Scotland’s first luxury retirement village gets go-ahead

Developer reveals first images of The Hills at Whitecraigs near GlasgowA £60 million luxury retirement village with its own club house, bar, cafe, tidal pools, spa, fitness suite, community event spaces, restaurant and bowling green has been given the go-ahead.The Hills at Whitecraigs on the southern outskirts of Glasgow is billed as Scotland’s first dedicated retirement village.The self-contained development of 214 one and two-bedroom flats, 38 cottages and an 80-bed care home will be built on a 17-acre countryside setting in Newton Mearns, overlooking Glasgow. Construction is to begin in the first quarter of next year.Glasgow and Singapore-based developer Scotsbridge Holdings, which has received full planning consent for the project, is seeking locations in Scotland for similar developments, supported by overseas investment.Life at the village will centre around the two-storey club house. Aimed specifically at over-55s, it will promote a holistic approach to residents’ health and wellbeing, with trees and water features.Scotsbridge was established in 2015 by Bakhsh and two Singaporean fellow directors Kunal Nathani and Neeraj Daryanani. It is already involved with Osborne+Co in a new £140 million Grade A office development in Argyle Street for US financial giant JPMorgan Chase. They also plan to develop the former City of Glasgow College building overlooking George Square into Grade A office space.