0141 287 5354
Email: LicensingEnquiries@glasgow.gov.uk
The Licensing Section has received an Application for New Licence for House in Multiple Occupation due to a change of owner.
SUMMARY OF APPLICATION
Reference No:- HMO07418-07426
Applicant:- OWNER Roost Propco 3 Limited
Address of Living Accommodation:- Various Flats, 10 Havannah Street, Glasgow, G4 0UB
Last Date for Objection/Representation:-
14 November 2024
Phone: 0141 287 5354
Email: LicensingEnquiries@glasgow.gov.uk
Proposal for Display of a Non-Illuminated Sign
Reference: 24/02357/ADV Community Cnl: Calton
Address: 135 – 139 London Road Glasgow
Proposal: Display of non-illuminated fascia signage.
Date Received: 25.09.2024 Date Valid: 17.10.2024
Applicant Details: Provided
Agent Details: Provided
Ward: Calton Representation Expiry Date: 15.11.2024
Type: Advertisement Consent Level:
Case Officer: Ian Briggs, 0141 287 6051
Listing: Cons Area:
Map Reference: (E) 259837 (N) 664691
The City of Glasgow Licensing Board has received an Application for Grant of Provisional Premises Licence.
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SUMMARY OF APPLICATION
Reference No: GC2693
Applicant:- Provided
Address of Premises:- Glasgow Super Store, 187 Gallowgate, Glasgow, G1 5DY
Licensed Hours:- Monday to Sunday, 10.00am until 10.00pm
Activities:- Premises offering alcohol for consumption off the premises and offering, recorded music.
Sale of Alcohol:- Off Sales
Last Date for Objection/Representation:- 5 December 2024
Phone: 0141 287 5354
Email: LicensingEnquiries@glasgow.gov.uk
Notification of a Public Procession
Please find attached details of a forthcoming public procession in the City of Glasgow
Please click, to view Future Public Processions
Please note that all notifications to hold a public procession in Glasgow may be subject to negotiation, and can be altered at any time prior to the procession taking place.
The Future Processions webpage will be updated to reflect any amendments made and should be used for updates to the above notification.
Form No:
PPP2810133211
Organisation: Bridgeton Apprentice Boys of Derry
Date of Procession: Saturday, 14 December 2024
Assemble Time: 09:30 (24 hr)
Start Time: 09:45 (24 hr)
Assembly Point: Tullis Street
Proposed Route: Tullis Street, Main Street, Bridgeton Cross, London Road, Arcadia Street, Templeton Street
Dispersal Point: Templeton Street
Reason for Procession: Closing of the Gates parade feeder parade
Reason for Procession passing through Glasgow City Centre: N/A
Nos. in Procession: 70 (estimated)