AN event will take place to show the vision for Glasgow's Golden Z. 

The plan for Argyle Street, Buchanan Street and Sauchiehall Street will be presented at an event in the Lighthouse on Monday, August 14. 

The vision, and a delivery plan to achieve it, has been formed following a recent consultation with stakeholders in the area. 

The plan reimagines the Golden Z by responding to the post-pandemic challenges and opportunities currently facing the city centre with landowners, businesses, institutions, agencies, residents, and visitors engaged with to discuss how the area should be improved for the future. 

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As part of the engagement, consideration was given to the main issues currently affecting the Golden Z, such as the impact of changing retail and leisure trends, a growing city centre population, and the need to repurpose vacant sites and buildings. 

The potential contribution of significant future development proposals, such as those previously announces for both Buchanan Galleries and St Enoch Centre, was also considered. 

It is hoped the new vision will provide direction for the future development of the Golden Z giving confidence to businesses, residents, investors and developers. 

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Cllr Angus Millar, convener for City Centre Recovery at Glasgow City Council, said: "The vision and delivery plan for Glasgow’s Golden Z is a response to the challenges and opportunities that Glasgow city centre - like so many other city centres - faces during this period of great change. 

"We have engaged with people and organisations with a stake in the area to arrive at a vision and plan for the Golden Z that we can all follow, and will guide the development of this key part of Glasgow in the decades to come."

Stuart Patrick, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce chief executive said: "Glasgow’s Golden Z is the spine of the city’s retail offering, and we welcome the review being undertaken.

"The proposals rightly continue the focus on our city centre in addition to the commercial property repurposing study undertaken by the City Centre Task Force. 

"It’s positive to see that recommendations also encourage a mix of uses on the Golden Z and the focus on key sites, which have been informed by extensive public engagement and feedback from stakeholders. 

"I look forward to this being utilised by the City Council and its partners to bring forward tangible policies to support the recovery of the city centre."

 

 

The project is funded by the Scottish Government’s City Centre Recovery Fund and will be overseen by Glasgow’s City Centre Task Force, co-chaired by cllr Angus Millar and Stuart Patrick, chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce