JORDANHILL residents are to hold a second public meeting in order to galvanise opposition to major development proposals for the area.
Strathclyde University has acquired planning permission in principle to build homes on the former Jordanhill teacher training campus.
Jordanhill Community Council (JCC) does not believe local views have been taken into account and says such a large site needs thorough community consultation.
Tom Hamilton, one of JCC;s Residents Working Group, said: “We want to know how they plan to parachute an extra 60 homes on to the site without full consultation.
“It has been nearly six years since plans were first submitted and a consultation was held. Those findings are no longer relevant.”
Initial plans for the site submitted by the university were for a maximum of 364 new homes.
A planning application from CALA Homes (West), which is the preferred bidder to develop the site, is now for around 420 homes.
The community council fears this number of homes will put strain on transport and roads in the area as well as pressure on schools, which are almost at capacity.
Residents point to a letter from Jim McIntyre, MD of Cala Homes (West), which reads: “We would like to thank the community for their comments and attendance at meetings throughout the pre-application process and also for attendance at the Public Information event held by CALA on 7th December 2016.”
They say no meetings took place - only a Public Information event not advertised until the eve of the event itself.
Locals claim new plans submitted by CALA do not match those made by Strathclyde University in a document it drafted called Campus Plan 2.
They have created their own plan for the 43-acre site, a Community Value Proposition.
The Community Value Proposition looks at allowing the site to still be used by the community, such as having a social enterprise set up out of school care services.
John Grierson of JCC said the group is waiting for a response from Strathclyde University with regards the proposition.
The community council is now looking to raise funds to fight the development and pay for research such as an independent Traffic Impact Assessment.
The public meeting is to be held on Sunday, March 19 at 2pm in Jordanhill Parish Church.
A spokeswoman for CALA Homes (West), said:”CALA is committed to engaging with local residents and stakeholders over its proposals for the Jordanhill Campus site.
“To date, we’ve met with local councillors on two separate occasions and we’ve now met with Jordanhill Community Council three times, including just this month before lodging our plans for the site with Glasgow City Council. This meeting was particularly important to us as we are keen to keep the local community and its representatives fully informed.
“Prior to our involvement in the site, the community council was also in dialogue with the owners of Jordanhill Campus, the University of Strathclyde.
“As part of CALA’s commitment to maintaining a dialogue, we have offered residents the opportunity to engage with us directly. In December 2016, we staged a public information event attended by over 300 local people and this month we published a booklet about our plans which was distributed to over 600 residents. The booklet provides extensive details on our proposals and any residents who wish further information are welcome to get in touch via the CALA Homes website.”
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