Changing Old Industrial Areas into Attractive Living Environments Presentation by John Bury Glasgow...

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Changing Old Industrial Areas into Attractive Living Environments

Presentation by

John Bury

Glasgow City Council13th September 2005

Tallinn City Vision Conference

• Historical Context

• Glasgow Today

• Early Regeneration Initiatives

• Current Projects

• Wider Issues

• Summary

Historical Context

• Glasgow was described as the Second City of the British Empire.

• Prosperity grew around Mercantile and Engineering and Maritime activities.

• City reached peak industrial production in 1900.

• In 1914, the City produced:

– 71% of the worlds Locomotives, and

– 18% of world shipping.

• Population peaked at 1.1 million in 1939

Historical Context

Clydeside Shipbuilding – 1950s

Historical Context

Cowlairs Locomotive Works – 1920s

Historical Context

Engineering works, Bridgeton

Historical Context

Legacy

The decline in Heavy Engineering and Manufacturing has had a profound impact on the City’s Economy and left a legacy of:

• High Unemployment

• Extensive areas of Vacant or Derelict Land

• Land contaminated from previous industrial use.

• Poor Living Conditions

Historical Context

Derelict Land, Dalmarnock

Historical Context

Derelict Industrial Site

Historical Context

Poor Housing Conditions, Anderston - 1961

Historical Context

Glasgow Today

• 4th largest City in the UK

• 12% of Scottish population (600,000; 1.2 million in wider metropolitan area)

• 17% of Scottish employment

• 16% of Scottish non domestic rates

• €2.8b private sector investment completed or under construction 2004/05

• Another €2.0b worth of investment in the pipeline

Glasgow Today

• largest retail centre outside of London

• third largest centre of HE/FE education in the UK

• largest centre of public transport outside of London

• recently voted third best business centre in Europe

Glasgow Today

Vacant & Derelict Land1313ha

Motorway NetworkProposed Motorway

Glasgow TodayVacant & Derelict Land 2005

• 7.5% (1313ha) of Glasgow’s land area is currently classified as vacant or derelict.

• Significant investment by public and private sector has led to a reduction in the area of Vacant and Derelict Land.

• 1996 – 1,620 Hectares• 2005 – 1,313 Hectares

• About 10% of this land (130ha) is potentially contaminated from previous uses.

• 37.24ha previously industrial use is now proposed for residential use, much lower than in the 1980’s

Vacant and Derelict Land

Glasgow Today

Ground Conditions

• About 10% of City’s Vacant and Derelict land potentially contaminated.

• €4.4m budget to treat contaminated land.

• Significant parts of the City affected by old mine workings.

• Over 900 recorded mineshafts within the City.

• Central Government Tax Breaks for decontaminating Land.

Glasgow Today

Employment Structure in Glasgow 1952 - 2010

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

400,000

450,000

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Service Sector Employment

Manufacturing Employment

1952 1963 1968 1973 1976 1983 1991 1997 2002 2010

Glasgow Today

Employment by Sector 1952

266,167

292,944

Manufacturing

Non-Manufacturing

Employment by Sector 2002

372,000

27,100

Manufacturing

Non-Manufacturing

Glasgow Today

-10,000 -5,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000

Change in employment

Utilities

Manufacturing

Construction

Retail, Catering

Financial Services

Public Services

Other Services

Employment Forecasts for Glasgow 2002 - 2010

Glasgow Today

Early Regeneration

Motorway NetworkProposed Motorway

Maryhill Corridor

Early RegenerationHousing Led Regeneration

• Multi Agency Partnership 1976 – 1987

• Largest Urban Regeneration Project in Europe

• Established to address accute problems of

– Economic Decline

– Social Deprivation

– Environmental Decay

• Project delivered:-

– 4000 new jobs

– 3000 new homes

• Total spend €9.1 Billion

G.E.A.R. (Glasgow Eastern Area Renewal)

Early Regeneration

GEAR - Clydebridge Steelworks 1950

Early Regeneration

GEAR – Calton 1970s

Early Regeneration

• Maryhill Corridor Project 1978 – 1987

• Joint City Council/Regional Council Project

• Established to address:

– Social

– Economic

– Environmental Conditions

Early RegenerationMaryhill Corridor

Maryhill Road – 1960s

Early Regeneration

Maryhill Road Regeneration

Early Regeneration

Maryhill Road Regeneration

Early Regeneration

Current Projects

Current ProjectsPolicy Framework Set:• Metropolitan Vision (2003)• Glasgow and Clyde Valley Structure Plan (2002)• Glasgow City Plan (2003)

• Masterplans

Providing certainty and promoting confidence

Partnership Project between City Council and Scottish Enterprise Glasgow.

Project identified in 1995 to:-

Promote the re-use of former industrial sites or previous housing sites for residential development.

At June 2005

– Public Sector Investment €120m

– Private Sector Investment €255m

– Delivered 4,032 residential units on 115 Hectares of brownfield land.

Current ProjectsBrownfield Sites for Housing

Brownfield Sites Delivered - Graham Square

Current Projects

Housing Completions in Glasgow average 3,200 units per annum.

Between 1995 and 2005

• 13% of Residential Units were developed on sites previously used for industry.(6,509/48,683)

• 11% of the Land developed was previously used for industry.(108/944 Hectares)

• Residential developments on past Industrial sites tend to be to a higher density.

Residential Development

Current Projects

New Housing on Industrial Site, Partick

Current Projects

Clyde Waterfront

Current Projects: Clyde WaterfrontMotorway NetworkProposed Motorway

• regeneration strategy • world class quality waterfront buildings / public spaces• new transport mode to link residential, commercial, and leisure uses • action being taken to address riverbank and flooding issues• €110m public sector investment • €1.8b private sector investment has planning approval or is on site

Clyde WaterfrontGlasgow HarbourSECC CampusPacific QuayBroomielawTradeston

Current Projects: Clyde Waterfront

Meadowside – 1930s

Meadowside Granaries

Site Preperation, Meadowside

New Housing, Glasgow Harbour

Finnieston Street – 1950s Finnieston Street - today

New Housing, Gorbals

Housing Opportunity - Tradeston Proposed Housing - Tradeston

Museum of Transport – Artist’s Impression Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre Campus Masterplan - Artist’s Impression

Riverside Dining River Festival

Proposed New Translink System

Clyde Gateway

Current Projects: Clyde GatewayMotorway NetworkProposed Motorway

• Multi Agency project identified in 2003

• Project covers 830ha of the City’s East End

• Project aims to deliver:– 21,000 jobs– 10,000 new homes– 400,000 sq m of industrial & business space– Remediation of 350ha of derelict or contaminated land

• Total investment of €2.8 billion over 25 year period

Current Projects: Clyde Gateway

Dalmarnock – 1950s

Clyde Gateway – Dalmarnock Masterplan

Proposed Housing Proposed National Indoor Sports Arena

M74 Completion - Linking M74 to M8M74 Completion – Artist’s Impression

Canal Project

Current Projects: CanalMotorway NetworkProposed Motorway

Current Projects: Canal• Joint venture with British Waterways and ISIS

• 15 year project to secure economic, social and environmental regeneration of communities adjacent to the Canal

• Project aims to treat 100ha of vacant and derelict land along the length of the Canal

Spiers Wharf – 1980s Spiers Wharf - today

Current Projects: Canal

Canalside Opportunities

Current Projects: Canal

Canal Masterplan Proposals

Wider Issues

• 83% of Glasgow’s Housing Land Supply suffers from water or sewer constraints

• Glasgow’s Strategic Drainage Plan proposes to :

– Remove Development Constraints

– Reduce Flood Risk

– Improve Water Quality

– Improve Watercourse Habitat

– Integrate and Optimise Investment

Water & Sewer Infrastructure Capacity

Bell Street Housing Conversion

Retaining Historic Buildings

Luma Building Housing Conversion

Templeton Carpet Factory Housing Conversion

Public Art - Gorbals

New Gorbals HousingPublic Art - Gorbals

Public Art - Dalmarnock Bridge

Quality Design

Building Design – Homes For The Future

George Square BannersLighting Strategy – Anniesland Tower

Building Design – Homes For The Future

Quality Design

Social Inclusion

Vocational Training Apprentice

Mixed Tenure Housing – Graham Square

New Nursery Facilities

Housing Site: Former Glassworks

Industrial Heritage

• Maintain momentum

• Legacy of vacant land

• Infrastructure and ground conditions

• Design quality

SummaryContinuing Challenges

• 30 years of regeneration

• Established new housing markets

• Transformed industrial areas into residential environments

• Created new communities

• Stabilised population

• Assisted economic growth

SummaryKey Achievements

Changing Old Industrial Areas into Attractive Living Environments

Presentation by

John Bury

Glasgow City Council13th September 2005

Tallinn City Vision Conference

Changing Old Industrial Areas into Attractive Living Environments Presentation by John Bury Glasgow...

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