18 Dowanhill Street

The first disposal approved by the council’s Contracts & Property Committee yesterday is for a 0.22-acre piece of surplus land at 37-49 Dumbarton Road to Hegarty Investment Company Limited, the owners of the adjoining land and public house, which wishes to develop the site for build to rent homes.

Secondly, the former Yoker Primary School site at 56 Craggan Drive will transfer to Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association. The former school caretakers’ bungalow at 54 Craggan Drive is also included in the disposal of the 3.28-acre site, with the housing association planning to build a development of 33 affordable homes - a mix of flats and houses - with some of those for social rent.

The third disposal approved by the council was for 3.41 acres of land at Rothes Drive, Sandbank Street and Kilmun Street to Maryhill Housing Association. The disposal of this land will allow the housing association to build 138 new homes - 68 of these will be affordable, with 70 developed for private sale in partnership with a private sector company. The housing association will also provide public open space beside the homes.

Three compulsory purchases - at 2/01, 1357 Gallowgate, G/01, 18 Dowanhill Street, 49 Cairndow Court, Glasgow - will see the properties brought back into use as social housing and improve the condition of the housing stock.

The committee also approved ‘back-to-back’ agreements with Parkhead Housing Association for the 1357 Gallowgate flat; with Partick Housing Association for the 18 Dowanhill Street flat; and with Cathcart and District Housing Association for the 49 Cairndow Court property.

Councillor Ruairi Kelly, depute leader and convener for Housing and Development at Glasgow City Council, said the decisions by the council “will bring a significant number of new homes to Glasgow by freeing up land and sites or bringing long-term empty homes back to productive use”.

“At a time when new housing is needed more than ever, we will continue to do all that we can to boost the availability of housing in the city,” he added.