Team-up

A Team-up form has been created to support professionals interested in the same site/city to collaborate and team-up. Should you wish to share your contact with other actors, please fill in this form. The full list of contacts can be found here. 

The site is currently occupied by Scottish Canals Head office at Canal House, Applecross Street, and Scottish Canals operational buildings. The bascule bridge which connects the site locations across the canal is a busy pedestrian route, connecting primarily residential areas to the north with the towpath and extending further into the city to the south. The development of the site is the next step in the promotion and delivery of the coordinated regeneration of places and communities along the Forth & Clyde Canal.  The previous five years of the Action Plan have seen the start of a huge physical transformation. The canal and its towpaths are busier than they have been in generations; a new Local Nature Reserve has been established at Claypits; significant amounts of vacant and derelict land have been brought back into use; City Deal’s ‘Canal and North Gateway’ programme has tackled many of the infrastructure issues of the area; and the ‘Smart Canal’ is facilitating current and future housing development via its groundbreaking approach to unlocking sites via remediation and disposal of surface water. 

The proposal should utilise the existing heritage buildings in a vibrant way, and create an activity node at this important point on the canal. The project presents an opportunity to unlock the potential of the canal to create a further vibrant neighbourhood for people to live, work and visit.

Expected Land Use:
A sustainable mixed-use development, with active ground floors, focused on resilience, nature conservation and creation of mixed services and housing for the community, fostering connectivity and active mobility. For Plot A the project must utilise the existing heritage buildings in a vibrant way. 

Type of Property transfer intended: 
Scottish Canals (SC) are keen to work with interested parties to create a suitable financial development model. The terms of any such agreement are open for discussion, with SC anticipating that their contribution on this project is via land ownership solely, with external funding coming from the project providing development capital and ultimately delivering a suitable return to SC. SC may be able to assist via facilitating any possible grant funding, however the availability of any such grants will require to be established. More details on the minimum financial value achieved for SC will be released in Phase 2.