Sauchiehall St, Glasgow
Sauchiehall Street
Vita Group is bringing forward plans for the former ABC Building on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow. A gateway to the Golden Z, this important site has been crying out for investment and regeneration and is inviting local residents and interested parties for their feedback through a series of consultation events.
Developed under Vita Group’s pioneering new brand House of Social, the ground floor could include a bustling destination food hall which will allow Glasgow’s concept restaurants to introduce their brand to the city and build a following. Above this, the provision for student accommodation.
Over the last decade, Vita Group has established its reputation as one of the UK’s most respected housing providers and has a history for investing into Glasgow with an existing residence, Vita Student West End and a second proposal for a site India Street which includes affordable housing and student accommodation currently going through planning.
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Key Concern | Our Response | Concern regarding the use of the site for
student accommodation. | Student accommodation, along with affordable housing and a commercial unit, provides a viable alternative to the consented build-to-rent use in light of the Scottish Government ‘rent freeze’ introduced in September 2022. There is an established need for additional purpose built student accommodation in Edinburgh. |
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Concern regarding the impact of building height
on sunlight access to neighbouring buildings. | A Daylight, Sunlight and Overshadowing Report is being undertaken to assess impact on neighbouring properties to ensure any impact is within acceptable standards. |
Concern regarding the impact of building height
and massing on streetscape views and outlook
of neighbouring buildings. | The proposals will be supported by a Townscape and Visual Impact Assessment to assess the height of the proposed development in local and long-distance views. The Visualisations shown on board 7, taken from both the north and south of Sibbald Walk, show that the top storey will not be visible from these locations. |
More detailed work and assessments are currently being undertaken which are helping to inform and shape the final design proposals.
The comments received from this second public consultation event will be considered before submitting a formal application to the City of Edinburgh Council. Comments received throughout the pre-application consultation stage, and how they have been considered, will be detailed in the Pre-Application Consultation Report which will be submitted in support of the forthcoming application.