Club on the Hill
Hmm just read a bit more about the planned night club for the upper level of the "Church on the Hill" in Langside. While I can understand people not wanting more noise in their area I'm not sure why their concerns were not suitably dealt with and I worry about our big buildings being left partially used for too long.
An interesting quote from a local councillors had me a bit confused "I'm delighted that, once again, we have successfully blocked an application." - seems a strange thing to be delighted about. Now in fairness I'm not entirely sure of the context in which this was said but surely councilors are there to try and encourage appropriate development and they should be disappointed when they are not able to get the needs of the developers and the needs of their constituents to match up.
An interesting quote from a local councillors had me a bit confused "I'm delighted that, once again, we have successfully blocked an application." - seems a strange thing to be delighted about. Now in fairness I'm not entirely sure of the context in which this was said but surely councilors are there to try and encourage appropriate development and they should be disappointed when they are not able to get the needs of the developers and the needs of their constituents to match up.
Maybe if the owners had applied for a license to turn it into an all singing all dancing music, art and theatre venue which would have actually served the local community as well as generating the nighttime income the developers were after it might have had a better chance. Could Langside/ Shawlands support an Oran Mor style development?
While the concerns of locals over the problems created by a nightclub may be partially justified (I know what it can be like, I live near the Shed) - the reason we all like living in this city is because of a strong urban mix - the best places, and the parts of the city where everyone tends to congregate are the ones which have layer upon layer of uses. Maybe the extra vibrancy the nigh time use would have brought actually might have been a bonus in the long run. Despite the occasional noise from the club I wouldn't get rid of it, I enjoy the buzz and life it encourages and I'd miss the numpty under dressed folk you get to laugh at as they stand shivering in the cold in the queue.
While the concerns of locals over the problems created by a nightclub may be partially justified (I know what it can be like, I live near the Shed) - the reason we all like living in this city is because of a strong urban mix - the best places, and the parts of the city where everyone tends to congregate are the ones which have layer upon layer of uses. Maybe the extra vibrancy the nigh time use would have brought actually might have been a bonus in the long run. Despite the occasional noise from the club I wouldn't get rid of it, I enjoy the buzz and life it encourages and I'd miss the numpty under dressed folk you get to laugh at as they stand shivering in the cold in the queue.
As it is, sadly "The Church on the Hill" is going to be another large building in Glasgow which is only partially used, running through the hands of various owners until the day it inevitably gets torn down or turned into "luxury" flats and I don't think anyone wants to live in a sea of sanitised identical terrible buildings like the atrocity that is the Plaza at St Andrews cross beside the BP - I think my thoughts on that will require a further post.
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