GCC005560CPU - Consultancy Services on City Centre Residential Growth

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The objective of this commission is to develop a suite of evidence-based options and recommendations which respond to the key policies, strategies, opportunities, and constraints, and focus on measures that will lead to an increased and more balanced population and options for a reduction in vacant and derelict land. The Scottish City Centre Recovery Task Force (SCCRTF) was formed in 2020 to coordinate the response to the pandemic and to look at how the seven Scottish cities could best recover from it. As part of the five-year plan, seven priority areas were identified by city leaders to be most important for the successful recovery of city centres. This commission relates to Priority Areas 1 and 3. Priority Area 1: Increased residential capacity and occupancy in city centres Priority Area 2: Smaller city centre carbon footprint Priority Area 3: Reduction in the amount of vacant/derelict land and property Priority Area 4: Increase in city centre entrepreneurial and start-up activity Priority Area 5: More revenue raising opportunities for local authorities Priority Area 6: Reduction in oversupply of retail, and increase in consumer offer Priority Area 7: Faster and more agile planning decisions Glasgow City Council will be the lead authority on Priority Area 1. Stirling City Council will be the lead authority on Priority Area 3. The overall objective of this commission is to develop a suite of evidence-based options and recommendations which respond to the key policies, strategies, opportunities, and constraints, and focus on measures that will lead to an increased and more balanced population and options for a reduction in vacant and derelict land.