Liveable Neighbourhoods (LN) is Glasgow's approach to blending the 20-minute neighbourhood concept with the place principle. The City Council will work with and enable communities to improve their areas through the formation of Liveable Neighbourhood Plans. This process was initiated in Summer 2021 with the publication of the LN Toolkit. Followed by in-person and digital community engagement in October/November 2021 and February 2022.
Through six tranches of work, LN plans will cover every area of Glasgow. Following the RIBA process, LN Plans will both identify existing activity and propose new interventions which align with the four themes of LN:
The global climate crisis as well as the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on local neighbourhoods and town centres highlighting the importance of local public space within our city and the need to re-prioritise the balance of our streets. It is possible to rebalance the way streets are designed and used, to make them more people friendly and better for socialising and improving commercial activity. But also to place active travel and public transport as a first choice whilst maintaining the transport needs of the city.
Four areas formed the first tranche, these are:
RIBA Stage 1 reports for the Ruchill-Cowlairs LN and Langside-Toryglen LN areas alongside a LN Strategic Business Case were presented at the Environment, Sustainability and Carbon Reduction City Policy Committee on the 1 February 2022 and the City Administration Committee on the 24 February 2022 with all documents approved. The Dennistoun-Cranhill LN and Govan-Kingston LN RIBA stage 1 reports were presented to the Environment, Sustainability and Carbon Reduction City Policy Committee on the 23 August 2022
Additional work was also undertaken in:
On reviewing the Liveable Neighbourhoods approach and identified tranches of work, it was acknowledged that the Yorkhill to Anderston areas have a number of wider Active Travel and Streets for People projects that align with the LN Programme.
This provided an opportunity to review and collate work and to undertake a wider overarching appraisal of the geographical area with the production of a RIBA Stage 1 report. This was presented to the Environment, Sustainability and Carbon Reduction City Policy Committee on the 23 August 2022.
This is anticipated to commence in late 2023 and will cover the following study areas:
Four areas form the second tranche:
This will cover the wards of; Victoria Park, Garscadden/Scotstounhill, Dennistoun (Sighthill, Royston & Germiston only), North East, Southside Central, Govan (Tradeston only), Pollokshields and Newlands/Auldburn.
RIBA Stage 0-2 activity in these LN areas commenced in November 2022 and is scheduled to be completed in Autumn 2023 with concept design reports. RIBA Stage 1 Community Engagement was undertaken in February and March 2023.
Additional engagement for RIBA Stage 2 anticipated to take place in summer and autumn 2023 - details of this will be provided on this page in due course.
This is anticipated to commence in late 2023 and will cover the following study areas:
The Liveable Neighbourhoods Plan and the Active Travel Strategy and are both part of a suite of transport related plans and documents which will:
This suite of transport related documents includes:
Current Consultations taking place are listed below:
Pollokshields East to Gorbals LN
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Mansewood to Shawlands LN
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Glasgow City Council carried out the undernoted consultations and sought your views on the following proposals below:
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