CALA Homes West has successfully delivered this exceptional housing
development, which includes a major conversion of 4 listed buildings, and a mix
of newbuild apartments, contemporary town houses and detached homes.
The Canniesburn site extends to 8.55 hectares
(21.11 acres) and is located in the popular suburb
of Bearsden. The development enjoys a high
quality landscaped setting with mature trees,
avenue tree planting, woodland and open lawned
areas.
CALA successfully "won" this site on the open
market through our innovative planning strategy
which we outlined at the initial stages in a
Masterplan document.
The proposal for the site comprises 238 units,
which is a mixture of re-furbished and new build
flats, new build town houses and 18
contemporary detached properties. Additionally,
planning consent was secured for the provision of
10,000 sq.ft. of office accommodation and a
crèche.
Examples of Issues that were overcome by the
CALA project team include:
- Negotiating an off site affordable housing
contribution.
- Sensitive conversion and re-use of 4 listed
buildings.
- The site was previously zoned for community
use in the adopted Local Plan and, through
representations at the Local Plan Inquiry,
CALA successfully obtained a residential
zoning for the site.
- Successful negotiation of a section 75
agreement relating to off site infrastructure
improvements.
Skills used throughout process:
- In house planning expertise used to overcome
several difficult planning issues.
- A very close working relationship was
established with East Dunbartonshire Council
throughout the Masterplan Process.