Consultation on proposals for Custom House Quay and Carlton Place project to be held next week

The project aims to create a unique destination on the Glasgow waterfront, while enhancing and protecting the area's townscape, heritage and environment. It will focus on addressing the structural integrity of the quay walls there and renewing the existing open space to establish a 'River Park'.

Glasgow City Council has appointed an expert design team - led by Hawkins-Brown - to develop a masterplan design for both the north and south banks in this stretch of the city centre waterfront, and to identify a phasing strategy to deliver the infrastructure works.

The project will also respond to the greater need for quality amenity space in the area that will result due to ongoing and forthcoming nearby development in both the city centre and North Laurieston.

The first session in the City Chambers will take place between 11am until 2pm on 9 October, with the second running from 5pm until 8pm. There will also be an online survey from the morning of 9 October - running until 26 October - that will allow those taking part to find out more information and give feedback on the proposals.

More detail on the sessions, the online survey and the project is available here.

Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of the Glasgow City Region Cabinet, said: "The Custom House Quay and Carlton Place project will transform a historic part of the waterfront in Glasgow city centre. These are very exciting proposals for a new and unique city destination, and the consultation sessions will give those taking part the chance to both learn much more about them and give their views on what they would like from the final design and masterplan."

The Glasgow City Region City Deal will see both the Scottish and UK Governments each provide £500million of funding for infrastructure projects.