| Comment | Sorry, I tend to disagree with this.
On balance it's great news the development is going ahead.
It's a major Glasgow 'Cross', which back in the old days had dense housing on all sides. More housing is required
in Glasgow (in every city to be honest), and this specific development is replacing a surface car park. In the original plans all trees would have been felled, but the plans were revised to retain a number of them. It's a fair compromise.
Taking a step back, Glasgow has various commitments in its ongoing city development plans to boost the number of street trees in all neighbourhoods. We need more housing and more greenery, but it's not an either or. Speaking of this corner of Finnieston specifically, I think there are medium term plans to turn Finnieston Street into something more of a boulevard lined with trees. So overall I don't really understand the push back against this individual development. |
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