Glasgow City Council’s Executive Committee has officially approved the Shawlands Town Centre Action Plan. Capital funding of £3.3million will be available to support the action plan over the next five years.

Shawlands Town Centre supports a community of over 21,000 people.  The town centre is a shopping and leisure destination for many, with a vibrant selection of bars, restaurants, specialist shops and the biggest concentration of legal and financial services in the south side of the city.

In 2009, Glasgow City Council carried out a major public consultation asking people who use Shawlands Town Centre for their thoughts on how the area could be improved in order to retain its position in the area – a consultation many residents and the Strathbungo Society contributed to.  The findings of this consultation generated over 1200 responses.

These findings, as well as discussions with businesses in the area, informed the creation of the Shawlands Town Centre Action Plan.  This document will be used as a tool in efforts to ensure that Shawlands continues to be a place where people choose to live and invest and addresses ways in which the town centre can be positioned to become a successful, thriving destination.

The Plan also recommends a number of improvements to place management, public spaces, streets, buildings and the role of business and customers in making Shawlands more successful.