Public consultation on new flats at Ibrox

[TN8]

I knew through work that developers had been looking at it for a while. Didn't know about these specific plans, or why the club want rid.

 

[Coopertrueblue]

Surely before we all jump in it would be good to understand the financial side of the deal

 

[arnietac1]

Operation Block Ibrox out ehh

For decades it was blocked out by the tenements at Hinshelwood and Skene Road sir.

 

[chucknorris]

Somebody is going to have to come out and talk to us about this. Horrendous decision.

 

[Heisenberg]

The feeling is that we’ll never be able to expand Ibrox if car parking in the area isn’t increased. If there’s any spare land we should be able to buy it for a pound.

 

[Coatbridge Chancellor]

What view is it blocking exactly? From the motorway?

 

[Pep_x]

An absolute shambles if the club are selling off car parking without expanding capacity somewhere else. Serious misjudgement.

 

[BrianLaudrupsCurtains]

Stayed in the redeveloped Ibroxholm high flats, was class views of the city one side and Ibrox the other side. Could see right up the touchline of Main Stand to BF1 area. View wise, Ibrox was always surrounded by flats. Going to be some parking issues for sure. Surely the old wine alley area would be more suited to flats. Merchant Homes surely for sale, rather than the new GHA/mid market rental at the front of the stadium @ Skene Rd. All for the Ibrox train station reopening.

 

[ZanderK81]

Yep I’ve posted link above.

Also talk of reopening the Ibrox Train Station.

Cheers, just seen it after posted.

 

[In Walter We Trust]

Looks quite good to blend in with the stadium. Looks like where the burger vans are placed , maybe just maybe the developer might have to upgrade the road .

I stand corrected, it’s the majority of the Albion carpark

 

[Mark-Penny]

We should be putting a multi storey car park there. It would pay for itself on match days at a few quid a car

Have you ever tried to get out the car park just now on a match day?

 

[A1bertz]

I wouldn't worry about it. If a sale of the land for housing could make Rangers money...the council will knock it back anyway.

 

[Uddy Gers]

I think it looks pretty good. That area is an eyesore at the moment.

I agree.

We’ve been wanting the GCC to spruce the land up around Ibrox for some while.

I like how they’ve took inspiration from the Main Stand and kept the theme with the red brick and shape of windows.

The Albion Car Park and the surrounding radius is a dump until you hit Ibrox.

 

[Laudrups Barnet 55]

If this is the wasteland where the burger vans are im more curious as to why we didn’t try and get the land for a fan zone.

 

[chucknorris]

Where is the mention of the train station?

 

[Prestwick_ Bear]

Surely before we all jump in it would be good to understand the financial side of the deal

This.

 

[Papatango]

Does anyone know who owns Merchant Homes?

Follow Follow the money. If the club has sold this land to a developer then the developers will be making money. Lots of money.

The question we should be asking who is making lots of money from land that RFC while making money from the sale could be making money from.

 

[rangeral]

In the designs if you look at there is retained car parking, could that be for us?

Parking for the housing is separate, in front of the them

 

[GimmeShelter]

Deary me, what a bizarre looking building right next to our magnificent stadium.

 

[chucknorris]

So as the council try and shaft us with parking restrictions we sell off our car park. Incredible.

 

[Belvedre]

We should be putting a multi storey car park there. It would pay for itself on match days at a few quid a car

No it wouldn't. Car Parks are enormously expensive to construct. Minimum of 4k per space. Glasgow desperately needs to loosen it's auto dependency. Let buses park but no private cars should get priority.

Govan is in desperate need of development this is fantastic news. Car Parks are just about the worst uses of urban land.

 

[FortressVillage]

I agree.

We’ve been wanting the GCC to spruce the land up around Ibrox for some while.

I like how they’ve took inspiration from the Main Stand and kept the theme with the red brick and shape of windows.

The Albion Car Park and the surrounding radius is a dump until you hit Ibrox.

Have to agree, I think that looks good

 

[KennowayAli]

Is this real? I was not aware we were selling the car park, someone clearly wants to obliterate all decent views of our iconic main stand.

Theres are thread on here from Jan about it looks like Ibrox station could be going ahead aswell.

 

[Nacho Novo]

Yep I’ve posted link above.

Also talk of reopening the Ibrox Train Station.

A train station is VERY needed considering how busy the subway is and the traffic around the stadium on matchdays, new parking proposals from GCC back this demand up.

 

[RangersEasyOK]

Do people want spare land all the way around Ibrox so people can see it from a few hundred metres ? Would much rather the full area had lots of money spent on it and re-developed, as right now it’s a shitehole

 

[JW1988]

That doesn’t look like the car park that those flats are on it looks like the wasteground next to the sports complex to me.

I kind of like it at the moment where you can see the main stand from ages away

 

[basel_faulty]

https://reglasgow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/albion-Ibrox-dr.jpg

 

[Professor Yaffle]

Seems we sold a decent asset for a handful of beans which is strange as we cant get anything near the stadium due to corrupt council.

 

[Uddy Gers]

That doesn’t look like the car park that those flats are on it looks like the wasteground next to the sports complex to me.

I kind of like it at the moment where you can see the main stand from ages away

I don’t think it is because it looks like it’s adjacent to the grassy roundabout.

 

[JDC]

I’m struggling to see the logic of this.

 

[FormerlyGovan]

That doesn’t look like the car park that those flats are on it looks like the wasteground next to the sports complex to me.

I kind of like it at the moment where you can see the main stand from ages away

It is the car park.. and there will be smaller section at the back for parking...

 

[Shengus Malengus]

The picture that @Uddy Gers has posted looks like it is on the on Hinshelwood Housing?

Yet the developers have on the Albion Car site

Not to me it doesn't. Definitely the Albion.
Look at the position in relation to the roundabout.

 

[KennowayAli]

I don’t think it is because it looks like it’s adjacent to the grassy roundabout.

Do we own that land there in between the Albion and sports centre?

 

[mdingwall]

It's a major, major blunder by the Board. A ludicrous decision to sell the land there. Deranged.

 

[The Moon on Mars is Blue]

You don't need to own the land to make a planning application so it does not necessarily mean we have sold part of the land. However it could be we have and raised some money . If they are going to get a lot of flats on it then we will be getting a fair amount of money. What I would like to see is a train station build just up from the filling station.

 

[MSF]

Do we own that land there in between the Albion and sports centre?

Nope.

 

[Subway Bear]

What view is it blocking exactly? From the motorway?

Possibly Helen Street calls?!?

 

[KennowayAli]

It's a major, major blunder by the Board. A ludicrous decision to sell the land there. Deranged.

Funding for ed house project ?

 

[ICA_86]

Anything that tidied up the surrounding area works for me.

 

[rangeral]

Not to me it doesn't. Definitely the Albion.
Look at the position in relation to the roundabout.

Yeah has been cleared up now

 

[TimzRFudz]

Seems a bit of an odd thing all round (no pun intended).

Development itself looks ok. But. Not. There. Please.

 

[Valley Bluenose]

That doesn’t look like the car park that those flats are on it looks like the wasteground next to the sports complex to me.

I kind of like it at the moment where you can see the main stand from ages away

Read the document in post #34 that I linked. It takes up about half to two thirds of the Albion Car Park.

 

[KensingtonBlue]

If this brings in new investment I’m all for it.

 

[basel_faulty]

if i could figure out how to post links, the link ive posted above shows part of the land will be "retained carpark" whether or not the multistory goes there who knows.

 

[BroomloanWATP]

Have we sold the Albion car park?
Given the proposed parking restrictions we should be expanding the available parking not building flats on it.

There is more chance of there being a Protestant Lord Provost of Glasgow than there is for a Scottish local authority to grant permission for any extra parking. I was involved with a recently opened public building and the one thing the council were absolutely firm on was that we would only get the bare minimum of spaces because they want folk out of cars and using public transport.

 

[Shengus Malengus]

Yeah has been cleared up now

Yeah! I jumped in before reading the whole thread.

 

[JDC]

You don't need to own the land to make a planning application so it does not necessarily mean we have sold part of the land. However it could be we have and raised some money . If they are going to get a lot of flats on it then we will be getting a fair amount of money. What I would like to see is a train station build just up from the filling station.

Making a quick buck and restricting ourselves forevermore does not make any sense.

 

[niloC]

Looks like that horrendous mound in Springburn.

 

[Robtheranger1]

Get the train station open and buy hinselwood land for a hotel. I dont think it looks to bad. The area looks terrible need a facelift badly, too many old empty buildings.

 

[rangeral]

Yeah! I jumped in before reading the whole thread.

You won't be the first or last for that to happen not just this thread