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Video: Cala Homes faces opposition as it sets out plans for Jordanhill College site

Public meeting to be held ahead of applications for hundreds of homes at prime West End location.

A public meeting is to be held to discuss a major homes plan at the former Jordanhill College campus.

Strong opposition is likely to be aired by residents and community representatives as the long-running saga moves towards a full planning application in the New Year.

Watch: Jillian McNicol from Cala Homes and Peter McLaughlin, N7 Architects, give an overview of the scheme.

Planning consent in principle was secured for the 31-acre site five years ago by Strathclyde University.

Now preferred developer Cala Homes is seeking to convert this provisional consent into a workable scheme that it hopes will secure approval.

It wants to build 420 homes of mixed type in one of the most desirable parts of the West End - close to Scotland's top state school, Jordanhill School.

But the local community council is not convinced by the plans, and has recorded a raft of objections from the very start of the process.

In an advisory statement on its website, the council says: "Constituents are concerned about the proposed density of the residential development and its potential impact on the environment, existing residential amenity and road transport infrastructure.

"In terms of public transport the campus is below base accessibility standards that potentially increase car traffic generated by the development.

"Jordanhill is already experiencing high volumes of peak time traffic flow navigating alternate routes at speed through the residential amenity to avoid congestion hotspots at Crow Road and Anniesland Cross.

"Westland, Westbrae, Southbrae, Hallydown, Jordanhill, and Helensburgh Drives, Wilmot and Seggielea Roads are all considered high risk to public safety.

"Junctions at Westbrae Drive, Southbrae Drive and Westland Drive are dangerous during morning and afternoon school runs especially with coaches parked outside St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School.

"The Council (Glasgow City) position of 'no accident, no problem' is totally unacceptable.

"Additionally the inequalities in permanent traffic regulation order enforcement around Scotstoun Stadium combined with the breach of planning control (temporary grandstands erected without planning permission) significantly increases public safety risk during event days."

Jordanhill Community Council:

"Jordanhill is already experiencing high volumes of peak time traffic flow navigating alternate routes at speed through the residential amenity to avoid congestion hotspots at Crow Road and Anniesland Cross.

"Westland, Westbrae, Southbrae, Hallydown, Jordanhill, and Helensburgh Drives, Wilmot and Seggielea Roads are all considered high risk to public safety.

"Junctions at Westbrae Drive, Southbrae Drive and Westland Drive are dangerous during morning and afternoon school runs especially with coaches parked outside St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School."

Cala Homes invited residents to see the plans at an information event at the listed David Stow Building - which under the proposals will be converted in to apartments.

A spokesman for Cala Homes (West) said on Tuesday: "Following the information event, we are continuing to engage with local groups and residents on the Cala proposals.

"We are keen to hear their views as we look to further develop sympathetic proposals that complement the existing environment.

"We have undertaken several assessments, including road and traffic, to ensure that the plans are as carefully integrated into the Jordanhill area as possible."

According to the community council's website, the planned public meeting will be held in Jordanhill School no fewer than three weeks before the planning application (matters specified in conditions) and listed building application are lodged - and that is expected sometime towards the end of January next year.

A former country estate, the site housed Jordanhill College of Education from 1913 until 2012, becoming Strathclyde University's Faculty of Education in 1993.

Two more buildings - Graham House and Douglas House - are also on site.

* For more information visit: http://bit.ly/2gtYYIF and https://www.cala.co.uk/-/media/files/planning/jordanhill/jordanhill-pull-up-banners.pdf?la=en

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