Land could be bought near River Clyde to improve bus routes

The revamp of play areas at Kelvingrove Park and Yoker Park would receive a combined total of over £117,000 if the plan is agreed.

Meanwhile, nearly £170,000 could be used to purchase land at Castlebank Street, which “would be required to deliver Clyde Fastlink from the city centre to Clydebank on the north bank of the Clyde” — or “an alternative public transport scheme”.

Councillors will be asked to approve the use of the funds at a meeting which took place on Thursday.

Over 160 sites across the city have been allocated Scottish Government play park renewal funding. Contributions provided by developers due to a lack of outdoor or children’s play space in their proposals would be used to “enhance” government grants.

A council report states the average cost to “refurbish a play area is currently estimated at £130,000”. It is based on “the experience of collating actual contractual costs submitted by equipment suppliers and specialist installation contractors”, the report adds.

In Yoker, there is £68,700 of government funding, and councillors are asked to agree to using £53,754 from developer contributions.

The money is available as a result of housebuilding at 8 Greenlaw Court, where over 130 homes were approved. It would be split into £43,003 for capital works and £10,751 towards maintenance over a 10-year period.

At Kelvingrove, there is over £100,000 of remaining government funding for future work on the western play area. The council is now suggesting £63,850 from developer contributions should be spent on the eastern play park. It would be combined with £5,000 from the government fund.

The money has been collected from developers at 1 Somerset Place, Park Circus Lane and 7 North Claremont Street.

Contributions from a development at Beith Street, Castlebank Street and Anderson Street could help with the continued delivery of Clyde Fastlink.

Improving public transport provision at the Clyde waterfront area is seen as necessary as “high levels of traffic generation are likely to impact on the regeneration aspirations for this strategic priority corridor”.

The council report adds: “Such traffic generation would also add to continuing traffic level growth in Glasgow and lead to further congestion.

“Whilst sections of Clyde Fastlink have been completed, there remain sections to be delivered.”

The council’s city administration committee has to approve requests for the use of developer contributions equal to £50,000 or more.