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| A £180m plan to add four tower blocks to Glasgow's skyline has been given the go-ahead by councillors. | A £180m plan to add four tower blocks to Glasgow's skyline has been given the go-ahead by councillors. |
| Four 22 storey towers housing more than 850 private apartments will be built on the Clyde waterfront. | Four 22 storey towers housing more than 850 private apartments will be built on the Clyde waterfront. |
| A report before Glasgow City Council's planning applications committee said the proposed site beside the Kingston Bridge was in a poor state. | A report before Glasgow City Council's planning applications committee said the proposed site beside the Kingston Bridge was in a poor state. |
| The local authority has started a £96m project to demolish old tower blocks and replace them with new homes. | The local authority has started a £96m project to demolish old tower blocks and replace them with new homes. |
| The majority, such as those in the Red Road and the Gorbals, were built in the 1960s to tackle the city's chronic housing problems. | The majority, such as those in the Red Road and the Gorbals, were built in the 1960s to tackle the city's chronic housing problems. |
| However, problems soon arose and residents complained of poor living conditions. | However, problems soon arose and residents complained of poor living conditions. |
| The council plans on replacing them with thousands of new homes by 2011. | The council plans on replacing them with thousands of new homes by 2011. |
| In this area the council is seeking to change the character of the area from a poor quality industrial area which is uninviting to a more vibrant area with residential uses Report to councillors | In this area the council is seeking to change the character of the area from a poor quality industrial area which is uninviting to a more vibrant area with residential uses Report to councillors |
| Architects Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop have designed the new tower blocks for Dandara Ltd, the development company responsible for the second phase of Glasgow Harbour. | Architects Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop have designed the new tower blocks for Dandara Ltd, the development company responsible for the second phase of Glasgow Harbour. |
| Mr Murray said: "It is a very challenging site on the river's edge but also right next to the Kingston Bridge and so is a gateway to the city. | Mr Murray said: "It is a very challenging site on the river's edge but also right next to the Kingston Bridge and so is a gateway to the city. |
| "It is intended that this project will further enhance connections between the developments along the Clyde and Glasgow city centre." | "It is intended that this project will further enhance connections between the developments along the Clyde and Glasgow city centre." |
| The project near Anderston and the International Financial Services District also contains 17,500 sq m of office space, shops and leisure facilities. | The project near Anderston and the International Financial Services District also contains 17,500 sq m of office space, shops and leisure facilities. |
| Public piazzas | Public piazzas |
| A report before councillors said: "In this area the council is seeking to change the character of the area from a poor quality industrial area which is uninviting to a more vibrant area with residential uses. | A report before councillors said: "In this area the council is seeking to change the character of the area from a poor quality industrial area which is uninviting to a more vibrant area with residential uses. |
| "The Kingston Bridge acts as a barrier and creates a degree of severance between the area and the city centre. | "The Kingston Bridge acts as a barrier and creates a degree of severance between the area and the city centre. |
| "The undercroft of the bridge is singularly uninviting and has been considered one of the main obstacles in getting pedestrians to walk to the city centre from the SECC." | "The undercroft of the bridge is singularly uninviting and has been considered one of the main obstacles in getting pedestrians to walk to the city centre from the SECC." |
| The plans include six buildings arranged around public piazzas. | The plans include six buildings arranged around public piazzas. |
| The tower blocks will house 180 one bedroom studio flats, 416 one bedroom flats, 248 two bedroom flats and eight three bedroom flats. | The tower blocks will house 180 one bedroom studio flats, 416 one bedroom flats, 248 two bedroom flats and eight three bedroom flats. |
| Peter Lackey, managing director of Dandara, said: "We look forward to bringing this scheme forward to enable commencement and delivery of another exciting major mixed-use urban regeneration project within Glasgow itself." | Peter Lackey, managing director of Dandara, said: "We look forward to bringing this scheme forward to enable commencement and delivery of another exciting major mixed-use urban regeneration project within Glasgow itself." |