This is your Community. Have your Say

Our Local Place Plan reflects what our Community values most and the changes we would like to see for the future.

We believe the Plan will make the Merchant City and Trongate a more attractive place to live, thereby helping to achieve the aims of Glasgow City Council’s City Centre Strategy and enhancing the vibrancy and inclusivity for which it is already known.

MCTCC’s Local Place Plan fully supports Glasgow City Council’s historic environment guidance and placemaking principles, which aim to preserve the character, safeguard the heritage, and protect the amenity of Merchant City and Trongate, while also ensuring public safety, inclusion, and accessibility.

Public Consultation

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Local Place Plan

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This is a plan from, by and for the Community.

Wherever you live in the Merchant City and Trongate area, we want you to have your voice heard, and for you to have your say on the future of where you live.

Our Draft Local Place Plan is available from the link below. A printed version is also available, as well as a large print version. If you would like a copy in another format, let us know by emailing [email protected].

We will be hosting drop-in sessions in St Enoch Centre (near TJ Hughes) and on Trongate:

  • Tuesday 14th October, 12pm to 2pm
  • Thursday 16th October, 5pm to 7pm
  • Tuesday 21st October, 5pm to 7pm
  • Thursday 23rd October, 12pm to 2pm

We also have a survey that you can complete to let us know what you think. The survey is available online; printed copies will be available at our drop-in events, and on request via email.

Our Local Place Plan

The plan has three sections:

  • Projects associated with land, either used or disused (PL1, PL2 etc).
  • Projects associated with places. Buildings that are empty (PP1, PP2, etc.)
  • Policy Statements, associated with Planning Policy (PS1, PS2 etc.)

Each project submission has three components:

What – what we are asking for

Where – the Land or Building associated with the project, where it is known or has potential for such development.

Why – the rationale for the Project and alignment with planning policies

Read the Plan

Policy Statements

Our Local Place Plan includes a number of Policy Statements. These are intended to give Glasgow City Council and potential developers clear guidance on what the Community Council expects in terms of developments in the area, covering topics as:

  • Architectural aspirations
  • Quality, Traditions and Historical Context
  • Tall Buildings
  • Improvements to Public Facilities
  • Local Environment Improvement