THE next stage of a major retail and leisure development on the banks of the Clyde is set to get the green light.

Shops, restaurants and a cinema are planned for land at Castlebank Quay, Pointhouse Quay and Yorkhill Quay.

Planning permission in principle has previously been agreed and now Glasgow councillors are recommended to approve more details at a meeting on Tuesday.

Developers are planning to build 'urban lifestyle outlets' - with proposals including over 20,000m² of retail units, more than 10,000m² for leisure uses and restaurants/bars totalling almost 4000m².

"The concept has been developed through the applicants earlier commercial experiences at Gloucester Quays and Lowry Outlets, Manchester, and are promoted as being the opposite of a traditional, enclosed shopping mall," a planning report, submitted on behalf of Glasgow Harbour Ltd, states.

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A statement from the developers also "acknowledges the applicant's aspirations for the development to be the 'premium' outlet scheme in Scotland".

"Where it will provide VIP and concierge shopping services and will work with agencies, airports and airlines to promote Glasgow to the national and international market."

It reveals units will be "largely arranged around a network of internal streets and spaces, one of these being a 'covered street'.

The development would be made up of six blocks. Block A, located at the northernmost part of the site beside the Clydeside Expressway, will have 55 shops, five levels of car parking and a management suite. One of the shopping streets will include a covered street.

Block B will be two stories in height, with 33 ground floor retail units and a "single, large scale leisure unit at first floor".

Eight food and drink premises and 11 retail units would be included in Block C as well as a 12-screen cinema.

A VIP suite and 17 retail units are planned for Block D and Block E, to the rear of the redeveloped Scotway House student accommodation, would contain one food and drink unit and five retail units. The first floor would have a gym use.

Block F, near the junction of the River Kelvin and the River Clyde, would be made up of two retail units, a large food and drink unit and rows of outdoor seating.

Eight letters of objection were received by the council when earlier applications were submitted, including one from Bailie Christy Mearns-Macleod.

Complaints included the look and appearance of the proposals are more suited to an out of town location, residents overlooking the development will suffer due to noise, large car park areas can be the target for anti-social behaviour and overspill car parking could put demand on surrounding areas.

Another objection stated: "With current levels of vacant retail units elsewhere in the city, the current proposals are inappropriate and would have a detrimental impact on retail on the city centre and the nearby town centres at Byres Road and Partick."

However, a report by council officers describes the application as a "committed development opportunity".

It states: "The applicant has submitted sufficient information to demonstrate the design qualities of the proposals and how they would assist in the ongoing regeneration of the River Clyde, incorporating enhanced accessibility measures and sufficient car and cycle parking arrangements, when assessed against the detailed requirements of the City Development Plan, including delivery of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Kelvin."