Urban Union submits plans for 349 new homes and 9 commercial units at Laurieston Living

Plans have been submitted for the third phase of an award-winning development in the Gorbals area of Glasgow.Regeneration specialist Urban Union – part of the Robertson Group – is seeking planning permission from Glasgow City Council to deliver the homes and commercial space at Laurieston Living.In the first phase at the development, a total of 364 affordable and private homes were delivered in partnership with New Gorbals Housing Association. A further 190 homes are currently being developed as part of Phase 2 which is due to be completed by autumn 2021. In a more than £140 million revitalisation of the Gorbals area, Urban Union plans to deliver four phases over a nine-year period. The site forms part of the wider Transforming Communities: Glasgow programme that aims to regenerate eight key neighbourhoods across the city.Architect Stallan-Brand’s plans for Phase 3 consist of a vibrant new build residential development providing 349 dwellings, a mixed-use ground floor along the site’s primary edge, and the final section of an ambitious civic park for the neighbourhood.Urban Union and Stallan Brand will host a Public Information Day on 6 March at New Gorbals Housing Association.Urban Union is keen to ensure projects benefit the local landscape and community so the site features a civic park and a mix of accommodation, with potential for commercial opportunities and retail outlets.As one of Glasgow’s eight Transformation Regeneration Areas (TRAs), great importance is placed on embedding Laurieston into the community, linking together aspects of the neighbourhood like the Gorbals and the Citizen’s Theatre and connecting Laurieston to other parts of the city.Urban Union recently started work on its second development in Glasgow, Pollokshaws Living. A total of 137 homes will be delivered with the development due to complete in 2023.