Clyde Gateway has unveiled a £500m ($668.5m) master plan to revolutionise more than 100 hectares of land in Glasgow and South Lanarkshire, Scotland, establishing a significant hub for innovation and green growth.
The ‘Clyde Gateway Innovation’ programme, announced at the UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum in Leeds, England, is set to foster a mixed-use zone dedicated to manufacturing, life sciences, and sustainability.
The proposals include commercial and lab-enabled office space, two hotels, and approximately 450 homes.
The initiative is supported Glasgow City Council, South Lanarkshire Council, Scottish Enterprise, and academic collaborators such as the University of Strathclyde.
The move aims to draw inward investment and bolster new employment opportunities in the advanced manufacturing and research sectors.
Key developments include Innovation Central, a workspace and events building along the River Clyde; Red Tree Labs, a new lab facility in Shawfield with detailed planning consent and connections to an ambient loop heat network; and XWorks, a proposed 3,700m² manufacturing centre in Dalmarnock, with a planning application submitted earlier this month.
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By GlobalDataAdditionally, a 130-bed hotel near Dalmarnock station and a further 150-bed hotel as part of the Shawfield Stadium redevelopment, which also includes plans for 450 homes, are in the pipeline.
South Lanarkshire Council has granted outline planning approval for the Shawfield master plan.
The wider site offers additional development opportunities, much of which is already linked to low-carbon infrastructure as part of Clyde Gateway’s strategy.
Clyde Gateway has previously carried out projects in the area, including Topgolf and Cuningar Loop Woodland Park.
Clyde Gateway CEO Martin McKay expressed that this project signifies the next step in the organisation’s regeneration strategy, which integrates commercial, residential, and community-focused objectives.
McKay said: “With a focus on high-growth sectors like advanced manufacturing, life sciences and clean energy, this master plan reflects our ambition to create a place where innovation and community go hand in hand.
“We’re building a sustainable, scalable ecosystem that will support everything from startups and university spin-outs to major employers, while continuing to deliver jobs, homes and opportunities for local people.”
Scottish Enterprise property, growth infrastructure and major projects director Victoria Carmichael added: “This ambitious new phase of the Clyde Gateway programme dovetails perfectly with our mission-based approach to transforming Scotland’s economy.
“By collaborating with key partners, it’s our ambition to help attract more investment to infrastructure-focused projects and accelerate the creation of world-class industrial accommodation that will function as growth hubs for high-value sectors such as advanced manufacturing.”
